Adnan Sami Khan, known more popularly as Adnan Sami, is a British-born singer, musician, pianist, and composer based in India. Sami rose to fame during the 1990s and early 2000s and became a recognizable music personality in Indian and international circuits. Sami's style merges indigenous musical traditions and Western music styles that range from classical to jazz, to modern pop-rock.

Born in UK to a Pakistani Father and an Indian mother, Sami spent the formative years of his life in London. He started learning to play the piano at the age of 5 and produced his first piece of musical composition at the age of 9. As a teenager, Sami played the piano at a TV program in Stockholm and was credited by the US based Keyboard Magazine, as being the 'Fastest man on Keyboard in the World.’ From a very young age, Sami received his formal training in South Asian Classical music from the famous Santoor Maestro, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.

Adnan's first single was released in 1986. The English language album was an instant success and delivered several hits such as "Run for his life", "Talk To Me”, and “You're My Best Kept Secret". In 1989, Sami released another album, an Indian classical one called The One & Only, with Sami on the piano accompanied by tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Sami recorded his first solo album Raag Time in 1992 and the song "Jab Chandani Barh Kar" was a major hit.

Adnan also bagged the role of lead actor in the Pakistani film, Sargam (1994) which went on to become the biggest selling soundtrack album of all time in Pakistan. However it was in 2000, that Sami collaborated with veteran Indian singing legend Asha Bhosle and released an album titled, Kabhi to Nazar Milao which shot Sami to instant fame in India as well as Pakistan. He composed the music for the album as well. From this album, the vibrant song “Lift Karadey”, which had him starring in the music video as well, infected the country with its catchy beats.

Due to the immense popularity of his music videos and live performances, he began to get offers from the film industry. The song, ‘Tu sirf mera mehboob’, from the Hindi movie Ajnabee (2001) sung by Adnan was a super-hit. His second studio album, Tera Chehra, was released in 2002 and was the only successful pop album of the year.

The film Saathiya (2002) brought him the opportunity to work with maestro A R Rahman in the form of the song ‘Aye Udi Udi’. Since then, Sami has sung for a number of Indian films, in various languages.

In 2010, he received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Prime Minister of Pakistan and in the following year, he was bestowed with the Glory of India Award, by the Government of India.

He continues to make his mark in the Indian film industry with his work in the recent hits Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Shootout at Wadala (2013) and Sadiyaan: Boundaries Divide... Love Unites (2010).