Mehreen Mahmud

Mehreen Mahmud mostly known by her stage name Mehreen, is a Bangladeshi singer.

Mehreen
মেহরীন মাহমুদ
Background information
Birth nameMehreen Mahmud
BornDhaka, Bangladesh
OriginBangladesh
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrumentsvocals
Years active1993–present

Career

Mehreen was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She sings Bangla jazz-fusion-pop.[1]

Popular anchor, stage host, newscaster, model turned Pop star, Mehreen began her career in 1994, and her debut album Anari was released in 2000. In 2012 she judged the Bangladeshi Idol. In 2008 she was a judge from Bangladesh at "The Band Wagon", band hunt reality show in Kolkata, with Grammy winner A.R. Rahman. She is the 1st face of Bangladeshi TV Channel i.

She profusely sang for the cricket and football of Bangladesh; to top is a song, Bangladesh National Cricket Team during 2011 Cricket World Cup titled Cup Kintu Ektai. Bangladeshi Idol.[1][2]

She completed her masters in English literature from the University of Dhaka. Besides Bangla, she sings Chinese, Nepalese, Japanese, Sri Lankan, Gujrati, Hindi, etc. She is adept in Tagore, folk and Nazrul.

Discography

As of 2017, she has released seven solo albums:[3]

  • Anari (2000)
  • Dekha Hobe (2002)
  • Mone Pore Tomae (2004)
  • Bhalobashar Gaan A Romantic Compilation (2005)
  • Don't Forget Me (2006)
  • Tumi Acho Boley (2008)
  • SE7EN (2017)

Her popular songs include Tumi Acho Bole, Anari, Rajkumar, Dhaka, Dhol, Dekha Hobe, Aj ek Notun Din etc.

Other

She worked as an MC for the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in 1992–2004, and as a newscaster on BTV and national radio, Bangladesh Betar from 1992 to 2000.

Concerts

Mehreen performed on 6th Citycell Channel I Music Award at Lalbagh Fort on 3 December 2010 along with many other Bangladeshi artists.[4]

References
  1. "Bangladeshi Idol launches today". The Daily Star. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. Malik, Shadma (30 September 2013). "Mehreen's takes on Bangladeshi Idol and more". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. "Mehreen releases 7th solo album". The New Nation. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. News on The Independent
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