Elita Karim
{{Short description|Singer, journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Elita Karim
| native_name = এলিটা করিম
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Elita Karim Dhaka.jpg
| birth_name = Dilshad Karim Elita
| birth_place =
| citizenship = Bangladeshi
| alma_mater = North South University
| occupation = Singer, journalist, anchor, voice artist
| spouse = {{marriage|Ashfaque Nipun|2015}}
| yearsactive = since 2009
}}
Dilshad Karim Elita,{{Cite web |url=https://team.jaago.com.bd/dilshad-karim-elita/ |title=Dilshad Karim Elita |website=JAAGO Foundation |date=6 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624081302/https://team.jaago.com.bd/dilshad-karim-elita/ |archive-date=24 June 2021}} better known as Elita Karim, is a Bangladeshi singer, journalist, versatile performer, anchor and voice artist.{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-others/102026/a-creative-collab...for-life |title=A creative collab...for life |date=30 May 2015 |work=Dhaka Tribune}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/elita-set-to-perform-at-igcc |title=Elita set to perform at IGCC |date=22 November 2013 |website=The Daily Star}} She is the vocalist of Raaga.
Early life
Karim was born on 4 September 1982.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/e360f8ec-63a7-44ba-bcad-99b873721268 |title=Elita Karim |work=BBC Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921083805/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/e360f8ec-63a7-44ba-bcad-99b873721268 |archive-date=2018-09-21}} She graduated in English literature from North South University.{{cite news |date=2012-04-12 |title=21st Bangladesh Young and Future |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2012/anniversary_2012/section1/8.htm |work=The Daily Star |location=Dhaka |access-date=2018-06-23}}
Career
In 2001, Karim released her first song in a band mixed album "Amar Prithibi" ({{lit|My world}}). In 2009, she released a song entitled "Ontohin" with singer Mahadi Faisal. On 24 May 2015 her first solo studio album Elita was released.{{cite news |url=http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/entertainment/2015/05/24/23075.html |script-title=bn:অবশেষে এলিটার একক - বিনোদন |work=The Daily Ittefaq |date=24 May 2015 |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606155215/http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/entertainment/2015/05/24/23075.html |archive-date=2015-06-06}} Karim made her debut as an actor in a serial Mukim Brothers which was broadcast on Channel i based on Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's story, written and directed by Ashfaque Nipun. Her acting in the drama was praised. She is working as a journalist in a Bangladeshi English daily named The Daily Star.
In 2021, Karim earned Humphrey Fellowship at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Arizona State University.{{Cite news |last=Karim |first=Elita |last2=Shahnewaz |first2=Sadi Mohammad |date=2022-04-09 |title=My visit to the Grammys |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/news/my-visit-the-grammys-3001141 |access-date=2022-11-28 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Humphrey Fellowship Program seeks 'Global Friends' to support international professionals |url=https://cronkite.asu.edu/news/2022/humphrey-fellowship-program-seeks-global-friends-to-support-international-professionals/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Karim married Ashfaque Nipun on 29 May 2015.{{cite news |url=http://www.bdmorning.com/entertainment/3900 |script-title=bn:বিয়ে করলেন এলিটা |work=BD Morning |language=bn}} Her brother Imrul Karim Emil is also a popular singer in Bangladesh.{{Cite news |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news/58161 |title=A tête-à-tête with Imrul Karim Emil |work=The Daily Observer |date=12 February 2017}} He is the vocalist of the Bangladeshi pop rock band Shunno.
Albums
= Original =
{{Track listing
| headline = Elita (2015)
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| total_length = 38:12
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| title1 = Ure Jete Chai
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| length1 = 4:13
| title2 = Maya
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| length2 = 5:25
| title3 = Godhuli
| note3 = dusk
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| length3 = 4:41
| title4 = Landphoner Dingulote Prem
| note4 = love in the days of landphones
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| length4 = 2:39
| title5 = Bolona
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| length5 = 5:26
| title6 = Bhenge Gelo Jorota
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| length6 = 4:33
| title7 = Apekkha
| note7 = waiting
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| length7 = 5:35
| title8 = Emon Keno Holo
| note8 = why this happened?
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| length8 = 5:35
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= Mixed =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Album Name | Song Name | Singers | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajotto | Chowa | Elita | 2014 |
| Ontohin | Hridoy (Duet)
Nijhum Raat (Duet) Bhorer Shishir (Duet) Harano Akash | Elita & Mahadi
Mahadi & Elita Elita & Mahadi Elita | 2009 |
| Okaron | 2010 |
Akash Ebong Tumi (featured by Joy Shahriar) - 2015
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|8859701}}
- {{Twitter|elitakarim}}
- {{Facebook|elitakarimofficial}}
{{Bachsas Award for Best Female Singer}}
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Category:North South University alumni
Category:Bangladeshi women journalists
Category:21st-century Bangladeshi musicians
Category:Best Female Singer Bachsas Award winners
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)