Tapan Chowdhury (singer) explained

Tapan Chowdhury (born 7 January)^[1] is a Bangladeshi singer.^{[2] [3]} He is a former member of the musical group Souls^{[4] [5]} and is known for his modern (Adhunik) songs. He won Best Male Singer in 1st Meril-Prothom Alo Awards in 1998.^[6]

Career

Chowdhury was trained by Ustad Priyadaranjan Sen, Ustad Mihirlala and Pandit Sanjit Dey. He started his career with Souls towards the end of 1973 and worked for the band for 22 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.^[7] He performed as a playback singer for more than 300 films.^{[7] [8]}

Discography

Band

Souls

• Super Souls (1980)
• Colleger Corridore (1982)
• Manush Matir Kachakachi (1987)
• East & West (1988)
• E Emon Porichoy (1993)

Solo

• Tapan Chowdhury
• Arajita
• Onushuchona
• Tumi Nil Akash
• Sritir Chinnoh
• Amar Prithibi
• Aj Fire Na Gelei Ki Noy^[9]
• Biroho
• Ei Rupali Chade^[10]
• Dome Jibon Dome Moron^[11]
• Ami Shob Kichu Charte Pari^[12]
• Mon Poboner Nau^[13]
• Hiyar Majhe Praner Manush (Rabindra Sangeet)

Duet

• Tumi Amar Prothom Shokal
• Nishhashe Tumi, Bishaashe Tumi
• Amar Akashe

Mixed

• Bitrishna Jibon Amar
• Kichhui Naki Daini Tomay
• Joy Porajoy

Notes and References

1. Web site: bn:শুভ জন্মদিন তপন চৌধুরী . https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AD-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80/74595 . Daily Bangladesh . bn . 17 February 2019.
2. News: Joyous depiction of the mentally challenged . . 3 August 2003 . 26 October 2009.
3. News: bn:ফিরছেন তপন চৌধুরী . https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1266675.bdnews . bdnews24.com . bn . 17 February 2019.
4. News: Tapan Chowdhury, Sharalipi's new duet released . Daily Sun . September 2018 . 17 February 2019 . en.
5. News: bn:অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় তপন চৌধুরীর গান . https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/1437301 . Prothom Alo . 17 February 2019 . bn.
6. News: Shazu . Shah Alam . Music is now global . The Daily Star . 27 September 2010 . en.
7. News: Tapan Chowdhury performs at IGCC . The Daily Star . 5 December 2013 . 1 November 2015.
8. Web site: Looking back at the pioneering bands of Bangladesh . hifipublic.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200917003123/https://hifipublic.com/2019/08/23/looking-back-at-the-pioneering-bangladeshi-bands/ . 17 September 2020.
9. Web site: Aj Fire Na Gelei Ki Noy . Amazon.
10. Web site: Ei Rupali Chade . Amazon.
11. Web site: Dome Jibon Dome Moron . Amazon.
12. Web site: Ami Shob Kichu Charte Pari . Amazon.
13. Web site: Mon Poboner Nau . Amazon.