Ferdous Wahid
{{Short description|Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, composer and director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ferdous Wahid
| native_name = ফেরদৌস ওয়াহিদ
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date =
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|musician|director|actor}}
| years_active = 1970–2020
| children = Habib Wahid (b. 1979)
| spouse = Roksana Wahid (m. 1977)
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{hlist|Modern|Pop|soft rock}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| label = {{hlist|Sargam Records|Soundtek|Sonali|SSangeeta Music|angeeta}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Spondan|Happy Akhand|Firoz Shai|Lucky Akhand|Fakir Alamgir|Azam Khan|Pilu Momtaz|Nazma Jaman}}
}}
}}
Ferdous Wahid is a retired Bangladeshi pop singer and film director. He made his directorial debut with the Bangladeshi film Kusumpurer Golpo (The Story of Kusumpur).
Career
Wahid started his career in the 1970s.{{cite news |title=Ferdous Wahid, Habib in Amar Ami |url=http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/06/20/news0630.htm |work=The New Nation |date=20 June 2009 |access-date=26 October 2009 }}{{cite news |title=Much Hyped Eid Audio Releases |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2008/10/03/music.htm |work=The Daily Star|date=24 October 2008 |access-date=26 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924085204/http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2008/10/03/music.htm |archive-date=24 September 2009 }} Some of his hit songs while starting his career were composed by Anis Z. Chowdhury, Lucky Akhand and Alam Khan.{{cite news |title=Ferdous Wahid turns 67 today |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/254787 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=12 March 2019 |access-date=14 November 2020}}
Wahid retired from music industry in 2020.{{Cite news |date=2020-12-31|title=HIGHLIGHTS OF 2020|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/news/highlights-2020-2020085|access-date=2021-01-03|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}
His brother, Captain Mustafa Jaglul Wahid, was married to Anju Kapur.
Personal life
Ferdous Wahid married Roksana Wahid in 1977. After seeing her at an event, he proposed to her. They have a son, Habib Wahid (born October 15, 1979). Habib Wahid is also a pop singer too.
Discography
=Solo=
- "Mujhe Aisi Ma Dena"{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mujhe-Aaisi-Dena-Ferdous-Wahid/dp/B07XGBF9ZY|title = Mujhe Aaisi Ma Dena|website = Amazon}}
- "Ojana Kon Pothe"
- "Dhup Chaya"
- "Bhalobashbo"
- "Jonmo"
=Duet=
=Film scores=
=Mixed=
- "Tin Pagoler Mela"
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|7825248}}
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Category:Bangladeshi pop singers
Category:20th-century Bangladeshi male singers
Category:20th-century Bangladeshi singers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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