Tapan Chowdhury (born 7 January) is a Bangladeshi singer. He is a former member of the musical group

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and is known for his modern (Adhunik) songs. He won Best Male Singer in 1st

Meril-Prothom Alo Awards The ''Meril-Prothom Alo Awards'', or simply ''Prothom Alo Awards'', is an annual Bangladeshi awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in Cinema of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi Film Industry. The awards are divided into two components, Viewer ...

in 1998.

Career

Chowdhury was trained by Ustad Priyadaranjan Sen, Ustad Mihirlala and Pandit Sanjit Dey. He started his career with

towards the end of 1973 and worked for the band for 20 years. He was one of the biggest contributor to Souls, being the main vocalist of the first five albums. Later, he started to work as a solo singer. He performed as a playback singer for more than 300 films.

Personal life

Chowdhury now resides in

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with his wife Soma and son Satyam.

References

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