Background
Hussain was born in Firth Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
Hussain was born in Firth Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
At an early age, Hussain started to explore his interest in music and performance. As a child, he showed an interest in instruments, he had his own keyboard at the age of five and at school he was always keen to sing. Hussain produced many underground singles, and in 2003, he released a fusion album entitled Emotions on the Muzic Asia record label, the album was a blend of Eastern and Western musical influences and broke through to the mainstream music scene.
Later that year, Hussain"s elder sister, Shazia Hussain, died at age of 28 while participating in a sporting event in Middlesbrough.
This was a turning point in Hussain"s life and prompted him to question his own life and he began searching for answers. He left the mainstream music scene and found this genre of spiritual music
In 2006, he produced Kamal Uddin"s album Illallah. In 2008, he produced Wajid Akhtar"s album Show Maine the Way.
In 2009, Hussain his debut single "Aye Khuda" was released which was number one on Noor television"s top ten charts in five consecutive weeks.
In July 2010, his debut album I Turn to You was released, which features songs in Arabic, Urdu and English, along with his first music video "Children of the World". In 2013, two singles and videos were released entitled "Ya Taiba", and "My Beloved" which is a tribute for his mother who was diagnosed with cancer, notably the video was shot in the Cheshire home of Gary Barlow. In June 2014, he released his second album entitled My Beloved was released, which features songs in Urdu, Arabic and English In August 2015, Husssain released a free download single entitled "Zara Chehre Se".
Hussain is also one of the three judges on Ummah Channel"s show Ummah Talent.
Hussain has travelled to countries around the world and performed in Turkey, South Africa, the United States, Morocco, Dubai, Netherlands, Trinidad and Pakistan. He has performed alongside artists, including Maher Zain, Outlandish and speakers such as Attallah Shabazz (the daughter of Malcolm X).
In April 2012, Hussain performed at the Evening of Inspiration event organised by Islamic Relief. In July 2013, he was interviewed by Raees Khan in the Desi Nation studio on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Lancashire.
In May 2014, he performed at the Islamic Circle of North America convention.
In November of the same year, he performed at the Sounds of Light event organised by Human Appeal International, which raised £520,000 for Gaza.