Firoza Begum (singer)

Firoza Begum

Portrait of a woman wearing sari

Begum in 1955
Native name ফিরোজা বেগম
Born (1930-07-28)28 July 1930
Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 9 September 2014(2014-09-09) (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Years active 1940–2014
Spouse(s) Kamal Dasgupta (m. 1955; died 1974)
Children
Parents
  • Mohammad Ismail (father)
  • Begum Kowkabunnesa (mother)
Relatives Mohammad Asafuddowla (brother)[1]
Awards Independence Day Award (1979)

Firoza Begum (28 July 1930 – 9 September 2014) was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer.[2] She was awarded Independence Day Award in 1979 by the Government of Bangladesh.

Early life and career

Begum was born in Gopalganj District on 28 July 1930. to the zamindars of Ratail Ghonaparha.[3] Her parents were Mohammad Ismail and Begum Kowkabunnesa.[2] She became drawn to music in her childhood.[2] She started her career in 1940s.[4]

She first sang in All India Radio while studying in sixth grade. She met poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the age of 10. She became a student of him. In 1942, she recorded her first Islamic song by the gramophone record company HMV in 78 rpm disk format. Since then, 12 LP, 4 EP, 6 CD and more than 20 audio cassette records have been released.[5] She lived in Kolkata from 1954 until she moved to Dhaka in 1967.[2]

Personal life

In 1956, Begum was married to Kamal Dasgupta, a singer, composer, and lyricist. Kamal died on 20 July 1974. Two of their sons, Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed are musicians. They are currently members of the rock band Miles.[2]

Death

Begum died on 9 September 2014 in Apollo Hospital, Dhaka due to heart and kidney problems.[2]

Awards and honours

Begum in early life

Awards

Honours

References

  1. "Special programme on the legendary Feroza Begum". The Daily Star. February 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Obituary, thedailystar.net; accessed 4 May 2015.
  3. Profile, bdnews24.com; accessed 4 May 2015.
  4. Kamol, Ershad. "Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  5. Daily Prothom Alo. 10 September 2014, Special Feature, pg. 7
  6. "Runa, Sabina nominated for Sheltech Award". The Financial Express. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  7. "Life and works of Firoza Begum". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 13 August 2015.


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