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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Awards | HIMA |
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| Website | mohammedpaika |
Mohammed Khisar Paika (born 27 August 1979) is a singer, songwriter, and musician. His single, Just Human, won a Hollywood Independent Music Award, had received over 11 million views on YouTube in August, 2025, and charted at #1 on the YouTube Shorts' charts. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Mohammed Khisar Paika [5] was born in Bombay, India. His family immigrated to the US when he was 6 years old [6] and he began singing when he was 13 years old. In college he was a member of the band, "Silent Thunder", who released an acapella album, Sounds of Reverence in 2002. [7] [8] He attended Ross University School of Medicine and Albany Medical Center and is a licensed physician. [9]
Paika is a singer, songwriter, and musician (keyboards), and physician (internist). He released his first solo acapella spiritual chant album in 2015. Paika's music combines eastern and western music and he cites bollywood music, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Ahmad bin Ali Al-Ajmi, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, and Fairuz as musical influences. [6] His songs and music videos have received awards from the Hollywood Independent Music Awards, California Music Video Awards, and the Cannes World Film Festival, among others. [10] Paika's single Just Human has received 11 million views as of August, 2025, [4] charted at #1 on the YouTube Shorts charts, won numerous awards, and received favorable reviews. [3] [11] He directs all of his music videos and is the founder and managing director of One Essence Productions. [5]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result |
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| 2025 | Just Human | Christian/Gospel [1] [12] | Hollywood Independent Music Award | Won |
| 2025 | Just Human | Best Music Video [13] | Austin Micro Film Festival Award | Won |
| 2025 | Just Human | Best Music Video [14] | Texas Short Film Festival Award | Won |
| 2025 | Just Human | Best American Music Video (USA) [15] | Los Angeles Movie and Music Video Award | Won |
| 2024 | Just Human | Best Song [16] | New York International Film Award | Won |
| 2024 | Stronger | Best Music Video [17] | Global Film Festival Award | Won |
| 2024 | Just Human | Best Song [18] | World Film Festival in Cannes | Won |
| 2022 | Purpose of Life | Word Award [19] | California Music Video Award | Won |
| 2022 | Purpose of Life | Best Inspirational Video [19] | California Music Video Award | Nominated |
| 2019 | So Many Divisions - Ya Rahman | Best Song [20] | Festigious International Film Festival Award | Won |
| 2019 | So Many Divisions - Ya Rahman | Best Music Video (Islamic) [21] | Indie Fest Film Award | Won |
| 2019 | So Many Divisions - Ya Rahman | Best Music Video [22] | Independent Short Award | Won |
| 2019 | So Many Divisions - Ya Rahman | Best Music Video [23] | New York Film Award | Won |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| UAE [24] | CAN [25] | UK [26] | US [27] | |||
| 2025 | Just Human | 1 | 16 | 27 | 46 | |