Mita Haque
Mita Haque | |
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মিতা হক | |
Born | September 1962 Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
Died | 11 April 2021 (aged 58) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Singer, lecturer |
Spouse(s) |
Mita Haque (September 1962[1] – 11 April 2021)[2][3] was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer.[4] She is listed as the highest grade artist of the Bangladesh Betar. She had 14 solo musical albums released from India and 10 musical albums released in Bangladesh.[2] She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2020 for her contributions to music.[5]
Career[]
Haque's mentors were Sanjida Khatun and her paternal uncle Waheedul Haq.[6] At the age of eleven, she participated at the International Children's Festival in Berlin. Later in 1976 she started taking formal music lessons from tabla player Mohammad Hossain Khan.[4]
Haque used to run a music school Surtirtha.[4] She also served as the head of the Rabindra Sangeet Department at Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan in Dhaka.[7]
Haque also served as a lecturer at Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyayatan in Dhaka.[8]
Personal life[]
Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013).[9] Singer Farhin Khan Joyita was her only daughter.
Death[]
Haque died on 11 April 2021 after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Mita Haque no more". Prothom Alo.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mita Haq performs today at IGCC". The Daily Star. September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more". Jago News 24. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mita Haque: Tagore's tunes always in mind". The Daily Star. July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "PM hands over Ekushey Padak to 20 eminent personalities, an organisation". The Daily Star. February 20, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ Novera Deepita (August 13, 2003). "Mita and her melodies". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Takir Hossain (May 8, 2011). "150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Amina Hossain (January 28, 2021). "A Classic Tale". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ Novera Deepita (March 19, 2004). "Khaled and Mita: a couple that complement each other". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more". Risingbd.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
External links[]
- Mita Haque at IMDb
- 1962 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Dhaka
- Bangladeshi women singers
- Rabindra Sangeet exponents
- 20th-century women singers
- Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts
- 20th-century women composers
- 20th-century Bangladeshi singers
- 21st-century Bangladeshi singers
- 21st-century women singers
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- Bangladeshi people stubs
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