Salma Akhter সালমা আক্তার | |
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Birth name | Moushumi Akhter Salma |
Born | 1 January 1991 |
Origin | Naogaon, Rajshahi, Bangladesh [1] |
Genres | Lalon Geeti, Palli Geeti |
Instrument | Vocal |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse(s) |
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]
She was born in the village of Gangarampur, Daulatpur Upazila, Kushtia District, Khulna Division.[ citation needed ]
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]
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]
Album | Year |
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Baniya Bondhu | 2006 |
Bondhu Aiyo Aiyo | 2007 |
Poraner Bondhu | 2008 |
Matir Tara | 2009 |
Bondhu Ailana | 2010 |
Binodini | 2010 |
Brindabon | 2011 |
Prfemer Janaza | 2012 |
Shopno Uraila | 2015 |
Anuraager Ghorey | 2016 |
Mon Majhi | 2017 |
Rongila Baroi | 2020 |
Noya Daman | 2021 |
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