Robi Chowdhuri | |
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| রবী চৌধুরী | |
 Robi Chowdhury in 2019 | |
| Born | Robi Chowdhury 17 December Banshkhali, Chattogram Bangladesh |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
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| Website | facebook |
Robi Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi singer, who gained popularity in the 1990s as a background score for films. As of February 2019, he has released 64 audio albums. [1] He was also a playback singer in 70 to 80 Bangladeshi films. [2] [3] [4]
Robi Chowdhury was married thrice. He married Rifat Ara Ramiza on 14 February 2015. The couple has one daughter. He was previously married to musician Dolly Sayontoni and another, who divorced. [5]
Robi Chowdhury's first audio album was released by a company called 'Selex'. [1] He also lent his voice to film songs and also composed music for several films. His first film as a music director was 'Andolan' and his last film was 'Putra Nak Paisawala'. He owns Rimzhim Studio.
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