Firoza Begum

Firoza Begum (; 28 July 1930 – 9 September 2014) was a Bangladeshi Bengali Nazrul Geeti singer. Her parents were Khan Bahadur Mohammad Ismail of Faridpur, and Begum Kowkabunnesa. She started her career in 1940s.

Firoza Begum first sang in All India Radio while studying in sixth grade. She met the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the age of 10. She became a student of his. In 1942, she recorded her first Islamic song by the gramophone record company His Master's Voice in 78 rpm disk format. Since then, 12 LP, 4 EP, 6 CD and more than 20 audio cassette records have been released. She lived in Kolkata from 1954 until she moved to Dhaka in 1967.

Honours D Lit from University of Burdwan Bongo Shomman from Mamata Banerjee (2012)

Legacy The 'Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal' was introduced from 2016 by Dhaka University. The recipient is selected by a jury board each year from nationally recognised music artists.

On 28 July 2018, Google celebrated Firoza Begum's 88th Birthday with a Google Doodle.