Dilshad Nahar Kona (born 15 April 1981; known as Kona)
[ is a Bangladeshi singer. She won for her song ''"Tui Ki Amar Hobi Re"'' in the film '' Bishwoshundori'' (2020).
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Early life
Kona was a student of Moghbazar Girls High School and Lalmatia College, Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
. She studied Nazrul Geeti
Nazrul Sangeet (), also Nazrul Geeti (; ), refers to the songs written and composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam, who is the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul Geeti incorporate revolutionary notions as well as more spiritual, philosophical and romant ...
in Nazrul Academy.
Career
Kona was a member of the female band ''Angels Four'' with Nafisa, Rumana and Tisha during 2003–2006. It was formed by S.I. Tutul and Shopon.[ After the band was disbanded, she started her solo career in 2006 with her first album ''Jamitik Bhalobasha''.][ Her next album ''Fuad featuring Kona'', with ]Fuad
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, was released in 2008. The album ''Simply Kona'' released in 2011 was composed by Sri-Lankan music director Iraj Weeraratne and Bangladeshi composers Bappa Mazumdar
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Mazumder ...
and Fuad.
Kona performs voice-overs on television commercials in Bangladesh. She hosted a show on NTV named ''Tumader Jonno Bangladesh''.[ She was one of the seven singers of the official song of ]2014 ICC World Twenty20
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.
Works
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
# Char Chokka Hoi Hoi also features Rahul Dev Kumar Pilli, Dilshad Karim Elita, Pantha Kanai, Johan Alamgir, Sanvir Huda, Badhon Sarkar Puja and Kaushik Hossain Taposh
Film soundtracks
Films
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official Facebook Page
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Living people
Musicians from Dhaka
Bengali playback singers
21st-century Bangladeshi women singers
21st-century Bangladeshi singers
Best Female Singer Meril-Prothom Alo Award winners
Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
1980 births