Farida Yasmin | |
Birth Date: | 3 February 1940 |
Birth Place: | Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Relatives: | Fauzia Yasmin (sister) Sabina Yasmin (sister) Nilufar Yasmin (sister) Nazma Yasmin (sister) |
Occupation: | Playback singer |
Spouse: | Qazi Anwar Hussain |
Farida Yasmin (3 February 1940 – 8 August 2015)[1] was a Bangladeshi playback singer.[2]
Yasmin was born in Murshidabad at her maternal grandparents' house.[1] Yasmin took lessons from her mother, Mouluda Khatun and from Durgaprasad Roy, and Ustad Moti Miya.
In 1959 she debuted her playback singer career in the film "E Desh Tomar Amar".[1]
Yasmin was married to writer Qazi Anwar Hussain.[3] She has four sisters – Nilufar Yasmin, Fauzia Yasmin, Nazma Yasmin, and Sabina Yasmin, all of them are notable singers.[2]