{"id":9094,"date":"2014-02-18T10:40:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T10:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/02\/18\/french-star-abbas-hasan-wins-artist-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2014-02-18T10:40:24","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T10:40:24","slug":"french-star-abbas-hasan-wins-artist-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/02\/18\/french-star-abbas-hasan-wins-artist-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"FRENCH STAR ABBAS HASAN WINS \u201cARTIST OF THE YEAR\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AFTER A MASSIVE YEAR ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE, TRENDSETTER ABBAS HASAN STARTS 2014 OFF WITH A BANG! <\/div>\n

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After being named \u201cthe next big thing\u201d by HELLO! Magazine and MTV India, headlining at the TOIFAs (Times of India Film Awards), touring with the likes of Shahrukh, Priyanka and Shreya Ghoshal, and being snapped at Elton John\u2019s parties, we have all come to expect the bigger and better when it comes to Abbas Hasan. <\/div>\n

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The young star has started 2014 with a bang as he jetted off to Toronto to perform at the glitzy Anokhi Media 11th<\/sup> Anniversary event. The star-studded evening held at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, and supported by Johnny Walker and Biotherm, featured prominent Asians from around the world. Abbas headlined the show with an explosive performance and was then honoured with the \u201cArtist of the Year\u201d award.<\/div>\n

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About receiving the Award Abbas says: \u201cThis means so much to me. It\u2019s such a huge honour to be named \u2018Artist of the Year\u2019. The fact that this is happening back home in Canada makes it so much sweeter. It\u2019s been an incredible year, and it\u2019s amazing to sum up all those experiences in this award. I want to thank all the wonderful people at Anokhi Media, my amazing \u2018Team Abbas\u2019 around the world, my management, my dancers and of course my mentor and producer Rishi Rich. It\u2019s all about the team. We did it Habibis!\u201d <\/div>\n

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On the red carpet, the NOOKA New York brand ambassador also dispelled rumours that his new project would star Freida Pinto or Mahira Khan. Abbas said: \u201cIt\u2019s definitely neither of them. But get ready, because I have one word for you: big. You\u2019ll be hearing announcements soon!\u201d<\/div>\n

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The event featured prominent and influential Asians from Hollywood to Bollywood, and everywhere in between. Abbas also made it onto the Anokhi List which also honoured Miss America Nina Davuluri, YouTube phenomenon Superwoman, \u2018House of Cards\u2019 TV series actress Sakina Jaffrey, \u2018Heroes\u2019 TV series actor Sendhil Ramamurthy and editor of the Huffington Post, Jimmy Soni among others.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n

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Asked about recent reports and tweets that some established UK artists have been copying or inspiring themselves from his photo-shoots and conceptual videos, or blatantly seeking the same creative teams that Abbas discovers for his own projects, Abbas says: \u201cI don\u2019t really worry about all that. My intention when I entered this industry was to help raise the bar and the quality of what\u2019s being done. If certain artists want to copy my concepts or inspire themselves from my work, I take that as a compliment because that means I\u2019m forcing people to work harder and think outside of the box.\u201d <\/div>\n

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With the Artist of the Year award to add to his achievements, it\u2019s no surprise Abbas is being hailed as a trendsetter in the Asian music scene. His next project is said to be well under way and announcements will be made soon.<\/div>\n

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