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write a biography of Firoza Begum.
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Nazrul Sangeet legend Feroza Begum was born on 28 July 1926 as the third child of a respectable Muslim family in Faridpur, Bangladesh. Her father Khan Bahadur Mohammad Ismail was an eminent lawyer and mother, Kowkabunnesa Begum.
Feroza Begum formally started learning music at the age of 13 from Chitta Roy in Kolkata. After one year, Feroza Begum started her training in music under the direct supervision of the legendary Music Director and Composer of the Indian subcontinent, Kamal Das Gupta. At the age of 14 her first album was released from Columbia Records, Kolkata. At that time, Feroza Begum came across the great Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the studio of the music company His Masters Voice (HMV). She sang a few songs in the presence of Kazi Nazrul Islam, who immediately took notice of her and called Kamal Das Gupta to train her under his guidance. Kazi Nazrul Islam relied on Kamal Das Gupta for tuning many of his famous songs.
Feroza Begum also sang Hindi Geet and modern Bengali songs. But she was slowly drawn to Nazrul Songs and later concentrated entirely on Nazrul Songs. Her relentless efforts enabled her to transform Nazrul Giti to Nazrul Sangeet during her lifetime. Feroza Begum was known as “the rebel disciple of the rebel poet”. Her famous songs “Shawono Rate Jodi” was a super hit and for that she received the “Golden Disk” award. She also popularized Modern Bengali songs tuned by Kamal Das Gupta- e.g. “Emoni Borosha Chilo Shedin” “Ei Kigo Shesh Daan” “Potho Hara Pakhi” amongst many others.
Feroza Begum performed in many solo stage performances in West Bengal-over 300 programs. She also travelled to USA, Europe and Australia to perform on the stage and enthralled the audience with her melodious rendering of famous songs.
