Firoza Begum (singer)

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

This article is about the singer. For the actress, see Firoza Begum (actress).
Firoza Begum
ফিরোজা বেগম
Begum in 1955
Born(1930-07-28)28 July 1930
Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died9 September 2014(2014-09-09) (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupationsinger, songwriter
Years active1940–2014
Spouse(s)
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(
m. 1955; died 1974)
Children
Parents
  • Mohammad Ismail (father)
  • Begum Kowkabunnesa (mother)
RelativesMohammad Asafuddowla (brother)[1]
AwardsIndependence Day Award (1979)

Early life and career

Firoza Begum was born in Gopalganj District on 28 July 1930 to the zamindar family 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]

Firoza Begum first sang in All India Radio while studying in sixth grade. She met the national 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, Firoza Begum was married to Kamal Dasgupta (who converted to Islam before the marriage and took the name Kamal Uddin Ahmed), a singer, composer, and lyricist. Kamal died on 20 July 1974. Two of their three sons, Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed are musicians. They are currently members of the rock band Miles.[2]

Death

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

Awards and honours

Awards
  • Independence Day Award (1979)
  • Netaji Subhash Chandra Award
  • Satyajit Ray Award
  • Nasiruddin Gold Medal
  • Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Gold Medal
  • Best Nazrul Sangeet Singer Award
  • Nazrul Academy Award
  • Churulia Gold Medal
  • Gold Disk from CBS, Japan
  • Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime honorary award (2011)
  • Sheltech Award (2000)[6][7]

Honours

Legacy

The 'Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal' was introduced from 2016 by Dhaka University. The recipient is selected by a jury board each year from nationally recognised music artists.[8]

On July 28, 2018, Google celebrated Firoza Begum’s 88th Birthday with a Google Doodle.[9]

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References
  1. "Special programme on the legendary Feroza Begum". The Daily Star. February 6, 2015.
  2. 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 Feroza Begum". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  8. "'Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal 2018' awarded to Runa Laila". The Daily Star. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. "Feroza Begum's 88th Birthday". Google. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-21.


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