Zack Knight (born 22 November 1991) is a British-Pakistani singer and songwriter. Zack Knight readies debut single. Music-News.com (5 February 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2016. Initially known by the stage name Zeekay (before 2011), Knight is recognized for songs such as "Bom Diggy", "Ya Baba", "Galtiyan", "Nakhre" and "Enemy".
Knight supported the likes of Taio Cruz, Mario and Jessie J in live concerts and shows. Simultaneously, he was studying for a degree in Economics, which he had to put on hold in order to concentrate on his musical aspirations. He eventually graduated; however, after 2010, he had to re-brand his music from under his stage name/alias, Zeekay, to under his real name, Zack Knight, as he is still known by now.
During this period, Knight also wrote and produced "Bom Diggy", featuring Jasmin Walia, amassing over 1.1 billion views on YouTube (as of April 2021). This track also appeared in the Bollywood comedy Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018), albeit it being a re-make. This was accompanied by 2 Top 5 peaking singles in the UK R&B iTunes charts ("Ya Baba", "Tears"), 1 Top 10 UK Dance iTunes chart ("Love Controller"), three Consecutive Number ones on the BBC Asian Network Download Chart ("Nakhre", "Lamhe", "Enemy"), and 10 top five singles in the World/Asian Charts.
He createz remixes, mashups and medleys. His remixes typically follow the style of compiling several Bollywood songs and mixing them with English R&B fusion, or making acoustic-type covers and remixes of popular songs or his own songs.
On 28 February 2021, Knight released a new song named "Para Rum Pa", in collaboration with Jernade Miah and Kayes Rashid, on YouTube, reaching over 200k+ views on its release day, and over 1M views within 2 weeks.
On 14 October 2021, Knight released a 3-track album titled 'Dear Dad', in memory of his beloved father, who died in August 2021. He is currently working on another album, which is due to be released in December 2021 named 'iamzackknight'. His latest cover is Kahani Suno 2.0 and Bollywood Medley 9.
In 2022, Knight collaborated with Nora Fatehi for the song "Dirty Little Secret".
"Runaway Now" | 2013 | Prestige Records | ||
"Smoke & Mirrors" | ||||
"Pyaas" | 2014 | Khiza | Hi-Tech Music Ltd | |
"Tere Naal" | Khiza, Soni J | |||
"Dheere" | Khiza, Kumar Sanu | T-Series | ||
"Makin 'em Mad" | Shad Star | ? | ||
"Who You Are" | Kirk Norcross | ? | ||
"Superhuman Lovers" | Juvey, Erlando | Quantize Music | ||
"Women" | 2015 | Shide Boss | Merci Records | |
"Lamhe" | Hi-Tech Music Ltd | |||
"Green Eyes" | SCALES | Mixmash Records | ||
"Snap" | Quantize Music | |||
"MVP" | Jernade Miah | ? | ||
"Looking for Love (Main Dhoondne)" | Arijit Singh | T-Series | ||
"Nakhre" | ||||
"Main Aur Tum" | ||||
"Queen" | Raxstar | |||
"Your Name (Tujhe Bhula Diya)" | Mohit Chauhan | ? | ||
"Tears" | Adam Saleh | Naz Promotions | ||
"Dum Dee Dum" | 2016 | Jasmin Walia | T-Series | |
"Ishq Mubarak (Refix)" (for Tum Bin II) | Arijit Singh | |||
"Enemy" | ||||
"Tere Naam" | ||||
"BomBae" | Fuse ODG, Badshah | Off Da Ground | ||
"Ya Baba" | Rami Beatz | Quantize Music | ||
"Chahat" | ||||
"Love Controller" | Dayne S | Revolve Records | ||
"General" | 2017 | Joe Killington | Revolve Records | |
"Cry for Me" | ||||
"Bom Diggy" | Jasmin Walia | Saavn | ||
"Gimme That" | Adam Saleh | Naz Promotions | ||
"Galtiyan" | Quantize Music | |||
"Bom Diggy Diggy" (for Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety) | 2018 | Jasmin Walia | T-Series | |
"Till I Met You" | Revolve Records | |||
"Need Your Love" | Nicolina | ? | ||
"Instagram Famous" | Adam Saleh | Naz Promotions | ||
"Thumka" | Ayesha Mughal | Revolve Records | ||
"Bills" | ||||
"Gotta Go" | 2019 | Revolve Records | ||
"Angel" | ||||
"Tumhari Jagga" | ||||
"Dua" | 2020 | Revolve Records | ||
"Dil Diya Laya" | ||||
"Crash and Burn" | Adam Saleh | |||
"Beautiful To Me" | ||||
"Adhura" | ||||
"Para Rum Pa" | 2021 | Jernade Miah | Revolve Records | |
"Armani" | Amar Sandhu | |||
"Ego" | ||||
"Stand With You" | ||||
"Yaar Tu" | 2022 | Revolve Records | ||
"Dirty Little Secret" | Nora Fatehi | Nora Fatehi |
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2018 | Best Music Director, International Indian Film Academy | |
2018 | Album of the Year, Mirchi Music Awards, IN |
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