Subhamita Banerjee

Subhamita Banerjee
Background information
Native name	শুভমিতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
Origin	Malda, West Bengal, India
Genres	Modern Bengali Songs , Ghazal
Occupation(s)	Singer, Vocalist, Playback Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Sagarika
Website	http://www.subhamita.com/

Subhamita Banerjee (Bengali: শুভমিতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) is a Bengali singer from Kolkata, India, who specializes in modern songs. She has many Bengali albums to her credit and is one of the well known singers in the Bengali music industry.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Personal life

Banerjee was born in a Bengali musical family. Her father, Shri Joshoda Dulal Das, a classical vocalist, was her first Guru who gave her the basic training in music. She also took training from gurus including Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar of Jaipur Gwalior Gharana, Aniruddha Bhattacharya of Kirana Gharana and Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury of Benares Gharana and also trained in different classical styles of Purab Ang Thumri, Dadra, Chaiti, Kajri traditions. Subhamita completed her graduation with Honors in English from Kolkata University and Masters in English from Rabindra Bharati University in the 1998.^[8][9][10]

Discography

• Abishkar -Taal Audio
• Phire Dekha -Taal Audio
• Ichhe Paari (2004) Sagarika Music
• Brishti Paye Paye (2005) Sagarika Music
• Gopano Kathati (2006) Sagarika Music
• Jodi Bondhu Hao (2007) Sagarika Music
• Arunobani -Sagarika Music
• Chal Gaan Bhese -Sagarika Music
• Subhamita O Shreya (2013) Sagarika Music
• Poila Nambar (2014) Sagarika Music
• Moner Hodish (2005) Sagarika Music
• Dui Du Gune Prem (2014) Asha Audio
• Tomay Bhalobeshe (2015) Asha Audio

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Awards

• Offered Scholarship from ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata.
• Recipient of National Scholarship from the Government of India in 1992.
• Placed “First” in HMV Golden Talent Contest in 1993.
• Placed “First: in Sa Theke Sa which aired on ETV Bangla which was a turning point in her career.
• Released nearly a dozen album of Bengali Songs.
• Lent voice in more than 200 Tele-Serial and Bengali Films.
• 3 Times Winner of Best Female Singer Award in Tele-Serial Category in 2006, 2007 & 2008.
• Recipient of 3 awards together from Anand Bazaar Patrika and 91.9 FM including ‘Best Female Singer Award"
• Best Female Singer Award - Radio Mirchi -2012

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Performances

• Special performance in Pandit Ravi Shankarji’s project in the event “India Calling” in Los Angeles, United States in 2009.
• Her song,in the film Memories in March got immensely popular and which was written by Rituparna Ghosh and directed by Debojyoti Mishra
• In July 2011 she performed in a music festival called Guru Shishya Parampara organized jointly by East Zone Cultural Centre and SRA
• She participated in the ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan in 2011

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References

External links

• Subhamita Banerjee at the Internet Movie Database