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'' (2020).

Early life

Kona was a student of Moghbazar Girls High School and Lalmatia College,

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. She studied

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in Nazrul Academy.

Career

Kona was a member of the female band ''Angels Four'' with Nafisa, Rumana and Tisha during 2003–2006. It was formed by S.I. Tutul and Shopon. After the band was disbanded, she started her solo career in 2006 with her first album ''Jamitik Bhalobasha''. Her next album ''Fuad featuring Kona'', with

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, was released in 2008. The album ''Simply Kona'' released in 2011 was composed by Sri-Lankan music director

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and Bangladeshi composers

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and Fuad. Kona performs voice-overs on television commercials in Bangladesh. She hosted a show on

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named ''Tumader Jonno Bangladesh''. She was one of the seven singers of the official song of

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Works

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

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Film soundtracks

Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official Facebook Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kona, Dilshad Nahar Living people People from Dhaka Bengali playback singers 21st-century Bangladeshi women singers 21st-century Bangladeshi singers Best Female Singer Meril-Prothom Alo Award winners Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners 1980 births