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Habib Wahid
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Wahid in 2022
Born
Alma mater School of Audio Engineering
Occupation
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s)
  • Lubayna
    (m. 2003; div. 2003)
  • Rehana Chowdhury
    (m. 2011; div. 2017)
  • Afsana Chowdhury Shifa
    (m. 2020)
Children 2
Parents
  • Ferdous Wahid (father)
  • Roksana Wahid (mother)
Relatives Farzana Wahid Shayan (cousin)
Awards
  • Meril Prothom Alo Award
  • National Film Award
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Labels
  • Sangeeta Music
  • Ektaar Music
  • Laser Vision
  • Deadline Music
  • HW Productions
Associated acts
  • Kaya
  • Helal
  • Shireen
  • Nancy


Habib Wahid is a Bangladeshi music composer and singer. He is the son of composer Ferdous Wahid. Habib gained prominence in the early 2000s with his unique fusion of traditional Bangladeshi folk music and contemporary pop elements, earning him widespread acclaim in the country. He is considered as one of the core pioneers of modern pop in Bangladesh.

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

2003: 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.

2004–2014: Successful albums and soundtracks

In the next few years, Wahid released six albums, Maya (2004), Moina Go (2005), Shono (2006), Panjabiwala (2007), Bolchi Tomake (2008) and O Bosheshe (2008). To keep the Bangladeshi music growing, Wahid would usually introduce new artists in his albums. Besides Kaya, he has showcased singers such as Helal, Julee, Nirjhor, Shireen and Nancy in these albums. Wahid debuted as a vocalist in his album Moina Go where he sang two tracks, Din Gelo and Esho Brishti Namai. He also featured his father, Ferdous Wahid, as a singer in his albums. On 1 June 2011 Wahid's 8th album Ahoban! was released. The album consists of 9 tracks in which three are duet songs with Nancy and Kona and one track was sung by Ferdous Wahid. Wahid has released another album named Shadhin in December 2012.

In addition to his solo albums, Wahid also has released collaborative albums as well. Similar to how Krishno heavily featured Kaya, Maya also featured Kaya and Helal. In 2007, Wahid released the album Panjabiwala with Shireen Jawad. After featuring him on a number of tracks in different albums, Habib Wahid released a collaborative album with his father Ferdous Wahid, O Bosheshe, in 2008. Later with the label Deadline Music, Wahid would release Somorpon with Aurthohin & Warfaze in 2011, as well as Rong with Nancy in 2012.

Wahid also has composed songs for different film soundtracks such as Hridoyer Kotha, Akash Chhoa Bhalobasa, Chandragrohon, I Love You (2012 film), Eito Prem, Third Person Singular Number, Amar Ache Jol, and many others. Wahid makes songs that "has the essence from the roots of Bangla music", says Kumar Bishwajit while recording a song under the direction of Wahid in a movie called Projapoti.

2015–present: Singles and new projects

Habib Wahid began a new chapter in his career with the release of his debut single, "Hariye Fela Bhalobasha", an R&B/Soul song. Wahid described this new chapter as a result of an evolved music market, saying that since his audience often buys his songs for ringtones, he can earn good profits from releasing one single at a time rather than an entire album. Later in the summer of 2015, Wahid released his second single "Mon Ghumay Re", a world song that blends rock, folk and electronic music. Wahid also performed at Bangla Beats in 2015, a concert in the UK promoting Bangla music and culture along with other artists including Ferdous Wahid, Nancy, Hridoy Khan and Mumzy Stranger. Wahid also produced the single "Cholo Bangladesh" for Grameenphone, a promotional song for the 2015 Cricket World Cup sung by rock musicians Zohad Reza Chowdhury and Imrul Karim Emil. Additional production for the track was done by Pritom Hasan, a musician who would work with Wahid and release his own music in the future.

Wahid began 2016 with the single "Tomar Akash", a pop song. In the summer Wahid released another single, "Moner Thikana", a love song written and produced by himself. A month later Wahid released "Beporawa Mon", a single that would later be used in the film Ami Tomar Hote Chai. Wahid also released other singles from different visual media, such as "Meghe Dhaka Shohor" from the TV serial of the same name and "Tumi Amar" from the film Sultana Bibiana, a duet with Nancy and additionally produced by Pritom Hasan. Later in 2016, Wahid released the single "Ei Bangla Ei Manush" for the World Bank's End Poverty Day campaign. The song is about the people of Bangladesh, and the success they have gotten in the ongoing fight against poverty.

To begin 2017, Wahid released his single "Tumi Hina", released independently through his label HW Productions. Wahid later released his single, "Mitthe Noy", on Valentine's Day. In contrast to the slow R&B songs that he just released, Wahid's "Ghum" is an upbeat pop electronic song which released in Spring 2017. In the summer, Wahid released the single "Golaper Din", which features frequent collaborator Nancy.

Personal life

Wahid first married Lubyana in 2003, and they got divorced later that year. On 12 October 2011, he married Rehana Chowdhury. Together they have a son, Alim (b. 2012). They got divorced on 19 January 2017.

In January 2021, Wahid announced that he had recently married Afsana Chowdhury Shifa. They have a son named Ayaat (born July 8, 2021).

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 Category Award Result Notes Ref.
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
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