Shayan Chowdhury Arnob

Shayan Chowdhury Arnob
Arnob in 2022
Born (1978-01-27) 27 January 1978 (age 46)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Education
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • artist
Years active2002–present
Spouses
  • (m. 2000; div. 2008)
  • Sunidhi Nayak
    (m. 2020)
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Labels
  • Adhkana
  • BMC

Shayan Chowdhury Arnob (born 27 January 1978) is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, musician, painter, filmmaker, animator and producer. Arnob was the founding member of the indie folk band Bangla which later went hiatus for internal reasons.[1] Arnob continued performing with some of the band members as Arnob and Friends.

Arnob gained nationwide recognition as a solo artist for his title track She Je Boshe Ache for the 2004 TV drama Offbeat.[2] The song also appeared in his first solo album Chaina Bhabish, released in 2005.[3] This album was followed by his two renowned solo albums Hok Kolorob and Doob, cementing his position as a prominent musician in Bangladesh. In 2009, Arnob released his first live album Arnob & Friends Live, which featured songs from his international tour in October 2008.[3] As of 2022, Arnob released seven solo albums, and composed film scores for several notable Bengali language films, which include Monpura, Jaago, Aynabaji and Under Construction.[4]

In 2022, Arnob produced the inaugural season of Coke Studio Bangla, the Bangladeshi incarnation of the Coke Studio franchise.[5]

  1. ^ "Let there be dissent: Bangladeshi musician Shayan Chowdhury Arnob on his new album". The Indian Express. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ Shazu, Shah Alam. "21 Anniversary Supplement". The Daily Star Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Shahnewaz, Sadi Mohammad (27 January 2019). "Celebrating Arnob with his timeless hits". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Shayan Chowdhury Arnob". IMDb. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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