Kazi Krishnokoli Islam is a Bangladeshi singer and lyricist. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film ''

Monpura ''Monpura'' ( bn, মনপুরা), is a 2009 Bangladeshi Bengali film, directed by Giasuddin Selim. The film was remade into Indian Bengali in 2010 as ''Achin Pakhi'', which was directed by Anjan Das. ''Monpura'' is a romantic tragedy film se ...

'' (2009).

Career

Krishnokoli was born and raised in

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

. She got music lessons from her mother Meherun Nesa, Shadhon Ghosh and Basudeb Biswas. She was enrolled in

Chhayanaut The Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyatan ( bn, ছায়ানট) is an institution devoted to Bengali culture, founded in Bangladesh in 1961. As in the case of many similar organizations, it was established during Pakistani rule in Bangladesh to prom ...

in 1998. Krishnokoli released her debut album ''"Shurjey Bandhi Basha"'' in 2007. In 2011, her second album ''"Alor Pithey Andhar"'' was released. Krishnokoli is involved with ''"Biplabi Nari Shanghati"'', a women's rights organization. She worked for an audio/visual company before working with the production house, Krishnochura, as a creative director between 2005 and 2006. Krishnokoli performs onstage with Arko Sumon on guitar.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Bangladeshi women singers 21st-century Bangladeshi singers Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Female Singer Meril-Prothom Alo Award winners {{Bangladesh-singer-stub