Sabina Yasmin
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Sabina Yasmin(সাবিনা ইয়াসমীন) is a popular singer of Bangladesh
i origin. She is renowned in Bangladesh for her patriotic songs as well as her playback singing in Bangladeshi cinema. She achieved many awards for her music in Bangladesh and has become an iconic figure in Bangladeshi music world.
She established her position in the late 70s and early 80s with numerous patriotic songs and folk songs as well. Her voice has won the hearts of millions of Bengali people all over the world. Over the years she has not only recorded with the top composers of Bangladesh and also India as well including the famous R. D. Burman and sang duet with famous Indian singer Kishore Kumar.
She has made numerous concert tours in the UK, US, Canada, Italy, France, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan and Australia. In addition as a member of the Bangladesh National Cultural Delegations she has performed in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, India, UAE, Uzbekistan, Greece, Germany, Sweden and Norway.
She has received the Shadhinota Padak
, the highest award in Bangladesh, in addition to the prestigious Ekushey Padak (The February 21 Medallion) and Jatiyo Cholochchitro Puroshkar (the National Film Award), which she has received ten times till now. In India, the Bengal Film Journalists' Association has also honored her with their Best Playback Singer Award. Also Sabina Yasmin is the winner of "Best Female Singer 2000" (song as Barshar Prothom Dine) for Dui Duari
.
, Nilufar Yasmin
and Sabina Yasmin herself. Her father Mr. Lutfar Rahman belonged to former Provincial Civil Service of British India and her mother Begum Mouluda Khatun comes of an aristocratic family of Murshidabad, who also was a vocal artiste taking music lessons from eminent musician Ustaad Kader Baksh. Sabina is also the youngest aunt of the Bangladeshi Music Superstar Agun, and eminent Sitar Player Reenat Fauzia
.
Sabina has married thrice. She has a daughter Fairooz Yasmin (Badhon), an upcoming singer, from her first marriage with Anisur Rahman, and a son Srabon from her second marriage with Amir Hossain. After her first two marriages ended in divorces, she married Suman Chattopadhyay (aka Kabir Suman), an Indian Bengali lyricist,composer,singer and political activist. Recently she has seriously fallen ill causing much distress among her fans both at home and abroad. Her state of health has been well published through the all electronic news media of Bangladesh. She went to Singapore on 11 July for better treatment. She came back to Bangladesh on 25 October and reported to have overcome her sickness.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i origin. She is renowned in Bangladesh for her patriotic songs as well as her playback singing in Bangladeshi cinema. She achieved many awards for her music in Bangladesh and has become an iconic figure in Bangladeshi music world.
Music career
One of the most popular singers of the Indian subcontinent and the most prolific singer of Bangladesh, Sabina Yasmin started singing for films (soundtrack), radio, television and gramophone companies as a child. She has reigned supreme in the Bangladeshi music industry for the last 40 years. She is one of those few vocalists who is equally sought after in East Bengal (Bangladesh) as well as in West Bengal (in India). She has recorded more than some 10 thousand songs.She established her position in the late 70s and early 80s with numerous patriotic songs and folk songs as well. Her voice has won the hearts of millions of Bengali people all over the world. Over the years she has not only recorded with the top composers of Bangladesh and also India as well including the famous R. D. Burman and sang duet with famous Indian singer Kishore Kumar.
She has made numerous concert tours in the UK, US, Canada, Italy, France, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan and Australia. In addition as a member of the Bangladesh National Cultural Delegations she has performed in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, India, UAE, Uzbekistan, Greece, Germany, Sweden and Norway.
She has received the Shadhinota Padak
Independence Day Award
The Independence Day Award , also termed Independence Award , is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977, this award is bestowed upon Bangladeshi citizens or organizations in recognition of substantial contribution to one of many fields, including the War...
, the highest award in Bangladesh, in addition to the prestigious Ekushey Padak (The February 21 Medallion) and Jatiyo Cholochchitro Puroshkar (the National Film Award), which she has received ten times till now. In India, the Bengal Film Journalists' Association has also honored her with their Best Playback Singer Award. Also Sabina Yasmin is the winner of "Best Female Singer 2000" (song as Barshar Prothom Dine) for Dui Duari
Dui Duari
Dui Duari also is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film. The film released was 2000 in Bangladesh. Directed by Bangladeshi famous poet, film director-writer Humayun Ahmed. Produced and distributed by his self film Producer-distributor company called as Nuhash Chalachitra. Stars Riaz, Shawon, Mahfuz...
.
Personal life
Sabina is the youngest of the famous "Yasmin-Sisters" which includes - Farida Yasmin, Fauzia YasminFauzia Yasmin
Born in 1942 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Ms. Fauzia Yasmin was one of the most popular vocal artists of the then East Pakistan during the 1960s. Her father Mr...
, Nilufar Yasmin
Nilufar Yasmin
Nilufar Yasmin is a Bangladeshi singer. She was born on February 13, 1948 at 130/A Park Street, Kolkata. Her father, Lutfar Rahman, belonged to former Provincial Civil Service of British India and her mother Begum Mouluda Khatun comes of an aristocratic family of Murshidabad, who also was a vocal...
and Sabina Yasmin herself. Her father Mr. Lutfar Rahman belonged to former Provincial Civil Service of British India and her mother Begum Mouluda Khatun comes of an aristocratic family of Murshidabad, who also was a vocal artiste taking music lessons from eminent musician Ustaad Kader Baksh. Sabina is also the youngest aunt of the Bangladeshi Music Superstar Agun, and eminent Sitar Player Reenat Fauzia
Reenat Fauzia
Born in 1967, Reenat Fauzia, a noted Sitarist, daughter of Mobarak Hossain Khan, a distinguished musicologist and litterateur, and a renowned Surbahar artiste, and Fauzia Khan, famous vocal artiste, comes of an internationally renowned family of musicians of Bangladesh...
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Sabina has married thrice. She has a daughter Fairooz Yasmin (Badhon), an upcoming singer, from her first marriage with Anisur Rahman, and a son Srabon from her second marriage with Amir Hossain. After her first two marriages ended in divorces, she married Suman Chattopadhyay (aka Kabir Suman), an Indian Bengali lyricist,composer,singer and political activist. Recently she has seriously fallen ill causing much distress among her fans both at home and abroad. Her state of health has been well published through the all electronic news media of Bangladesh. She went to Singapore on 11 July for better treatment. She came back to Bangladesh on 25 October and reported to have overcome her sickness.
Awards
- Bangladesh
- Shadhinota PadakIndependence Day AwardThe Independence Day Award , also termed Independence Award , is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977, this award is bestowed upon Bangladeshi citizens or organizations in recognition of substantial contribution to one of many fields, including the War...
- Ekushey PadakEkushey PadakEkushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...
(The February 21 Medallion) - Jatiyo Cholochchitro Puroshkar (The National Film Award)(10x)
- Shadhinota Padak
- India
- Best Playback Singer Award (Bengal Film Journalists' Association)
External links
- Short Bio
- Bangla Movie Songs of Sabina Yasmin
- Sabina Yasmin Songs
- Sabina Yasmin and others in Concert