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Subir Nandi (born 19 November 1953, died 7 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer. He earned fame mainly by lending his voice to film songs. For his contribution to film music, the Government of Bangladesh awarded him the National Film Award five times.
He won this award five times for the songs of the films Mohanayak (1984), Shubhoda (1986), Srabon Megher Din (1999), Megher Pore Megh (2004) and Mahua Sundori (2015). For his contribution to music, the Government of Bangladesh honoured him in 2019 with the Ekushey Padak, the country's second-highest civilian award.
Nandi's notable film songs include 'Din Jay Kotha Thake', 'Amar E Duti Chokh Pathor To Noy', 'Prithibite Prem Bole Kichu Nei', 'Ami Brishtir Kach Theke Kandte Shikhechi', 'Hajar Moner Kachhe Proshno Rekhe', 'Tumi Emoni Jal Petechho', 'Bondhu Hote Cheyo Tomar', 'Koto Je Tomake Bhesi Bhalo', 'Paharer Kanna Dekhe', 'Keno Bhalobasha Hariye Jay', 'Ekta Chhilo Sonar Koinya' and 'O Amar Ural Pankhire'. His first released song album was Subir Nandir Gan (1981). His other albums include Prem Bole Kichu Nei, Bhalobasha Kokhono More Na, Surer Bhubone and Ganer Sure Amay Pabe (2015), as well as the devotional Pronamanjali.
Subir Nandi was born on 19 November 1953 into an aristocratic Kayastha musical family in a mahalla called Nandi Para in Baniachang thana of Habiganj district. His maternal home is in Badealisha village of Srimangal upazila. His father Sudhanshu Nandi was a physician and a lover of music. His mother Putul Rani also sang but never came to radio or to the profession. From childhood he began taking lessons in classical music with his brothers and sisters from Ustad Babar Ali Khan. But his first lessons in music came from his mother.
His childhood was spent in the tea gardens because of his father's job. He stayed in the garden until he was five or six. There was a school run by Christian missionaries in the tea garden, and he studied there. But most of his student life was spent in Habiganj town. They had a house in Habiganj town where he lived. He studied at Habiganj Government High School, and then at Habiganj Brindaban College. During the Liberation War Subir Nandi was studying in his second year.
He had been singing since the third grade, from 1963. Then in 1967 he sang on Sylhet radio. His music guru was Ustad Babar Ali Khan. In folk songs he was guided by Bidit Lal Das. Subir Nandi entered the world of music in 1970 through his first recording on Dhaka radio. The lyrics of his first song 'Jodi Keu Dhup Jele De' were written by Mohammad Muzakker and the tune was composed by Ustad Mir Kasem. In a career spanning forty years he sang more than two and a half thousand songs. From radio to television and then in films, he sang countless popular songs. He first sang for a film in 1976, in Surjograhan directed by Abdus Samad. In 1978, the song he sang for Razzaq in the film Ashikkhito directed by Azizur Rahman, 'Master Sab Ami Nam Dastokhot Shikhte Chai', gained popularity. In 1981 his solo album Subir Nandir Gan came on the market under the Disco Recording banner. Alongside singing, he worked at a bank for a long time. Besides, his albums Prem Bole Kichu Nei, Bhalobasha Kokhono More Na, Surer Bhubone and Ganer Sure Amay Pabe (2015) were released, and a devotional song album named Pronamanjali was also released.
Nandi had long been suffering from lung, kidney and heart disease. His physical condition began to deteriorate on 14 April. On 30 April he was taken to Singapore. There, after heart attacks on two consecutive days, 5 and 6 May, he died on 7 May 2019 at the age of 65 while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital.
