Kanak Chapa

Kanak Chapa (; born 11 September 1969) is a Bangladeshi singer. She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times, for her performance in the films Love Story, Premer Taj Mahal (2001) and Ek Takar Bou (2008). She published her autobiography Sthobir Jajabor in 2011 and a poetry book Mukhomukhi Joddha in 2012.

Early life Kanak Chapa was born as Rumana Morshed on 11 September 1969 in Dhaka at Holy Family Hospital to Azizul Huque Morshed (born 27 October 1933; died 29 December 2009) and Momena Jahan. She received championship award for "Jatiyo Shishu Protijogita" for three years in a row. She was under the guidance of artist Ustad Basir Ahmed for 12 years.

Education From a very young age, Kanak Chapa's father gave her the initial training in singing. Morshed was an amateur singer and also a painter who was a student of Zainul Abedin. Kanak Chapa was born in a conservative family. So her painting was not welcomed eventually and her father did not want her to paint as a career. Kanak Chapa completed her school from Madartek Abdul Aziz High School. Later she went to Viqarunnisa Noon School and College for her HSC.

Personal life Kanak Chapa is married to music director and composer Moinul Islam Khan (born 25 January 1957) on 6 December 1984. She got married at the age of 15 and her husband was 27 years old. Together, they have one son, Faizul Islam Khan (born 15 November 1987), and one daughter, Faria Islam Khan (born 27 November 1990). Along with 2 children, she has 5 grandchildren. Faria got married in 2009 at 18 years old. Faria has been residing Australia with her husband Abdullah Mohammad Yahya (CEO and Director of Alta Vista Trading) and their 3 kids since 2024.

Kanak Chapa competed from the Sirajganj-1 constituency in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election with the nomination from Bangladesh Nationalist Party and lost to Mohammed Nasim from Bangladesh Awami League.

Career

Singing She sang more than 3500 songs, did playback in about 2000 films. About 40 albums of her had been released and till now they are very popular. She had performed in more than 4000 stage shows. She had shared the stage with the likes of Subir Nandi, Andrew Kishore, Kumar Bishwajit, Monir Khan and other artists of Bangladesh.

Writing Apart from singing, Kanak Chapa is an accomplished writer. She has written columns and fictions in many leading newspapers and online portals. She has published a total of 6 books: Sthobir Jajabor, Mukhomukhi Joddha Megher Danay Chore, Boikata Ghuri: Kataghuri 1, Boikata Ghuri: Kataghuri 2. The last two are her autobiography consisting of two volumes and was published in 2020.

Awards

Bangladesh National Film Awards Year Award Category Film Result 1995 National Film Awards Best Female Playback Singer Love Story 2001 National Film Awards Best Female Playback Singer Premer Taj Mahal 2008 National Film Awards Best Female Playback Singer Ek Takar Bou

Meril Prothom Alo Awards Year Award Category Result 1999 Meril Prothom Alo Awards Best Singer (Female) 2000 Meril Prothom Alo Awards Best Singer (Female) 2001 Meril Prothom Alo Awards Best Singer (Female) 2002 Meril Prothom Alo Awards Best Singer (Female)

Bachsas Awards Year Award Category Result 1999 Bachsas Awards Best Singer (Female) 2000 Bachsas Awards Best Singer (Female) 2001 Bachsas Awards Best Singer (Female) 2008 Bachsas Awards Best Singer (Female)

Ifad Film Club Award Year Award Category Result 2012 Ifad Film Club Award Best Singer (Female)

11th Channel i Music Awards Best Modern Song – won