Kiran Chandra Roy
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Kiran Chandra Roy | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Baul |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Instrument | vocals |
Kiran Chandra Roy is a Bangladeshi Baul folk singer. In 1997, he won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer and the BACHSAS Best Singer Award for his performance in the film Dukhai.[1][2] He is also a lyricist and music composer.[3]
Roy took formal music lessons from Khandaker Nurul Alam for 14 years.[4][1] He took part in the first Bangladesh folklore workshop. He was a student of Bengali literature at the University of Dhaka and Jagannath University.[4]
As of 2005, Roy released 15 solo albums and rendered playback in over 20 films.[3]
