Asif Akbar

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Asif Akbar
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Native name আসিফ আকবর
Born Asif Akbar
(1972-03-25) 25 March 1972 (age 52)[1]
Comilla, Bangladesh
Residence Dhaka
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupation Singer
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s) Salma Asif Mitu (m.1992)
Children Rono
Rudro
Parent(s) Ali Akbar (father)
Rokeya Akbar (mother)
Awards National Film Awards (2 time)
Meril Prothom Alo Awards (6 time)
Website www.asifakbar.com

Asif Akbar is a Bangladeshi pop singer.[2] He releases solo, duet and mixed albums. He also sings for cinema. His latest album "Jan Re" is available online as he decided to release his songs throughout all possible media to prevent piracy.[3]

Career

Akbar's debut album was released on 30 January 2001. He constantly releases solo albums & also dueting along with singers like Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kumar Sanu, Bappa Majumdar, Dolly Shaontoni, Suzana Ansar, Sonia, Kaniz Suborna, Dinat Jahan Munni, Monir Khan, and many others. He retired from commercial singing on 17 March 2010 to concentrate on his political career. But he returned to commercial singing with the solo album titled X-Prem in August 2013.

He has got National Award for best singer two times and Meril Prothom Alo Award for a record six times with two consecutives.

Personal life

Asif Akbar was born as Asif Akbar Mithu in Comilla, Bangladesh. Although Mithu was busy playing cricket in his childhood and wanted to be a cricketer or a businessman he later become a popular singer for his emerging voice. He is never thought to be a singer.

He is married to Salma Asif Mitu and they have two children Rono and Rudro.

Solo albums

Years Album No Album Name Genre Notes
2001 001 O Priya Tumi Kothay Pop Debut album
2002 002 Tumii Sukhi How Pop
003 Tumii Kotha Rakhoni Pop
004 Tumio Kadbe Ekdin Pop
2003 005 Sukhe Theko Tumi Bandhobi Pop
006 Pashani Tumi Pashani Pop
007 Tumii Mone Rakhoni Pop
2004 008 Ekbar Bolo Tumi Pop
009 Keno Tumi Sukhe Thakbe Pop
010 Tumii Valobasoni Pop
011 Tobuo Valobasi Pop
2005 012 Batase Prem Uriye Dio Pop
013 Bachbo Na Pop
014 Jobab Dao Pop
2006 015 Ovinoy Pop
016 Songsar Pop
017 Hridoye Roktokkhoron Pop
2007 018 Bondi Pop
019 Shorto Pop
020 Boikaler Chad Pop
2008 021 Kichu Vul Kichu Sriti Pop
022 Ekhono Josna Dekhi Pop
023 Ek Fota Oshru Pop
2009 024 Bondhu Tor Khobor Kire Pop
025 Pani Nai Chokhe Pop
026 Sei Din Guli Koi Pop
027 Dorodiyare Folk
028 Songkolito Desher Gaan Pop
2013 029 X-Prem[4] Pop After three years, Asif's 29th solo album[5][6]
2014 030 Jan Re Pop

Duet and mixed albums

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2

He has released more than 120 solo, duet and mixed albums and sang over 2000 in his career.

References

  1. ↑ "daily sun daily sun | Culturetainmentdaily sun | Culturetainment | Singer Asif gets back to business". Daily Sun.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ "Asif Akbar". ReverbNation.
  4. ↑ "daily sun daily sun | Culturetainmentdaily sun | Culturetainment | Singer Asif gets back to business". Daily Sun.
  5. ↑ Shah Alam Shazu. "Asif’s comeback". The Daily Star.
  6. ↑ "Singer Asif gets back to business". Daily Sun.
  7. ↑ "Jhograr Gan (2013) by Asif & Nancy Album Download". BDmusic24.Info.

External links

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