Tapan Chowdhury (singer)

Tapan Chowdhury
তপন চৌধুরী
Chowdhury in 2015
Chowdhury in 2015
Background information
Born7 January
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, harmonium
Years active1973–present

Tapan Chowdhury (born 7 January)[1] is a Bangladeshi singer.[2][3] He is a former member of the musical group Souls[4][5] and is known for his modern (Adhunik) songs. He won Best Male Singer in 1st Meril-Prothom Alo Awards in 1998.[6]

Career

Chowdhury was trained by Ustad Priyadaranjan Sen, Ustad Mihirlala and Pandit Sanjit Dey.[7] He started his career with Souls towards the end of 1973 and worked for the band for 20 years. He was one of the biggest contributor to Souls, being the main vocalist of the first five albums. Later, he started to work as a solo singer.[7] He performed as a playback singer for more than 300 films.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ শুভ জন্মদিন তপন চৌধুরী (in Bengali). Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Joyous depiction of the mentally challenged". The Daily Star. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  3. ^ ফিরছেন তপন চৌধুরী. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Tapan Chowdhury, Sharalipi's new duet released". Daily Sun. September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. ^ অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় তপন চৌধুরীর গান. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ Shazu, Shah Alam (27 September 2010). "Music is now global". The Daily Star.
  7. ^ a b c "Tapan Chowdhury performs at IGCC". The Daily Star. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Looking back at the pioneering bands of Bangladesh". hifipublic.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020.


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