The musical journey of the Pepsi Battle of the Bands came to an end when host Ahmed Ali Butt announced the lucky winner, Bayaan in the eighth episode of the show. Bayaan won the cash prize of 5 million rupees and an album contract with Pepsi. After the introduction of the judges, the hosts invited the top 2 upon stage to acknowledge their passion and celebrate their success of making it to the last stage of the show. The judges shared their wisdom with Xarb and Bayaan, and inspired them to achieve more in the music industry. Stings took over the stage with their beautiful song “Zinda”. The band created an improvised version of the song and delivered a captivating performance with their mesmerizing vocals and instruments. The grand finale came with an exclusive preview of MeeshaShafi’s brand new original titled ‘Mein’. The spiritual lyrics backed with her strong vocals and incredibly talented band members combined to deliver an explosive performance. The heartthrob of the nation, Fawad Khan, along with his wonderful orchestra, stole the night and instantly gripped the audience with his spellbinding performance on his song “Satrangi”. The band members of Bayaan shared some sweet moments with their families and reminisced how their musical journey began right from the beginning till now. Yet another exhilarating performance by the Bayaan boys who did not fail to impress the audience one last time with the first song that they ever wrote called “Sab NaheinMilta”.
Published in Daily Times, September 4th 2018.