Sabina Yasmin

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Sabina Yasmin

(1954-09-04) 4 September 1954 (age 70) [2]
Dacca, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater University of Dhaka
OccupationPlayback singer
Years active1967–present
Spouses
  • Anisur Rahman (divorced)
  • Amir Hossain (divorced)
  • Kabir Suman
Children2
Relatives
Awards full list

Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1954), [3] otherwise known as Sabina Yasmin is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. [3] [4] She has recorded more than 1,500 songs for films and more than 10,000 songs in total. [5]

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Yasmin was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 1996 by the Government of Bangladesh. [6] [7]

Early life

Yasmin was born on 4 September 1954 at Dhaka. [5] [8] Her ancestral home is in Satkhira. Her father, Lutfar Rahman, worked in the Provincial Civil Service of British Raj and her mother, Begum Mouluda Khatun, was a vocal artist who took lessons from the musician Ustaad Kader Baksh. Yasmin is the youngest of the five sisters; her elder sisters are singers Farida Yasmin, Fauzia Yasmin, Nazma Yasmin, and Nilufar Yasmin. [9] The first song that Yasmin learned with the household harmonium was Khokon Moni Shona. [8] In 1964, she sang regularly in Khela Ghar, a radio programme. [8] P.C. Gomez was her classical music mentor. [8] Musician Altaf Mahmud discovered her singing voice while visiting her neighbour's house. [8] She made her debut in playback singing through the song Modhu Jochnar Dipali for the film Agun Niye Khela (1967), directed by Zahir Raihan. As child artists, she and Shahnaz Rahmatullah won awards from President Ayub Khan. [9]

Career

Yasmin got her first breakthrough through the song titled Shudhu Gaan Geye Porichoy. [8] She then started working under Altaf Mahmud in films including Anowara', 'Nayantara' and 'Taka Ana Pai'. She gradually performed along with Satya Saha, Subal Das, Khan Ataur Rahman, Alauddin Ali, Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul and Gazi Mazharul Anwar. [9]

1960s

Yasmin has sung for films, radio, television and gramophone companies. She started her career in Pakistan film industry and gained recognition when she sang a duet with Ahmed Rushdi Baharon ki yeh shaam for film Anari (1969). [10]

1970s

When Yasmin entered the film industry, her co-eval Shahnaz Rahmatullah was the number one singer. In 1970, the film Jibon Theke Neya was released. It contained the song "Eki Sonar Aloy" which elevated Yasmin as the leading singer. She sang some patriotic songs "Sob Kota Janala", "Swajan Harano Diner Samarane", "Sei Railliner Dhare", "Swadhinata Tumi" etc.[ citation needed ] She garnered fame with the song "Sudhu Gaan Geye Porichoy" in 1972 film 'Abujh Mon'. She sang "Tumi Je Amar Kobita", "Tumi Achho" etc. duets with Mahmudunnabi. She received the first Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1975 for her songs in Sujon Sokhi. She received three consecutive National film awards: in 1978 for Golapi Ekhon Train E; in 1979 for Sundari; and in 1980 for Kosai.[ citation needed ]

1980s

She sang numerous such hits as "Koto Sadhonay Emon Bhagyo Mele", "Shoto Jonomer Sadh", "E Jibone Tumi Ogo Ele" and many more.[ citation needed ] Her rising popularity dragged her to Indian cinema. In 1985, she sang "Cherona Cherona Haat" and "Jalpari" with Kishore Kumar in the Indo-Bangladesh joint production Anyay Abichar which had music by R. D. Burman.

1990s

Yasmin earned National Awards in 1991 for Danga and 1992 for Radha Krishna. In 1994, Kanak Chapa came to the music scene with the film Tomakei Chai.[ citation needed ]

2000s

By the year 2000, Kanak Chapa was already most sought after playback singer. Yet Yasmin got to sing numerous hit songs composed by top-notch music directors.[ citation needed ] She achieved National Film Award for her rendition of "Boroshar Prothom Dine" in Dui Duari (2000). In 2004, her song "Preme Poreche Mon" in 'wrong number' topped the music top charts. She achieved her 12th and last National Film Award for 'Dui Noyoner Alo'.[ citation needed ]

2010s

Yasmin sang a duet with the winner of Channel-I Sera Kontho, Imran.[ citation needed ] In these years she sang for new generation of actresses like Apu Biswas, Sahara, Racy and others.[ citation needed ] Her song "Premiker Buk Jeno Sukher Nodi" featured in top charts for many weeks.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Yasmin has married three times. She has a daughter, Fairooz Yasmin (Badhon), a singer, from her first marriage with Anisur Rahman, and a son, Srabon, from her second marriage with Amir Hossain. In 1998, she met Kabir Sumon, an Indian-Bengali musician and political activist, and later the couple got married. [11]

In July 2007, Yasmin was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. [12] She was admitted to Labaid Hospital on 12 June. Doctors found that she was suffering from an infection of spleen. An emergency operation took place on 21 June. But her health didn't improve. She flew to Singapore for better treatment on 11 July. After having treatment for three and half months, she returned to Bangladesh. [12] [13]

Works

Popular songs
Filmography

Awards

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
Others

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