Subhamita Banerjee is a Bengali singer from Malda, India, who specializes in modern songs, Ghazals etc. She has many Bengali albums to her credit and is one of the well known singers in the Bengali music industry.

Personal life

Banerjee was born in a Bengali musical family. Her father, Shri Joshoda Dulal Das, a classical vocalist, was her first Guru who gave her the basic training in music. She also took training from gurus including

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Ulhas Kashalkar of Jaipur

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, Aniruddha Bhattacharya of Kirana Gharana and Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury of

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and also trained in different classical styles of Purab Ang Thumri, Dadra, Chaiti, Kajri traditions. Subhamita completed her graduation with Honors in English from Kolkata University and Masters in English from Rabindra Bharati University in the 1998.

Discography

* ''Abishkar'' -Taal Audio * ''Phire Dekha'' -Taal Audio * ''Ichhe Paari'' (2004) Sagarika Music * ''Brishti Paye Paye'' (2005) Sagarika Music * ''Moner Hodish'' (2006) Sagarika Music * ''Gopano Kathati'' (2006) Sagarika Music * ''Jodi Bondhu Hao'' (2007) Sagarika Music * ''Chal Gaan Bhese'' (2009) Sagarika Music * ''Arunobani'' (2010) Sagarika Music * ''Meghe Ora Chithi (Letters in the Sky)'' (2011) Sagarika Music * ''Shreya 'O' Subhamita'' (2013) Sagarika Music * ''Poila Nambar'' (2014) Ragranjani Media & Entertainment * ''Dui Du Gune Prem'' (2014) Asha Audio * ''Tomay Bhalobeshe'' (2015) Asha Audio * ''Ghalibnama'' (2017) Asha Audio

Discography (Films)

*Bhagshesh: The Remainder (2018) *Cheeni (2020)

Awards

* Offered Scholarship from ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. * Recipient of National Scholarship from the Government of India in 1992. * Placed First in HMV Golden Talent Contest in 1993. * Placed First in Sa Theke Sa which aired on ETV Bangla. * Released nearly a dozen album of Bengali Songs. * Lent voice in more than 200 Tele-Serial and

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. * 3 Times Winner of Best Female Singer Award in Tele-Serial Category in 2006, 2007 & 2008. * Recipient of 3 awards from

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and 91.9 FM including ‘Best Female Singer Award' * Best Female Singer Award – Radio Mirchi −2012 *Adhunik Female Vocalist of the Decade Sherar Shera -

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−2021 *Awarded 17 th Tumi Annanya 2022 for Excellence in Music

Performances

* Special performance in Pandit Ravi Shankarji's project in the event "India Calling" in Los Angeles, United States in 2009. * Her song in the film

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got immensely popular and which was written by

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and directed by Debojyoti Mishra * In July 2011 she performed in a music festival called

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organized jointly by East Zone Cultural Centre and SRA * She participated in the ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan in 2011 ""

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Subhamita Bengali singers Indian women singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters Living people Singers from Kolkata People from Malda district 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers Women musicians from West Bengal Rabindra Bharati University alumni University of Calcutta alumni 1972 births