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'''Lucky Akhand''' (18 June 1955 – 21 April 2017)<ref name=birth/><ref name="লাকী আখন্দ">{{cite web|url=http://www.priyo.com/people/20538|title=লাকী আখন্দ|publisher=Priyo.com|accessdate=2015-08-04}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi singer-composer.<ref name=birth>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=258526|title=Lucky Akhand to perform at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre|date=23 November 2012|accessdate=2015-08-04|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref> He was associated with the musical band ''Happy Touch''. He composed notable songs including ''Ei Neel Monihar'', ''Abar Elo Jey Shondhya'' and ''Amaye Deko Na''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucky Akhand on Gaanalap tonight |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=85875 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=28 April 2009 |accessdate=2015-08-04}}</ref> He served as the director (music) of Bangladeshi national radio network [[Bangladesh Betar]].<ref name=bangkok>{{cite news |title=Ailing Lucky Akhand flown to Bangkok |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/ailing-lucky-akhand-goes-bangkok-tonight-140875 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 September 2015 |accessdate=2015-09-10}}</ref>
'''Lucky Akhand''' (18 June 1955
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– 21 April 2017)<ref name=birth/><ref name="লাকী আখন্দ">{{cite web|url=http://www.priyo.com/people/20538|title=লাকী আখন্দ|publisher=Priyo.com|accessdate=2015-08-04}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi singer-composer.<ref name=birth>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=258526|title=Lucky Akhand to perform at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre|date=23 November 2012|accessdate=2015-08-04|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref> He was associated with the musical band ''Happy Touch''. He composed notable songs including ''Ei Neel Monihar'', ''Abar Elo Jey Shondhya'' and ''Amaye Deko Na''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucky Akhand on Gaanalap tonight |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=85875 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=28 April 2009 |accessdate=2015-08-04}}</ref> He served as the director (music) of Bangladeshi national radio network [[Bangladesh Betar]].<ref name=bangkok>{{cite news |title=Ailing Lucky Akhand flown to Bangkok |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/ailing-lucky-akhand-goes-bangkok-tonight-140875 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 September 2015 |accessdate=2015-09-10}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==


Akhand got music lessons at the age of five from his father. He performed in music programs for children on television and radio during 1963-1967.<ref name=birth/> He was enlisted as a music composer of HMV Pakistan when he was 14 and a musician of HMV India at 16.<ref name=bangkok/>
Akhand got music lessons at the age of five from his father. He performed in music programs for children on television and radio during 1963-1967.<ref name=birth/> He was enlisted as a music composer of HMV Pakistan when he was 14 and a musician of HMV India at 16.<ref name=bangkok/> He won the first prize in "Modern Bangla Songs" category in 1969 from the Pakistan Art Council.<ref name=birth/> He was an artist of [[Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra]], the radio broadcasting center of Bengali nationalist forces during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971.<ref name=rest/>


==Career==
==Career==
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Akhand started his career with self-titled solo album ''Lucky Akhand'' in 1984 under the banner of Sargam. Some of the notable songs on that album were "Agey Jodi Jantam", "Amay Dekona", "Mamonia", "Ei Neel Monihar", "Hridoy Amar". His composed songs for the album of his brother in which "Abar Elo Je Sondha" and "Ke Bashi Bajaire" sung by Akhand, "Shadinota Tomake Niye", "Pahari Jhorna", sung by Happy Akhand and himself and "Nil Nil Shari Pore" and "Hothat Kore Bangladesh" sung by himself were notable songs. "Abar Elo Je Sondha" was used in Bangla film named ''Ghuddi'' in 1988.
Akhand started his career with self-titled solo album ''Lucky Akhand'' in 1984 under the banner of Sargam. Some of the notable songs on that album were "Agey Jodi Jantam", "Amay Dekona", "Mamonia", "Ei Neel Monihar", "Hridoy Amar". His composed songs for the album of his brother in which "Abar Elo Je Sondha" and "Ke Bashi Bajaire" sung by Akhand, "Shadinota Tomake Niye", "Pahari Jhorna", sung by Happy Akhand and himself and "Nil Nil Shari Pore" and "Hothat Kore Bangladesh" sung by himself were notable songs. "Abar Elo Je Sondha" was used in Bangla film named ''Ghuddi'' in 1988.


Akhand stopped his career after the death of his younger brother, [[Happy Akhand]] in 1987. He returned after a decade with two albums named ''Porichoy Kobe Hobe'' and ''Bitrishna Jibone Amar'' in 1998. ''Porichoy Kobe Hobe'' was the second solo album and the remake of his Happy Akhand's solo album. ''Bitrishna Jibone Amar'' was a band and modern mix album. Six prominent singers of that time [[James (musician)|James]], [[Ayub Bachchu]], Hasan, [[Kumar Biswajit]], Tapan Chowdhury, and [[Samina Chowdhury]] sang together on this album. In the same year, he composed a duet album named ''Ananda Chokh'' with the lyrics of Golam Morshed and under the banner of Soundtrack. Akhand composed a solo album of Samina Chowdhury named ''Amay Dekona'' in 1999. He also composed the song "Hridoyer Durdine Jacche Khora" for the album ''Dekha Hobe Bondhu'' by band ARK.<ref name="লাকী আখন্দ" /> He composed another mixed album after year 2000. The album was named "Tomar Oronne." Bappy Majumder, Nipu, Fahmida Nabi and Lucky Akhand contributed 10 songs. He used contemporary rhythm, folk fusion and his always favorite Spanish fusion in that album. Lucky Akhand gave vocal in three songs which touched every Lucky listener.
Akhand stopped his career after the death of his younger brother, [[Happy Akhand]] in 1987. He returned after a decade with two albums named ''Porichoy Kobe Hobe'' and ''Bitrishna Jibone Amar'' in 1998. ''Porichoy Kobe Hobe'' was the second solo album and the remake of his Happy Akhand's solo album. ''Bitrishna Jibone Amar'' was a band and modern mix album. Six singers [[James (musician)|James]], [[Ayub Bachchu]], Hasan, [[Kumar Biswajit]], [[Tapan Chowdhury]], and [[Samina Chowdhury]] sang together on this album. In the same year, he composed a duet album named ''Ananda Chokh'' with the lyrics of Golam Morshed and under the banner of Soundtrack. Akhand composed a solo album of Samina Chowdhury named ''Amay Dekona'' in 1999. He also composed the song "Hridoyer Durdine Jacche Khora" for the album ''Dekha Hobe Bondhu'' by band ARK.<ref name="লাকী আখন্দ" /> He composed another mixed album after year 2000. The album was named "Tomar Oronne." Bappy Majumder, Nipu, Fahmida Nabi and Lucky Akhand contributed 10 songs. He used contemporary rhythm, folk fusion and his always favorite Spanish fusion in that album.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*Dekha Hobe Bondhu (1999)
*Dekha Hobe Bondhu (1999)
*Tomar Oronne (After 2000)
*Tomar Oronne (After 2000)

==Awards==

Akhand won the first prize in "Modern Bangla Songs" category in 1969 from the Pakistan Art Council.<ref name=birth/>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==


Akhand had a daughter Mum Minti.<ref name=bangkok/> In 2015, he was diagnosed with grade-IV lung cancer.<ref name=bangkok/> On 21 April 2017, he died in Dhaka.<ref name=death>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/noted-singer-composer-lucky-akhand-no-more-1394392|title=Bangladesh legendary singer Lucky Akhand no more|date=21 April 2017|accessdate=21 April 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> Mohammad Abdul Kaium from Jagannath University has said, He has died evening at 6.00 pm Bangladesh standard time.
Akhand had a daughter Mum Minti.<ref name=bangkok/> In 2015, he was diagnosed with grade-IV lung cancer.<ref name=rest/> He was treated in [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University]] and in a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. He was moved to his residence in [[Armanitola]], Dhaka in early April 2017 at [[Mitford Hospital, Dhaka]].<ref name=rest/> He died on 21 April.<ref name=death>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/noted-singer-composer-lucky-akhand-no-more-1394392|title=Bangladesh legendary singer Lucky Akhand no more|date=21 April 2017|accessdate=21 April 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> He was buried at Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in [[Mirpur Model Thana|Mirpur]].<ref name=rest>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/lucky-akhand-laid-to-rest-at-mirpur-martyr-intellectual-graveyard-1394743|title=Lucky Akhand laid to rest|date=April 22, 2017|accessdate=April 22, 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 19:09, 22 April 2017

Lucky Akhand
লাকি আখন্দ
Born(1956-06-18)18 June 1956
Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died21 April 2017(2017-04-21) (aged 60)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Instrument(s)Vocal, keyboard

Lucky Akhand (18 June 1955 – 21 April 2017)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi singer-composer.[1] He was associated with the musical band Happy Touch. He composed notable songs including Ei Neel Monihar, Abar Elo Jey Shondhya and Amaye Deko Na.[3] He served as the director (music) of Bangladeshi national radio network Bangladesh Betar.[4]

Early life

Akhand got music lessons at the age of five from his father. He performed in music programs for children on television and radio during 1963-1967.[1] He was enlisted as a music composer of HMV Pakistan when he was 14 and a musician of HMV India at 16.[4] He won the first prize in "Modern Bangla Songs" category in 1969 from the Pakistan Art Council.[1] He was an artist of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, the radio broadcasting center of Bengali nationalist forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[5]

Career

Akhand started his career with self-titled solo album Lucky Akhand in 1984 under the banner of Sargam. Some of the notable songs on that album were "Agey Jodi Jantam", "Amay Dekona", "Mamonia", "Ei Neel Monihar", "Hridoy Amar". His composed songs for the album of his brother in which "Abar Elo Je Sondha" and "Ke Bashi Bajaire" sung by Akhand, "Shadinota Tomake Niye", "Pahari Jhorna", sung by Happy Akhand and himself and "Nil Nil Shari Pore" and "Hothat Kore Bangladesh" sung by himself were notable songs. "Abar Elo Je Sondha" was used in Bangla film named Ghuddi in 1988.

Akhand stopped his career after the death of his younger brother,

Kumar Biswajit, Tapan Chowdhury, and Samina Chowdhury sang together on this album. In the same year, he composed a duet album named Ananda Chokh with the lyrics of Golam Morshed and under the banner of Soundtrack. Akhand composed a solo album of Samina Chowdhury named Amay Dekona in 1999. He also composed the song "Hridoyer Durdine Jacche Khora" for the album Dekha Hobe Bondhu by band ARK.[2]
He composed another mixed album after year 2000. The album was named "Tomar Oronne." Bappy Majumder, Nipu, Fahmida Nabi and Lucky Akhand contributed 10 songs. He used contemporary rhythm, folk fusion and his always favorite Spanish fusion in that album.

Discography

  • Lucky Akhand (1984)
  • Porichoy Kobe Hobe (1998)
  • Bitrishna JIbone Amar (1998)
  • Ananda Chokh (1999)
  • Amay Dekona (1999)
  • Dekha Hobe Bondhu (1999)
  • Tomar Oronne (After 2000)

Personal life and death

Akhand had a daughter Mum Minti.[4] In 2015, he was diagnosed with grade-IV lung cancer.[5] He was treated in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and in a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. He was moved to his residence in Armanitola, Dhaka in early April 2017 at Mitford Hospital, Dhaka.[5] He died on 21 April.[6] He was buried at Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Mirpur.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lucky Akhand to perform at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre". The Daily Star. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  2. ^ a b "লাকী আখন্দ". Priyo.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  3. ^ "Lucky Akhand on Gaanalap tonight". The Daily Star. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  4. ^ a b c "Ailing Lucky Akhand flown to Bangkok". The Daily Star. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  5. ^ a b c d "Lucky Akhand laid to rest". The Daily Star. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh legendary singer Lucky Akhand no more". The Daily Star. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

External links

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