Kazi Krishnokoli Islam

Krishnokoli
Krishnokoli
Born	Khulna, Bangladesh
Instrument	Vocal
Website	www.krishnokoli.com

Kazi Krishnokoli Islam is a Bangladeshi singer and lyricist.^[1] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Monpura (2009).^[2]

Career

Krishnokoli was born and raised in Khulna.^[3] She got music lessons from her mother Meherun Nesa, Shadhon Ghosh and Basudeb Biswas.^[3] She was enrolled in Chhayanaut in 1998.

Krishnokoli released her debut album "Shurjey Bandhi Basha" in 2007.^[4] In 2011, her second album "Alor Pithey Andhar" was released.^[5]

Krishnokoli is involved with "Biplabi Nari Shanghati", a women's rights organization.^[6] She worked for an audio/visual company before working with the production house, Krishnochura, as a creative director between 2005 and 2006.^[5] Krishnokoli performs onstage with Arko Sumon on guitar.^[7]

References

^ Mainul Hassan (November 14, 2009). "Social awareness through music". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ ""Ganga Jatra" and "Monpura" shine". The Daily Star. July 25, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 Karim Waheed (April 20, 2007). "An artiste bares her soul : Krishnokoli's debut album 'Shurjey Bandhi Basha'". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ Karim Waheed (September 17, 2008). "Birth of a song: The whole nine yards". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ ^5.0 ^5.1 "21st Bangladesh Young And Future". The Daily Star. February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ Mainul Hassan (March 8, 2010). "Krishnokoli: Talking about a revolution". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ "Contemporising the traditional". The Daily Star. April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

External links

Kazi Krishnokoli Islam at IMDb

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[1] Mainul Hassan (November 14, 2009). "Social awareness through music". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[2] ""Ganga Jatra" and "Monpura" shine". The Daily Star. July 25, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[soul-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Karim Waheed (April 20, 2007). "An artiste bares her soul : Krishnokoli's debut album 'Shurjey Bandhi Basha'". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[4] Karim Waheed (September 17, 2008). "Birth of a song: The whole nine yards". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[21st-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "21st Bangladesh Young And Future". The Daily Star. February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[6] Mainul Hassan (March 8, 2010). "Krishnokoli: Talking about a revolution". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[7] "Contemporising the traditional". The Daily Star. April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

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v t e Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
1975–1980	Sabina Yasmin (1975) Runa Laila (1976) Runa Laila (1977) Sabina Yasmin (1978) Sabina Yasmin (1979) Sabina Yasmin (1980)
1981–2000	No Award (1981) Mitali Mukherjee (1982) No Award (1983) Sabina Yasmin (1984) Sabina Yasmin (1985) Nilufar Yasmin (1986) Sabina Yasmin (1987) Sabina Yasmin (1988) Runa Laila (1989) Shahnaz Rahmatullah (1990) Sabina Yasmin (1991) Sabina Yasmin (1992) Farida Parveen (1993) Runa Laila (1994) Kanak Chapa (1995) No Award (1996) No Award (1997) No Award (1998) No Award (1999) Sabina Yasmin (2000)
2001–present	Kanak Chapa (2001) Uma Khan (2002) Baby Naznin (2003) No Award (2004) Sabina Yasmin (2005) Samina Chowdhury (2006) Fahmida Nabi (2007) Kanak Chapa (2008) Krishnokoli and Chandana Mazumdar (2009) Shammi Akhtar (2010) Nancy (2011) Runa Laila (2012) Runa Laila and Sabina Yasmin (2013) Runa Laila and Momtaz (2014) Priyanka Gope (2015) Shaon (2016) Momtaz (2017) Sabina Yasmin and Ankhi Alamgir (2018) Momtaz and Oyshee (2019) Konal and Dilshad Nahar Kona (2020)