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This is the line-up of Vital Signs, a Pakistani pop rock band formed in Rawalpindi in 1986 by keyboardist, Rohail Hyatt, and bassist, Shahzad Hasan, who were soon joined by guitarist, Nusrat Hussain and vocalist, Junaid Jamshed. They were widely known as Pakistan's first and most successful pop band and were given the title of "pioneers of pop music".〔BBC, (The World's Top Ten ) Retrieved on November 21, 2009〕 The band initially gained prominence from their music video of the song "Dil Dil Pakistan" directed by Shoaib Mansoor; the song which later on became a critical hit and was voted as the third most popular song of all time by BBC World.〔 Their 1991 studio album, ''Vital Signs 2'', saw the band to travel to perform in United States and thus becoming the first Pakistani pop act to go abroad on a tour. Their second album consist hit singles, "Sanwali Salon", "Ajnabi" and "Aisay Hum Jiyain". The group also headed out with director Shoaib Mansoor to film ''Guitar ‘93'', a Pepsi-financed venture featuring videos shot all across Pakistan. After the release of their fourth studio album, ''Hum Tum'', the band concentrated on their personal projects and Vital Signs drifted away. Junaid Jamshed went on to pursue a career as a solo singer, Shahzad Hasan concentrated on his work as a music producer and Rohail Hyatt formed a production company. The following is a list of musicians who have performed in Pakistani rock band Vital Signs. == Final members == ;Rohail Hyatt * Active: 1986-1998 * Instruments: keyboards, guitars * Release contributions: ''"Vital Signs 1"'' (1989), ''"Vital Signs 2"'' (1991), ''"Aitebar"'' (1993), ''"Hum Tum"'' (1995) Rohail Hyatt was a founding member of Vital Signs, the leading pop band of Pakistan for a decade. He was an integral part of the internal creative core and the entire management of the band. Together, Vital Signs produced four albums and were under contract with Pepsi Cola from 1991-1997. Rohail played the role of band member, producer, song writer, guitarist and keyboardist at different times of the band's history. The first hit for Vital Signs was 'Dil Dil Pakistan', which was voted the 3rd most popular song in the world by a poll carried out by BBC World.〔(BBC Link )〕 The band's manager, Rohail's elder brother Zahid, introduced them to Shoaib Mansoor, who played an important role in leading the group to success. Rohail has also acted in Dhundle Raste (Television mini-series). Since Vital Signs disbanded ten years ago, Rohail's portfolio has grown in leaps and bounds. As the CEO of Pyramid Productions, Rohail made his mark on the production industry in Pakistan. Rohail made waves in mid-2007 with his film score for Shoaib Mansoor's debut film Khuda Kay Liye. Rohail is currently Coca Cola's music consultant in Pakistan producing a music program named Coke Studio which has received critical acclaim in Pakistan. ;Junaid Jamshed * Active: 1986-1998 * Instruments: lead vocals * Release contributions: ''"Vital Signs 1"'' (1989), ''"Vital Signs 2"'' (1991), ''"Aitebar"'' (1993), ''"Hum Tum"'' (1995) Junaid Jamshed (born September 3, 1964) is a Pakistani recording artist who gained fame as the frontman of the pop group, Vital Signs in 1987 with the hit song, ''Dil Dil Pakistan'', and remained in demand throughout the 1990s. In 1994, he released his debut solo album, ''Junaid of Vital Signs'', which also quickly became a national hit, followed by ''Us Rah Par'' in 1999 and ''Dil Ki Baat'' in 2002. Since then, he has focused on Islam and concentrated on reciting nasheeds. His debut religious album, ''Jalwa-e-Janan'' was released in 2005 and was followed by ''Mehboob-e-Yazdaan'' in 2006, ''Badr-ud-Duja'' in 2008, and ''Badee-uz-Zaman'' in 2009. He also runs a boutique with the name "J.", read as "Jay Dot", which has several outlets all over Pakistan. ;Shahzad Hasan * Active: 1986-1998 * Instruments: bass * Release contributions: ''"Vital Signs 1"'' (1989), ''"Vital Signs 2"'' (1991), ''"Aitebar"'' (1993), ''"Hum Tum"'' (1995) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Vital Signs band members」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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