Moushumi Akhter Salma
(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
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Early life
She was born in the village of Gangarampur,
Daulatpur Upazila,
Kushtia District
Kushtia District (; ) is a district in the Khulna Division, Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. Kushtia has existed as a sepa ...
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Khulna Division
Khulna Division () is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna Dist ...
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Music career
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''.
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
Lalon (; died 17 October 1890), also known as Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir, Shahji, was a Bengali spiritual leader, philosopher, mystic poet and social reformer. Regarded as an icon of Bengali culture, he inspired and influenced many philosophers, ...
, as well as modern Bengali songs.
She has also performed internationally.
Personal life
In 2010, she married
Shibli Sadique, a businessman and the incumbent member of parliament from
Dinajpur-6 constituency.
[ She re-married in 2018, and has another daughter in her second marriage.]
Awards
* Bachsas - Best Female Singer
Discography
References
External links
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Living people
People from Kushtia District
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Bangladeshi women singers
21st-century Bangladeshi singers
Bangladeshi folk singers
1991 births