Habib Wahid
Habib Wahid is a Bangladeshi music composer and singer.He became popular with his debuted album Krishno in 2003, which was an instant hit at that time. Throughout his career, Habib Wahid has released numerous hit singles and albums including, Shono (2008) and Moina Go (2005), establishing himself as one of the leading figures in the Bangladeshi music industry. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Projapoti (2011) [1][2] and has won a record 5 times Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Artist.
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Alma mater | School of Audio Engineering |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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Children | 2 |
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Relatives | Farzana Wahid Shayan (cousin) Ariyan Mehedi (cousin) |
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Early life and education
changeHabib Wahid was born and brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Ferdous Wahid, a Bangladeshi pop singer, and Roksana Wahid. His ancestral home is in south paiksha in Srinagar of Munshiganj (Bikrampur).[3] He attended South Breeze School in Dhanmondi.
Wahid attended YWCA and Radiant International School. At Radiant International School, his principal was Sabina Yasmin's eldest sister. He went to England in pursuit of higher education and studied music & audio engineering at the School of Audio Engineering at London, UK in 1999. [4]
Career
changeDebut with Krishno
changeWahid started working with other Asian music producers such as Karsh Kale while in the UK. Wahid was already working as a music producer, however he needed a vocalist to develop his new album. While living in London, he found the vocalist Kaya, a Sylheti restaurant owner, who would collaborate with him on the album.[5] In 2003, Wahid released his first album Krishno, a collaborative effort with Wahid producing the music while Kaya sang. The album proved to be a success in Britain and Bangladesh. The album Krishno was a fusion of folk and modern Ektaar Music Ltd, introducing a new genre to the Dhaka music arena.[6]
Personal life
changeWahid married Lubyana in 2003, and they divorced later that year.[7] He married Rehana Chowdhury in 2011,[8][9] and together they have a son.[7] They divorced in 2017.[8]
In January 2021, Wahid announced that he had recently married Afsana Chowdhury Shifa.[10] They have a son.[11]
Discography
changeSolo albums
changeYear | Name | Label | Reference |
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2005 | Moina Go | Ektaar Music | [12][13] |
2006 | Shono | Laser Vision | [13][14] |
2008 | Bolchi Tomake | Sangeeta | [13][15] |
2011 | Ahoban! | Deadline Music | [16][17] |
2012 | Shadhin | [18] |
Collaborative albums
changeYear | Name | Other Artists | Label | Reference |
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2003 | Krishno | Kaya | Ektaar Music | [5][19] |
2004 | Maya | Kaya & Helal | [13] | |
2007 | Panjabiwala | Shireen Jawad | Laser Vision | [20] |
2008 | O Bosheshe | Ferdous Wahid | Sangeeta | [21] |
2011 | Somorpon | Aurthohin & Warfaze | Deadline Music | [22] |
2012 | Rong | Nancy | [23] |
Compilation albums
changeYear | Name | Label | Reference |
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2009 | Obosheshe | Sangeeta | [24] |
Singles
changeYear | Name | Label | Notes | Reference |
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2015 | "Hariye Fela Bhalobasha" | Sangeeta | Feat.Peya Bipasha | [25][26] |
"Mon Ghumay Re" | Multisourcing Ltd | [27] | ||
2016 | "Tomar Akash" | Robi Yonder | [28][29] | |
"Moner Thikana" | Multisourcing Ltd | Feat. Sarlina; Lyrics by Riddhi | [28][30] | |
"Beporawa Mon" | Unlimited Audio Video | Feat. Tanjin Tisha | [28] | |
"Meghe Dhaka Shohor" (with Nirjhor) | CD Choice | Featured in the 2015 TV serial Meghe Dhaka Shohor; Lyrics by Zahid Akbar | [31] | |
"Tumi Amar" (with Nancy) | From the soundtrack Sultana Bibiana | [32] | ||
"Ei Bangla Ei Manush" | Sangeeta | Released for the World Bank's End Poverty Day; Lyrics by Sharmin Sultana Sumi From Chirkutt | [33][34] | |
2017 | "Tumi Hina" | HW Productions | Lyrics by Minar Rahman | [28] |
"Mitthe Noy" | Dhruba Music Station | Lyrics by Shafiq Tuhin | ||
"Ghum" | Sangeeta | Feat. Rafiath Rashid Mithila; Lyrics by Shuhrid Sufiyan | [35] | |
"Golaper Din" (featuring Nancy) | HW Productions | Lyrics by Shuhrid Sufiyan | [36] | |
"Tor E Janalay" (with Nancy) | [37] | |||
2018 | "Cholo Na" | Gaanchill Music | Music composed by Fuad ;Feat. Sarlina Hossain | [38] |
2022 | "Beni Khule" (with Muza) | Qinetic Music | Feat. Aabir Khan, Farjana Mahbub Poly, Joyshree Debi, Sadia Ethila, Saiful Islam Sabbir, Suporno Chakraborty, Tisa Rema, Sazz Enrique, Anila Iqbal, Ridy Sheikh, Ishrat Zaheen Ahmed, Sadiya A. Suchita, Shanaya Shahnaz, Farzana Faiza Bushra, TJ Faiza, Abrar Zahin
Music composed by Russell Ali, Muza & Fuad Lyrics by Fuajia Sultana & Muza |
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Awards
changeYear | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | "Valobashbo Bashbo Re" from Hridoyer Kotha | Best Singer (Male) | Meril Prothom Alo Awards | Won | ||
2008 | Bolchi Tomake | Best Singer (Male) | Meril Prothom Alo Awards | Won | ||
2009 | "Dwidha" from Third Person Singular Number | Best Singer (Male) | Meril Prothom Alo Awards | Won | [39] | |
2010 | "Projapoti" from Projapoti | Best Singer (Male) | Meril Prothom Alo Awards | Won | [40] | |
2011 | Projapoti | Best Music Director | National Film Awards | Won | [41] | |
2012 | Shadhin | Best Singer (Male) | Meril Prothom Alo Awards | Won |
References
change- ↑ "Habib Wahid lends voice to Imran's composition". daily-sun. October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ↑ "জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০১১ প্রদান". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ↑ "Celebs' Eid resolutions". New Age. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ↑ "Habib Wahid". Priyo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kajalie Shehreen Islam (1 August 2003). "Krishno A New Take on Tradition". Star Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ↑ "::: Star Weekend Magazine :::". archive.thedailystar.net.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ex-wife blames Tanjin Tisha for her divorce with singer Habib". Dhaka Tribune. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 বাবা হলেন হাবিব ওয়াহিদ [Habib Wahid became father]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ "Habib splits path from his wife". Dhaka Tribune. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Nat'l Award-winning singer-composer Habib ties the knot for third time". UNB. 12 January 2021.
- ↑ "News of the day". Daily Sun. 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Moina Go by Habib Wahid on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Habib to perform at IGCC". The Daily Star. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Shono by Habib Wahid on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Bolchi Tomake by Habib on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Let's move with Habib's Ahobaan". Amader Gaan. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
- ↑ "2011 in Music". The Daily Star. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "Habib releases new album on Banglalink Music Station". The Daily Star. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "Bangla folk music loses a true son of the soil". The Daily Star. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Panjabiwala". BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "O Bosheshe by Habib & Ferdous Wahid on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Banglalink launches folk album Shomorpon today". Dhaka Mirror. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "rong-habib-wahid".
- ↑ "Oboshese by Habib Wahid on Apple Music". iTunes Store. January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ ইউরোপে ‘হারিয়ে ফেলা ভালোবাসা’ [Europe 'Hariye Fela Bhalobasha']. The Report 24 (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Habib 'Hariye Fela Bhalobasha'" হাবিবের 'হারিয়ে ফেলা ভালোবাসা'. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "[WATCH] Habib's "Mon Ghumaye Re" creating waves". The Daily Star. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 "Habib Wahid – The Magician". The Daily Star. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ জেগে উঠলো হাবিব ওয়াহিদের ঘুমন্ত মন. BD morning (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Habib's new song to be released". The Daily Star. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Habib lends his voice to a TV serial". The Daily Star. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "Tumi Amar". player.gpmusic.co. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "#ProsperBangladesh". World Bank. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ Habib Wahid, Ei Bangla Ei Manush, retrieved 4 July 2017
- ↑ "Mithila and Habib star in "Ghum"". The Daily Star. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ অডিওর শক্তিটা যাচাই করতে চাই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ↑ "GP Music". player.gpmusic.co. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "Cholo Na – Single" by Habib Wahid on iTunes, 8 January 2018, retrieved 16 January 2018
- ↑ "Meril-Prothom Alo Award ceremony held". The Daily Star. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Meril Prothom Alo Awards". The Daily Star. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Monjur Kader (31 January 2013). ন্যান্সি-তুহিন সঙ্গে হাবিব [Nancy-Tuhin with Habib]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
Other websites
change- Habib Wahid on IMDb