Firoza Begum
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Firoza Begum (28 July 1930 – September 9, 2014) was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer.
In 1979, the government of Bangladesh awarded the Independence Day Award.
Personal life
Firoza Begum married Kamal Dasgupta (who converted to Islam after the marriage and went by the name Kamal Uddin Ahmed), a singer, composer, and lyricist. On July 20, 1974, Kamal died. Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed, two of their three sons, are musicians. They are currently members of Miles, a rock band.
Early life and career
Firoza Begum was born in Gopalganj District on 28 July 1930 to the zamindar family of Ratail Ghonaparha. Her parents were Mohammad Ismail and Begum Kowkabunnesa. She became drawn to music in her childhood. She started her career in 1940s.
Firoza Begum first sang in All India Radio while studying in sixth grade. She met the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the age of 10. She became a student of him. In 1942, she recorded her first Islamic song by the gramophone record company HMV in 78 rpm disk format. Since then, 12 LP, 4 EP, 6 CD and more than 20 audio cassette records have been released. She lived in Kolkata from 1954 until she moved to Dhaka in 1967.