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Muhammad Shahid Nazir (Urdu, Punjabi: محمد شاہد نذیر; born 1981), also known as the One Pound Fish Man (sometimes stylised as £1 Fish Man), is a Pakistani trader and singer-songwriter who found Internet fame with his viral video, "One Pound Fish". His subsequent appearance on The X Factor led to a record deal with Warner Music.[1]

Muhammad Shahid Nazir (One Pound Fish Man)
سیٹھ شاہد نذیر
Nazir performing for West Ham fans
Born	Muhammad Shahid Nazir 1981 (age 40–41) Pattoki, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation	Singer-songwriter • fishmonger
Musical career
Also known as	One Pound Fish Man
Origin	Upton Park, London, England
Genres	Pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2012–13
Labels	Warner
Website	Official Instagram
Musical artist

Personal life

Nazir was born in the town of Pattoki, near Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan.[2] He grew up listening to Bollywood and Punjabi music, and would sing religious songs during assembly at school. Prior to emigrating to the United Kingdom for a better life, Nazir worked for the family-owned transport company.[3] He is married to Kashifa. The couple has four children. His mother, wife and children are still living in Pattoki.[3]

Career

"One Pound Fish"

Following brief employment at a pound shop, Nazir, who had since settled in East London, began work at a fish stall at Queen's Market, Upton Park, where his employer instructed him to use a trader's call to attract customers. He soon composed the song "One Pound Fish":

“Come on ladies, come on ladies
One pound fish
Have-a, have-a look
One pound fish
Very, very good, very, very cheap
One pound fish
Six for five pound
One pound each”

After passing customers uploaded videos of him performing his song onto YouTube, it became an internet smash and a viral video, and he was invited to perform the song on the television show The X Factor. The song was later covered by Alesha Dixon, Timbaland and Mindless Behavior.[4]

Post X Factor

In November 2012, Nazir was signed by Warner Music as a recording artist, and released a dance version of his market sales pitch. A video was also filmed which featured Bollywood-style dancers and an appearance from former weatherman Michael Fish.[5] The song was in the running for securing the Christmas Number One for 2012 alongside X Factor winner James Arthur's release of his winning song "Impossible".[2][6]

Return to Pakistan

Nazir's fame alerted the UK's immigration services. Nazir had arrived in the United Kingdom^[when?] on a student visa, but left his studies^[where?] to work as a fishmonger.[7] In December 2012, under the government policy he was ordered to leave the country as his visa had expired.[8] He returned to Pakistan in December 2012. His management said he would return to the UK to promote his musical career with a new entry visa. His agent, Samir Ahmed, said: "He will be returning to Pakistan and will be celebrating New Year with his family. His return to the UK is pending approval of a working visa. We fully expect him to return in the coming weeks".[9] According to a 2016 article in the New Statesman, Nazir was declined a new visa to enter the UK because he violated the terms of his last visa by singing as a professional entertainer. A year after that he applied for another visa to try and appear in a film about his life, however it was also denied.[10]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		UK [11]	UK Asian Chart	FRA	SCO
"One Pound Fish"	2012	28	1	169	24	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

References

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[de] One Pound Fish Man

Muhammad Shahid Nazir (* 1981 in Pattoki, Punjab, Pakistan), bekannt als der One Pound Fish Man (auch £1 Fish Man geschrieben), ist ein pakistanischer Fischhändler aus London, der durch seine Marktgesänge bekannt geworden ist.

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- [en] One Pound Fish Man

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