One Pound Fish singer to perform in France, gets visa :

LONDON: Muhammad Shahid
Nazir has been given French visa
within a day after applying for it
to appear in one of the most
popular shows of the European
country.

Speaking to The News from Lahore,
the singer who rose to worldwide
fame with his catchy ditty “One
Pound Fish” said he will be
appearing in the Le Grand Journal
show. It is believed that Pakistani
renegade singer’s music label
Warner Music supported former
fish-seller from east London’s
Queen’s Market in his visa bid.
Shahid Nazir left the UK in the end
of December amid speculations
that he was being booted out of the
country by the UK immigration
authorities for overstaying in the
country. Several columns have
been written on this aspect,
including many leading
commentators questioning why the
government was quick in booting
out a singer, who brought smiles
and joy to millions of people near
Christmas 2012, while convicted
terror radicals such as Jordanian
Abu Qatada and many other
convicts continued to enjoy
Britain’s hospitality.
Shahid Nazir, who has become a
household name in Britain and was
first of all covered on Geo
television and this newspaper, told
The News: “I am going to appear in
France’s biggest show. It’s anyone’s
dream to appear in this show but I
believe it’s Allah’s special blessing
that I have been given visa without
any hesitation. France has shown
respect to my country and I am
thankful to the French authorities
for being kind towards me and
allowing me a chance to meet my
French fans.”
The singer will leave for France on
7th January and will stay there for
a week. Upon his return to
Pakistan, the singer will apply for
British visa and hopes that Britain
will issue him visa quickly. Since
his return to Pakistan in the end of
December, Britain’s main television
channels BBC, Channel 4 News and
Sky News have run packages on the
singer, focusing on the hero’s
reception he received from his fans
and friends in Pakistan. He was
carried on shoulders by his fans at
Lahore airport who chanted “One
Pound Fish, Zindabad”.
Shahid told The News that reports
about deportation from Britain
were false and media was only
guessing about it. “I live and
worked in Britain legally and there
is no question of breaking the law
of the land that gave me so much
love and fame. What happened to
me could have only happened in
Britain and I will always be
thankful to the British public for
their affection.”
Shahid Nazir’s song has been
watched by nearly 12 million
people so far and everyday more
than 200,000 people are watching
the official song. It is believed
Warner Music is making
arrangements to take Nazir to
America where he will duet with
the likes of Timberland and other
rap music stars.

Source via thenews.com.pk