Habib Wahid

Habib Wahid
Wahid in 2022
Born (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 (age 47)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materSchool of Audio Engineering
Occupations
Years active2003–present
Spouses
  • Rehana Chowdhury
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    (m. 2011; div. 2017)​
  • Afsana Chowdhury Shifa
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    (m. 2020)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesFarzana Wahid Shayan (cousin) Ariyan Mehedi (cousin)
Awards
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Labels

Habib Wahid is a Bangladeshi music composer and singer.He became popular with his debuted album Krishno in 2003, which was an instant hit at that time. Throughout his career, Habib Wahid has released numerous hit singles and albums including, Shono (2008) and Moina Go (2005), establishing himself as one of the leading figures in the Bangladeshi music industry. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Projapoti (2011) and has won a record 5 times Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Artist.

Early life and education

Habib Wahid was born and brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Ferdous Wahid, a Bangladeshi pop singer, and Roksana Wahid. His ancestral home is in south paiksha in Srinagar of Munshiganj (Bikrampur). He attended South Breeze School in Dhanmondi.

Wahid attended YWCA and Radiant International School. At Radiant International School, his principal was Sabina Yasmin's eldest sister. He went to England in pursuit of higher education and studied music & audio engineering at the School of Audio Engineering at London, UK in 1999.

Career

Debut with Krishno

Wahid started working with other Asian music producers such as Karsh Kale while in the UK. Wahid was already working as a music producer, however he needed a vocalist to develop his new album. While living in London, he found the vocalist Kaya, a Sylheti restaurant owner, who would collaborate with him on the album. In 2003, Wahid released his first album Krishno, a collaborative effort with Wahid producing the music while Kaya sang. The album proved to be a success in Britain and Bangladesh. The album Krishno was a fusion of folk and modern Ektaar Music Ltd, introducing a new genre to the Dhaka music arena.

Personal life

He married Rehana Chowdhury in 2011, and together they have a son. They divorced in 2017.

In January 2021, Wahid announced that he had recently married Afsana Chowdhury Shifa. They have a son.

Discography

Solo albums

Year Name Label Reference
2005 Moina Go Ektaar Music
2006 Shono Laser Vision
2008 Bolchi Tomake Sangeeta
2011 Ahoban! Deadline Music
2012 Shadhin

Collaborative albums

Year Name Other Artists Label Reference
2003 Krishno Kaya Ektaar Music
2004 Maya Kaya & Helal
2007 Panjabiwala Shireen Jawad Laser Vision
2008 O Bosheshe Ferdous Wahid Sangeeta
2011 Somorpon Aurthohin & Warfaze Deadline Music
2012 Rong Nancy

Compilation albums

Year Name Label Reference
2009 Obosheshe Sangeeta

Singles

Year Name Label Notes Reference
2015 "Hariye Fela Bhalobasha" Sangeeta Feat.Peya Bipasha
"Mon Ghumay Re" Multisourcing Ltd
2016 "Tomar Akash" Robi Yonder
"Moner Thikana" Multisourcing Ltd Feat. Sarlina; Lyrics by Riddhi
"Beporawa Mon" Unlimited Audio Video Feat. Tanjin Tisha
"Meghe Dhaka Shohor" (with Nirjhor) CD Choice Featured in the 2015 TV serial Meghe Dhaka Shohor; Lyrics by Zahid Akbar
"Tumi Amar" (with Nancy) From the soundtrack Sultana Bibiana
"Ei Bangla Ei Manush" Sangeeta Released for the World Bank's End Poverty Day; Lyrics by Sharmin Sultana Sumi From Chirkutt
2017 "Tumi Hina" HW Productions Lyrics by Minar Rahman
"Mitthe Noy" Dhruba Music Station Lyrics by Shafiq Tuhin
"Ghum" Sangeeta Feat. Rafiath Rashid Mithila; Lyrics by Shuhrid Sufiyan
"Golaper Din" (featuring Nancy) HW Productions Lyrics by Shuhrid Sufiyan
"Tor E Janalay" (with Nancy)
2018 "Cholo Na" Gaanchill Music Music composed by Fuad ;Feat. Sarlina Hossain
2022 "Beni Khule" (with Muza) Qinetic Music Feat. Aabir Khan, Farjana Mahbub Poly, Joyshree Debi, Sadia Ethila, Saiful Islam Sabbir, Suporno Chakraborty, Tisa Rema, Sazz Enrique, Anila Iqbal, Ridy Sheikh, Ishrat Zaheen Ahmed, Sadiya A. Suchita, Shanaya Shahnaz, Farzana Faiza Bushra, TJ Faiza, Abrar Zahin

Music composed by Russell Ali, Muza & Fuad

Lyrics by Fuajia Sultana & Muza

Awards

Year Nominated work CategoryAward ResultNotesRef.
2006 "Valobashbo Bashbo Re" from Hridoyer Kotha Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won
2008 Bolchi Tomake Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won
2009 "Dwidha" from Third Person Singular Number Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won
2010 "Projapoti" from Projapoti Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won
2011 Projapoti Best Music Director National Film Awards Won
2012 Shadhin Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won

References

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