Salma Akhter Explained

Salma Akhter
Native Name:সালমা আক্তার
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Name:Moushumi Akhter Salma
Birth Date:1991 1, df=y
Origin:Naogaon, Rajshahi, Bangladesh[1]
Instrument:Vocal
Genre:Lalon Geeti, Palli Geeti
Years Active:2006–present
Spouse:

    Moushumi Akhter Salma[2] (born 1 January 1991), commonly known as Salma Akhter, is a Bangladeshi folk singer. She rose to fame in 2006 after winning the second season of "Closeup 1 Tomakei Khujchhey Bangladesh", a television series broadcast on NTV.[3]

    Early life

    She was born in the village of Gangarampur, Daulatpur Upazila, Kushtia District, Khulna Division.

    Music career

    At the age of four, she began to receive music lessons from Baul Shafi Mandal, who taught her to sing in the classical and folk music traditions. She has also been a student of Ustad Sanjib Dey.

    In 2006, at the age of twelve, she became the winner of the second season of the reality TV show Closeup One.[4]

    She has released a number of records. Her first single, Baniya Bondhu, was released while she participated in Closeup One.

    She performs Bengali folk songs, such as the works by the 18th century mystic Lalon, as well as modern Bengali songs.

    She has also performed internationally.[5]

    Personal life

    In 2010, she married Shibli Sadique, a businessman and the incumbent member of parliament from Dinajpur-6 constituency.[2] [6] The couple has a daughter. They got divorced in November 2016.[2] She re-married in 2018, and has another daughter in her second marriage.[7]

    Awards

    Discography

    Solo Albums!Album!Year
    Baniya Bondhu2006
    Bondhu Aiyo Aiyo2007
    Poraner Bondhu2008
    Matir Tara2009
    Bondhu Ailana2010
    Binodini2010
    Brindabon2011
    Prfemer Janaza2012
    Shopno Uraila2015
    Anuraager Ghorey2016
    Mon Majhi2017
    Rongila Baroi2020
    Noya Daman2021

    Notes and References

    1. News: New voices, unadulterated popularity. Khalid-Bin-Habib. 5 January 2007. 22 July 2017. The Daily Star.
    2. News: http://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/anandadhara/"আজ-স্নেহা-আর-আমি-একই-পেশাক-পরবো"-77305. bn:"আজ স্নেহা আর আমি একই পোশাক পরবো". 15 January 2017. 22 July 2017. The Daily Star. bn. "Today me and Sneha will wear the same dress". Zahid Akbar.
    3. News: http://www.bhorerkagoj.net/online/2017/01/14/318995.php. bn:‘মেয়ের মুখের দিকে তাকালেই শিবলিকে মিস করি’. Bhorer Kagoj. 14 January 2017. bn. 22 July 2017.
    4. News: Singer Salma shows ‘unprecedented love’ to Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul. 16 February 2016. Daily Sun. 4 December 2018.
    5. News: ‘Salma set to head out for London’. The Daily Srar. 20 October 2017. 20 October 2017.
    6. News: http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/317169. bn:মেয়ের জন্মদিনে সালমা. bn. Salma at her daughter's birthday. 22 July 2017. 29 December 2012. Prothom Alo.
    7. News: https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1662485.bdnews. bn:ফের মা হলেন সালমা. bdnews24.com. bn. 16 September 2019. 7 September 2019.