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| Born | ()28 July Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 9 September () (aged 84) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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| Years active | – |
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| Awards | Independence Day Award () |
Firoza Begum (Bengali: ফিরোজা বেগম; 28 July – 9 September ) was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer.
She was awarded the Independence Day Award in by the Government of Bangladesh.
Early life and career
Firoza Begum was born in Gopalganj District on 28 July to the zamindar family of Ratail Ghonaparha. Her parents were Mohammad Ismail and Begum Kowkabunnesa. She became drawn to music in her childhood. She started her career in s.
Firoza Begum first sang in All India Radio while studying in sixth grade.
She met the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the age of She became a student of him. In , she recorded her first Islamic song by the gramophone record company HMV in 78 rpm disk format.
Firoza begum biography of michaels Authority control databases. Dhaka , Bangladesh. Faridpur , Bengal Presidency , British India. The Daily Star.Since then, 12 LP, 4 EP, 6 CD and more than 20 audio cassette records have been released. She lived in Kolkata from until she moved to Dhaka in
Personal life
In , Feroza Begum married to Kamal Dasgupta (who converted to Islam before the marriage and took the name Kamal Uddin Ahmed), a singer, composer, and lyricist.
Kamal died on 20 July Two of their three sons, Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed are musicians. They are currently members of the rock band Miles.
Death
Firoza Begum died on 9 September in Apollo Hospital, Dhaka due to heart and kidney problems.
Awards and honours
Awards
- Independence Day Award ()
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Award
- Satyajit Ray Award
- Nasiruddin Gold Medal
- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Gold Medal
- Best Nazrul Sangeet Singer Award
- Nazrul Academy Award
- Churulia Gold Medal
- Gold Disk from CBS, Japan
- Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime honorary award ()
- Sheltech Award ()
Honours
Legacy
The 'Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal' was introduced from by Dhaka University.
The recipient is selected by a jury board each year from nationally recognised music artists.
On 28 July , Google celebrated Firoza Begum's 88th Birthday with a Google Doodle.