Samina Chowdhury

Chowdhury was born to Mahmudun Nabi & Rashida Chowdhury. She has 2 sisters named Fahmida Nabi & Tanzida Nabi and has 1 brother named Ridwan Nabi Pancham.{{cite news |author=Rafi Hossain |date=2014-07-05 |title=Samina the Songbird |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/samina-the-songbird-31587 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2016-04-25}} As a child, she went to Agrani School and College in Dhaka. Chowdhury's sister, Fahmida Nabi, and brother Pancham are also musicians.{{cite news |author=Saurav Dey |date=2013-06-03 |title=All in the Family: Tête-à-tête with Fahmida Nabi and Samina Chowdhury |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/tete-a-tete-with-fahmida-nabi-and-samina-chowdhury |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2015-10-21}} Under guidance from her father, she developed as a playback contemporary singer. She took part in Notun Kuri song category and stood first in this competition in 1977.{{cite web |url=http://amaderkotha.com.bd/2014/03/04/game-changers/ |title=Game-Changers |publisher=Amader Kotha |date=2014-03-04 |access-date=2015-10-21}}

Chowdhury started her career as a playback singer in 1981. Her debut song was Jonmo Theke Jolchi Mago from the film Jonmo Theke Jolchi.{{cite news |title=Solo performance by Samina Chowdhury today at IGCC |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-239207|newspaper=The Daily Star |date=2012-07-22 |access-date=2013-03-13}} She continued working as a singer in the audio industry. Later, she sang the song "Saat Bhai Champa Jagore" in the film "Saat Bhai Champa". Then she took a hiatus from playback singing. She concentrated on studio albums and released songs named Kobita Porar Prohor Eseche, Ekbar Jodi Keu Bhalobasto and Oi Jhinuk Phota Sagorbelay.{{cite news |author=Rafi Hossain |date=2014-07-05 |title=Samina Chowdhury: The nightingale of our hearts |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/samina-chowdhury-the-nightingale-of-our-hearts-31585 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}

Chowdhury returned to playback singing through the song "Tomar Gorur Garite Ami Jabo Na", a duet with Andrew Kishore. Another rendition was "Amar Buker Moddhyekhane". Some of her repertoire are Door Deepobasini, Hou Jodi Oi Neel Akash, "Hridoye Likhechi Tomari Naam" and Amar Majhe Nei Ekhon Ami. Her non-playback career includes adhunik song and Rabindra Sangeet. Some of her modern songs are Oi Jhinuk Phota Sagorbelay, Amar Icche Kore, Kobita Porar Prohor Eseche Rater Nirjone, Somoy Jeno Kate Na, Phool Phote Phool Jhore etc. She also released a Rabindra Sangeet album in 2009. She has sung two songs in the film Niswartha Bhalobasa : "Jamunar Jol" (with S I Tutul) and "Shopno Shopno".

Chowdhury acted in radio dramas - Julius Caesar and Ei Shei. She also used to be a news anchor.

Chowdhury performs as a playback singer for film scores. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2006), Bachsas Award for Best Female Singer (1981) and Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Female Singer (2005). Her father is the late music personality Mahmudunnabi and her sister is the artist Fahmida Nabi. In the year 2007, she served as judge of "Sera Kantha" held at Channel I. She also served as the judge of Channel i 's "Khude Gun Raj", NTV's "CloseUp1", "Valobashi Bangladesh" of Maasranga Television and other programs.{{cite news |author=Afroz, Mahmuda|title=Samina talks about our musical identity |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/16/d61016140199.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2011-02-04}}

During her career, Chowdhury has collaborated with many singers of Bangladesh. She played duets with Asif Akbar, Habib Wahid, Subir Nandi, Andrew Kishore, S. D. Rubel, S.I. Tutul, Monir Khan, Bappa Mazumder, Agun etc. She has worked with music directors and lyricists including Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, Ali Akbar Rupu, Sheikh Sadi Khan, Alam Khan, Alauddin Ali, Khan Ataur Rahman, Shawkat Ali Emon, Kabir Bakul, S.I. Tutul, Habib Wahid and Bappa Mazumder.

She has sung in 15 studio albums

• "Somoy Jeno Kate Na" written by renowned lyricist Shahid Mahmud Jangi
• "Phool Phote Phool Jhore" written by renowned lyricist Shahid Mahmud Jangi
• Jonmo Theke Jolchi Mago
• Amar Duichokhe
• Amar Buker Moddhyekhane
• Phool Phote Phool Jhore
• Ekbar Jodi Keu
• Amar Majhe Nei
• Kobita Porar Prohor
• Ami Anutapta
• Ekbar Jodi Keu
• Bondhu Amar

In the year 2007, Samina Chowdhury served as judge of "Sera Kantha" held at Channel I. She also served as the judge of Channel i 's "Khude Gun Raj", NTV's "CloseUp1", "Valobashi Bangladesh" of Maasranga Television.

• Drama - Midnight Black Coffee aired on NTV{{cite news |title=Samina to perform at CCCL on her birthday today |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/13475 |newspaper=The Independent |date=2015-08-28 |access-date=2015-10-21}}

Samina Chowdhury took part in "Julius Caesar" and "Ei shei" radio drama. She also worked as a news presenter.

National Film Awards

• Best Female Playback Singer - 2006

Bachsas Awards

• Best Female Singer - 1981{{cite web |url=http://www.ahcichittagong.org/pages.php?id=295 |title=A Musical Evening by Mr. Partha Barua, Mrs. Samina Chowdhury, Mr. Naquib Khan and Mr. Shahbaz Khan |publisher=ahcichittagong |access-date=2015-10-21}}

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

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