Kumar Bishwajit | |
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Bishwajit performing in San Francisco Bay Area (April 2014)
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Background information | |
Born |
Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh, |
June 1, 1963
Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
Instruments | Vocal |
Years active | 1981–present |
Website | kumarbishwajit |
Kumar Bishwajit (born June 1, 1963) is a Bangladeshi singer and composer.
Also known by his nickname "Tultul", Bishwajit was born to Sadhan Ranjan Dey and Sova Rani Dey in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He started his music career by performing on a radio show in 1977. He was first associated with the band Rhythm-77 for 2 years. Then he founded his own band Feelings in 1979. He performed his first television show on BTV in 1980.
As of April 2014, Bishwajit has released 28 solo music albums.
Bishwajit is married to Naima Sultana. They have a daughter and a son named Kumar Nibir.
Bishwajit earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 2010 for Swani Strir Wada and also won the best music director award. He also earned National Film Award for best male singer for Jhum Jhum Bristi from the film "Jaago" and he has earned another national award for best male playback singer for the film "Projapoti".