One Pound Fish singer Shahid Nazir coming back to Pakistan

Muhammad Shahid Nazir, or commonly known as one-pound-fish man, will come to Pakistan on Christmas Day after it was found his visa has run out.

Pakistani fishmonger whose song One Pound Fish attracted four million hits on YouTube and could become Christmas number one would come to Pakistan on December 27. While speaking to a private TV channel, he said that he would leave the country on 26 and would reach Pakistan on 27.

Meanwhile, Daily Mail reported the singer has been asked to leave UK after it was found his visa has run out. According to the report, immigration officials told the artist and fishmonger to get a flight back to Pakistan and not return until he has sorted out his paperwork.

“He will be on a plane back to Pakistan on the 25th and when he will be allowed to return is uncertain. His song has really taken off but he needs his visa sorted out so he can come back and be a full-time performer,” his agent Sameer Ahmed was quoted as saying.

The father-of-four’s song has proved to be a sensation and has attracted more than 4m hits on YouTube. He was inspired to write the catchy tune at Upton Park market, where he is a fishmonger.

For many years, Nazir worked as a fishmonger at Upton Park market in East London, where he became popular for his ‘One Pound Fish’ song. Many visitors to the market would hear him and request him to sing the catchy tune.

Subsequently, Nazir decided to go solo and still release the song with the help of giant music label, Warner Music and his manager Raj Roma.

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