Prince Mahmud

Prince Mahmud
প্রিন্স মাহমুদ
Born17 July[1]
Khulna, Bangladesh[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupations
  • Composer
  • lyricist
  • music director

Prince Mahmud (born 17 July) is a Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director.[2][3] He has been writing and composing songs for solo and joint albums of band artists in Bangladesh since the 90's. Many of his songs gained wide popularity.[4] His first mixed album Shakti (1995) propelled his journey as a composer of mixed albums, which immediately garnered him a massive success.[5][6] In a career spanning more than three decades, Mahmud has released 50 albums including solo, duets and mixed.[7][8][9] He is widely regarded as the greatest lyricist and composer of his time.[10]

He began his career as a lead vocalist, although he later established himself as a composer and lyricist. He used to do mixed albums with all the popular band stars of the country. Those albums touched the highest peak of success.[1] Mahmud is remembered mostly for his remarkable collaborations with prominent Bangladeshi singers including James, Ayub Bachchu, Hasan, Khalid, Shafin Ahmed, Fahmida Nabi, Nazmun Munira Nancy, Tahsan Rahman Khan and many more.[5] His most popular songs include "আজ জন্মদিন তোমার (Today is Your Birthday)" with Shafin Ahmed, "হিমালয় (Himaloy)" and "হয়নি যাবার বেলা (Not Time to Go)" with Khalid; "বাংলাদেশ (Bangladesh)", "মা (Mother)", "গুরু (Master)" and "বাবা (Father)" with James and "এতো কষ্ট কেন ভালোবাসায় (Why So Much Trouble in Love)" with Hasan and more.[5]

  1. ^ a b c প্রিন্স মাহমুদ: বাংলা গানের প্রকৃত প্রিন্স. Newsg24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. ^ "Topu and Kona duet for the first time in Prince Mahmud Mixed". The Daily Star. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Prince Mahmud composes his first big-budget film track for 'Priyotoma'". The Daily Star. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Prince Mahmud and Mizan collaborate after 22 years". The Daily Star. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Hossain, Imam (2020-07-18). "Wishes pour in for Prince Mahmud on his birthday". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ^ আজ জন্মদিন প্রিন্স মাহমুদের. Jagonews24. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  7. ^ "The Prince's 50th". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ প্রিয় ডট কম. Priyo.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ^ 'ঈশ্বর' গানের সুর স্রষ্টা প্রিন্স মাহমুদের জন্মদিন আজ. Samakal. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2024-02-27.