Sharmin Sultana Sumi (better known as Sumi) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, composer, playback singer. She is a lead vocalist and founding member of the band Chirkutt. She started the band in 2002. Sumi becomes first-ever Bangladeshi to participate in Womex 21. She is the only Bangladeshi singer on the summit's list and will also be the first-ever Bangladeshi to represent the country at the world's largest music summit.

Early life

Sumi was born in

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

. She moved to

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

to study where she completed graduation from

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Sumi formed Chirkutt in 2002. In addition to being the band's main vocalist, she is the writer and composer of most of their songs. She has written lyrics and music for other artists. She is also known as playback singer for doing playback for the film ''

Aynabaji ''Aynabaji'' ( bn, আয়নাবাজি ) is a 2016 Bangladeshi crime thriller film directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury and produced by Gousul Alam under the banner of Content Matters Production. The film stars Chanchal Chowdhury, Masuma R ...

''. She wrote a tribute song for heavy metal guitarist Zeheen Ahmed, who died suddenly in 2017. She also wrote the song ''Dhire Dhire'' for

Habib Habib ( ar, حبيب, ''ḥabīb''; ), sometimes written as Habeeb, is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific, with the meaning "beloved" or "my love", or "darling". It also forms the famous Arabic word ‘''Habibi’'' ...

and Nancy which has received over two million YouTube views.

Discography

Playback movies

Personal life

Sumi's mother, Shelley Maqbul, she died on 17 January 2022 due to

cervical cancer Cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix. It is due to the abnormal growth of cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Early on, typically no symptoms are seen. Later symptoms may include abnormal ...

Awards and nominations

Sumi was honored with

Anannya Top Ten Awards Anannya Top Ten Awards ( bn, অনন্যা শীর্ষ দশ পুরস্কার) is the prize for women in Bangladesh recognition of contribution to the fields of agriculture, industrial, trade, economics, acting, music, sports, ...

by the

Bangla Academy The Bangla Academy ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি, ) is an autonomous institution funded by the Bangladesh government to foster the Bengali language, literature and culture, to develop and implement national language policy and to d ...

.The award was given to 10 people including Sumi by Ananya Magazine on behalf of

for their special contribution to the society. She also received nominations from

3rd Filmfare Awards East 3rd Filmfare Awards East ceremony, presented by the Filmfare Magazine, will honor the best Bengali language Indian films of 2017. The ceremony will be held on 17 February 2018 and will be co-hosted by Parambrata Chatterjee and Abir Chatterjee. ...

for Best Playback Singer and Best Lyrics.

References

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