Sharmin Sultana Sumi

Sharmin Sultana Sumi শারমিন সুলতানা সুমি
Sumi performing at Rajshahi College,Bangladesh
Background information
Born	16 September 1975 Khulna, Bangladesh
Origin	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Genres	Pop, Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument	Vocal
Years active	2002–present

Sharmin Sultana Sumi (born 16 September) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, composer, playback singer. She is a lead vocalist and founding member of the band Chirkutt.[1][2] She started the band in 2002. Sumi was the first Bangladeshi invited to participate in the Womex 21 music summit.[3]

Early life

Sumi was born in Khulna.[4] She moved to Dhaka to study where she completed graduation from Dhaka University.

Career

Sumi formed Chirkutt in 2002. In addition to being the band's main vocalist, she is the writer and composer of most of their songs.[5] She has written lyrics and music for other artists.[6] She is also known as playback singer[7] for doing playback for the film Aynabaji.

She wrote a tribute song for heavy metal guitarist Zeheen Ahmed, who died suddenly in 2017.[8]

She also wrote the song Dhire Dhire for Habib and Nancy which has received over two million YouTube views.

Discography

Playback movies

Year	Movies	Music Director	Singer	Song	Note
2016	Aynabaji	Chirkutt	Sharmin Sultana Sumi	"Duniya"
2016	Ice Cream[9]			"Valo Thaka Mondo Thaka"
2017	Doob	Chirkutt	Sharmin Sultana Sumi	"Ahare Jibon"	Nominations for Best Female Singer and Best Lyrics for 3rd East Filmfare Award[10][11]
2017	Voyonkor Sundor	Chirkutt	Sharmin Sultana Sumi	"Ei Shohore Kaktao Jene Geche"

Personal life

Sumi's mother, Shelley Maqbul, she died on 17 January 2022 due to cervical cancer.[12]

Awards and nominations

Sumi was honored with Anannya Top Ten Awards by the Bangla Academy.[13] The award was given to 10 people including Sumi by Ananya Magazine on behalf of Bangla Academy for their special contribution to the society.[14] She also received nominations from 3rd Filmfare Awards East for Best Playback Singer and Best Lyrics.[15]

References

1. আকাশে দিয়েছি টিপ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). April 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
2. "চিরকুট ব্যান্ডের সুমির জন্মদিন আজ". Dbc News (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
3. "Chirkutt's Sumi becomes first-ever Bangladeshi to participate in Womex 21". The Business Stand. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
4. স্টার ওমেন. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
5. "Chirkut's new music video 'Ontore Bahire' released". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
6. তুই-তো-মেয়েদের-ব্যান্ডে-আছিস. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).
7. "A talk with melody queen Sumi". The Daily Observer. 9 September 2018.
8. "Precious friend, don't say goodbye..." Dhaka Tribune. 23 July 2017.
9. "❝IceCream❝ | OFFICIAL TRAILER | A Redoan Rony Film | RAZZ, TUSHI & UDAY by Tiger Media".
10. "Best Song Lyrics 2017 Nominees | Filmfare Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
11. "Chirkut earns nominations for Filmfare Awards". The Financial Express. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
12. বিনোদন প্রতিবেদক (17 January 2022). "মা হারালেন চিরকুট ব্যান্ডের সুমী". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
13. "Femme Fabulous -Sharmin Sultana Sumi". The Daily Star. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
14. "Chirkutt's Sumi receives Ananya Shirsha Dosh award". Dhaka Tribune. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
15. "Filmfare Awards East 2018 Nominations". filmfare.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

External links

• Sharmin Sultana Sumi at IMDb