Elita Karim

Elita Karim
এলিটা করিম
Elita in 2025
Born	Dilshad Karim Elita
Citizenship	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	North South University
Occupation(s)	Singer, journalist, anchor, voice artist
Years active	since 2009
Spouse	Ashfaque Nipun ​ (m. 2015)​

Dilshad Karim Elita, ^[1] better known as Elita Karim, is a Bangladeshi singer, journalist, versatile performer, anchor and voice artist. ^{[2] [3]} She is the vocalist of Raaga.

Early life

Karim was born on 4 September 1982. ^[4] She graduated in English literature from North South University. ^[5]

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. ^[6] Karim made her debut as an actress 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 works as a journalist for 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. ^{[7] [8]}

Personal life

Karim married Ashfaque Nipun on 29 May 2015. ^[9] Her brother Imrul Karim Emil is also a popular singer in Bangladesh. ^[10] He is the vocalist of the Bangladeshi pop rock band Shunno.

Albums

Original

Elita (2015)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ure Jete Chai"	4:13
2.	"Maya"	5:25
3.	"Godhuli" (dusk)	4:41
4.	"Landphoner Dingulote Prem" (love in the days of landphones)	2:39
5.	"Bolona"	5:26
6.	"Bhenge Gelo Jorota"	4:33
7.	"Apekkha" (waiting)	5:35
8.	"Emon Keno Holo" (why this happened?)	5:35
Total length:		38:12

Mixed

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

1. "Dilshad Karim Elita". JAAGO Foundation. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
2. "A creative collab...for life". Dhaka Tribune. 30 May 2015.
3. "Elita set to perform at IGCC". The Daily Star. 22 November 2013.
4. "Elita Karim". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.
5. "21st Bangladesh Young and Future". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
6. অবশেষে এলিটার একক - বিনোদন. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015.
7. Karim, Elita; Shahnewaz, Sadi Mohammad (9 April 2022). "My visit to the Grammys". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
8. "Humphrey Fellowship Program seeks 'Global Friends' to support international professionals". Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
9. বিয়ে করলেন এলিটা. BD Morning (in Bengali).
10. "A tête-à-tête with Imrul Karim Emil". The Daily Observer. 12 February 2017.

External links

• Media related to Elita Karim at Wikimedia Commons
• Elita Karim at IMDb
• Elita Karim on Twitter
• Elita Karim on Facebook