Atif Aslam says his first album in 19 years is a representation of him meeting his 'real self'

Pakistan’s — and arguably South Asia’s — king of pop music is making his musical comeback on July 31 with his first first album since 2007, Subah Aye Na.

The singer said the eight-track release was “a true representation of freeing myself from the chaos and meeting my real self. Stay tuned. I can’t wait for all of you to hear it”.

Aslam first announced his latest musical endeavour on June 15 to an emotional crowd in London’s O2 Arena. While he provided no details at all at the time, we can now confirm the track-list for his first album since 2007.

The singer is a true musical giant, with his work having an almost evergreen status for fans — many of whom are still singing along to songs he released well over two decades ago.

That’s despite the fact his repertoire has continued to expand since his last album and includes several singles and songs in films from Hollywood, Bollywood and the Punjabi film industry.