Samina Chowdhury (born 28 August 1966) is a Bangladeshi singer. She mostly sings modern and classical songs. Her notable songs include ''Jonmo Theke Jolchi Mago'', ''Amar Buker Moddhyekhane'', ''Amar Dui Chokhe Dui Nodi'', ''Ekbar Jodi Keu'', ''Kobita Porar Prohor'' and ''Phool Phote Phool Jhore''.

Early life

Chowdhury was born to Mahmudun Nabi & Rashida Chowdhury. She has 2 sisters named

Fahmida Nabi Fahmida Nabi (born 4 January 1966) is a Bangladeshi singer. She usually vocalizes classical and modern-style songs. She also sang songs of Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti genre. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback S ...

& Tanzida Nabi and has 1 brother named

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. As a child, she went to

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in Dhaka. Chowdhury's sister,

, and brother Pancham are also musicians. Under guidance from her father, she developed as a playback contemporary singer. She took part in ''

Notun Kuri ''Notun Kuri'' ( bn, নতুন কুঁড়ি, lit=New Bud) is a Bangladeshi reality television competition series for child artistes created by Mustafa Monwar. The show debuted in 1966 which ran on Pakistan Television from 1966 to 1971. Af ...

'' song category and stood first in this competition in 1977.

Career

Concert of opening ceremony of Channel 71

Chowdhury started her career as a playback singer in 1981. Her debut song was ''Jonmo Theke Jolchi Mago'' from the film ''Jonmo Theke Jolchi''. She continued working as a singer in the audio industry. Later, she sang the song "Saat Bhai Champa Jagore" in the film "Saat Bhai Champa". Then she took a hiatus from playback singing. She concentrated on studio albums and released songs named ''Kobita Porar Prohor Eseche'', ''Ekbar Jodi Keu Bhalobasto'' and '' Oi Jhinuk Phota Sagorbelay''. Chowdhury returned to playback singing through the song "Tomar Gorur Garite Ami Jabo Na", a duet with

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. Another rendition was "Amar Buker Moddhyekhane". Some of her repertoire are ''Door Deepobasini'', ''Hou Jodi Oi Neel Akash'', "Hridoye Likhechi Tomari Naam" and ''Amar Majhe Nei Ekhon Ami''. Her non-playback career includes adhunik song and

Rabindra Sangeet ''Rabindra Sangeet'' ( bn, রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; ), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Li ...

. Some of her modern songs are ''Oi Jhinuk Phota Sagorbelay'', ''Amar Icche Kore'', ''Kobita Porar Prohor Eseche Rater Nirjone'', ''Somoy Jeno Kate Na'', ''Phool Phote Phool Jhore'' etc. She also released a Rabindra Sangeet album in 2009. She has sung two songs in the film ''Niswartha Bhalobasa'' : "Jamunar Jol" (with

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) and "Shopno Shopno". Chowdhury acted in radio dramas - ''Julius Caesar'' and ''Ei Shei''. She also used to be a news anchor. Chowdhury performs as a playback singer for film scores. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2006), Bachsas Award for Best Female Singer (1981) and Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Female Singer (2005). Her father is famous music personality late Mahmudunnabi and sister famous artist

. In the year 2007, she served as judge of "Sera Kantha" held at

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. She also served as the judge of Channel i 's "Khude Gun Raj", NTV's "

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", "Valobashi Bangladesh" of

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and other programs.

Collaborations

During her career, Chowdhury has collaborated with many singers of Bangladesh. She played duets with

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, Subir Nandi,

, S. D. Rubel, S.I. Tutul,

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, Agun etc. She has worked with music directors and lyricists including Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul,

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, Sheikh Sadi Khan, Alam Khan, Alauddin Ali,

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, S.I. Tutul,

and

Discography

Studio albums

She has sung in 15 studio albums

Notable songs

* "''Somoy Jeno Kate Na''" written by renowned lyricist

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*"Phool Phote Phool Jhore" written by renowned lyricist

*Jonmo Theke Jolchi Mago * Amar Duichokhe * Amar Buker Moddhyekhane * Phool Phote Phool Jhore * Ekbar Jodi Keu * Amar Majhe Nei * Kobita Porar Prohor * Ami Anutapta * Ekbar Jodi Keu * Bondhu Amar

Film songs

Reality show judge

In the year 2007, Samina Chowdhury served as judge of "Sera Kantha" held at

. She also served as the judge of Channel i 's "Khude Gun Raj", NTV's "

", "Valobashi Bangladesh" of

Television appearance

* Drama - Midnight Black Coffee aired on

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Radio program

Samina Chowdhury took part in "Julius Caesar" and "Ei shei" radio drama. She also worked as a news presenter.

Awards

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

* Best Female Playback Singer - 2006

Bachsas Awards Bachsas ( Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity) Awards was introduced in 1972 to encourage the fledgling film industry of the country. Bangladesh Cholochchitra Shangbadik Samity (Bangladesh Cine-Journalists' Association) gave out their most p ...

* Best Female Singer - 1981

Meril Prothom Alo Awards ''Meril Prothom Alo Awards'' or ''Prothom Alo Awards'' is an annual Bangladeshi awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in Bangladeshi Film Industry. The awards are divided into two components, Viewers' Choice and Critics' Choice. The a ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Samina Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Bangladeshi playback singers 21st-century Bangladeshi women singers 21st-century Bangladeshi singers 20th-century Bangladeshi women singers 20th-century Bangladeshi singers Laser Vision artists Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Female Singer Bachsas Award winners Best Female Singer Meril-Prothom Alo Award winners 1966 births