Rumana Islam Kanak Chapa

Kanak Chapa
Kanak Chapa in 2015
Native name	রুমানা ইসলাম কনক চাপা
Born	Rumana Murshed (1969-09-11) 11 September 1969 Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Singer, writer
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Moinul Islam Khan
Parents	Azizul Huque Morshed (father) Momena Jahan (mother)
Awards	National Film Awards (3 times) Meril Prothom Alo Awards (4 times)

Rumana Islam Kanak Chapa (known by Kanak Chapa; born 11 September 1969)^[1] is a Bangladeshi singer.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times for her performance in the films Love Story (1995), Premer Taj Mahal (2001) and Ek Takar Bou (2008).^[7]^[8]

Early life and background

Kanak Chapa was born as Rumana Murshed on 11 September 1969 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan. She is the third among five siblings. She got her first music lessons from her father Azizul Haque Murshed.^[1]

Career

During her career, she sang almost 30 thousand songs and released over 30 solo albums.

Works

Album

Abar Eshechi Firey (2011)
Poddo Pata (2013)
Arale (2014)
Poddo Pukor (2015)

Writer

Sthobir Jajabor (2011)
Mukhomukhi (2012)

Notable songs

Chokher Vitor Swapno Thake
Kichu Kichu Manusher Jibone
Koto Manush Vober Bajare
Tumi Amar Emoni Ekjon
Ekdin Tomake Na Dekhle
Bajare Jachai Kore Dekhinito Daam
Elo Melo Chule Lalater Vaj
Amar Premer Tajmohol
Onek Sadhonar Pore Ami
Ononto Prem Tumi Dao Amake
Je Deshete Sahid Minar

Awards and achievements

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
1995	National Film Awards	Best Female Playback Singer	Love Story	Won
2001	National Film Awards	Best Female Playback Singer	Premer Taj Mahal	Won
2008	National Film Awards	Best Female Playback Singer	Ek Takar Bou	Won

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
1999	Meril Prothom Alo Awards	Best Singer (Female)	Won
2000	Meril Prothom Alo Awards	Best Singer (Female)	Won
2001	Meril Prothom Alo Awards	Best Singer (Female)	Won
2002	Meril Prothom Alo Awards	Best Singer (Female)	Won^[9]

References

1 2 আমি একজন কণ্ঠশ্রমিক : কনকচাঁপা [I am a voice-worker : Kanak Chapa] (in Bengali). NTV.
↑ "A new chapter for Kanak Chapa". The Daily Star. 25 February 2012.
↑ "Kanak Chapa on tonight’s Priyo Shilpir Shera Gaan". The Daily Star. 13 June 2009.
↑ "Kanak Chanpa to perform live today". 11 July 2016.
↑ "Mithu recalled at Kanak Chapa’s award reception". New Age. Dhaka. 20 May 2016.
↑ "Kanak Chapa to perform only on Desh TV this Eid". The New Nation.
↑ সংরক্ষিত আসনে মনোনয়ন চান কনকচাঁপা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
↑ "A special day for Kanak Chapa today". The Independent. Dhaka.
↑ Shilpi Mahalanobish (2003-12-31). "The year that was! Year 2003 was an overall success:Kanak Chanpa". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

External links

Rumana Islam Kanak Chapa on IMDb

Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer
1975–1985	Sabina Yasmin (1975) Runa Laila (1976) Runa Laila (1977) Sabina Yasmin (1978) Sabina Yasmin (1979) Sabina Yasmin (1980) No Award (1981) Mitali Mukherjee (1982) No Award (1983) Sabina Yasmin (1984) Sabina Yasmin (1985)
1986–2000	Nilufar Yasmin (1986) Sabina Yasmin (1987) Sabina Yasmin (1988) Runa Laila (1989) Shahnaz Rahmatullah (1990) Sabina Yasmin (1991) Sabina Yasmin (1992) Farida Parveen (1993) Sabina Yasmin (1994) Kanak Chapa (1995) No Award (1996) No Award (1997) No Award (1998) No Award (1999) Sabina Yasmin (2000)
2001–present	Kanak Chapa (2001) Uma Khan (2002) Baby Naznin (2003) No Award (2004) Sabina Yasmin (2005) Samina Chowdhury (2006) Fahmida Nabi (2007) Kanak Chapa (2008) Kazi Krishnakali Islam and Chandana Mazumdar (2009) Shammi Akhtar (2010) Nazmun Munir Nancy (2011) Runa Laila (2012) Runa Laila and Sabina Yasmin (2013) Runa Laila and Momtaz Begum (2014)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.