Alif Alauddin (born 17 February 1983) is a Bangladeshi pop singer and television presenter born in 1983. She is a solo singer and also member of the band Pentagon.
Alif Alauddin | |
|---|---|
আলিফ আলাউদ্দীন | |
 Alauddin in 2020 | |
| Born | 17 February 1983 |
| Occupations | pop singer, television presenter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse |
Kazi Faisal Ahmed (m. 2006) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Alauddin Ali (father) |
Early life
editAlauddin is the daughter of music director Alauddin Ali[1] and singer Salma Sultana.[2] Her maternal as well as paternal aunts and uncles, cousins are Abida Sultana, Rebeca Sultana, Rafiqul Alam, Sumon, Shouquat Ali Imon, Nawrin, Farshid, Pushpita, Ali Akbar Rupu, Abu Taher, Ali Akram Shubho, Dhir Ali Miah, Mansoor Ali. They are her immediate family members.[3]
Career
editAlauddin started as a solo singer in 1997 and joined Pentagon in 2001. She has released 3 solo albums, many singles and an album with Pentagon.[4] She left Pentagon in 2009.[5]
Alauddin and Pentagon bandmate who is also her cousin, Farshid Alam co-hosted Music Buzz on Ekattor TV starting in 2012. Broadcast twice weekly, it was soon the top-rated musical show on TV in the country, according to The Daily Star.[6] It ran for twelve years.[7][8] Alif Alauddin had a successful kidney transplant.
After a decade away from the band, she rejoined Pentagon in 2019.[5]
In 2026, Alif released her fourth solo self titled album. The album comprises six songs with two remakes and four originals.
Personal life
editAlauddin was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease in 2010.[2] She had a successful kidney transplant in 2023.
Alauddin married her band member from Pentagon, Kazi Faisal Ahmed on 14 July 2006.[9] They have a daughter named Fiona.[8] Alauddin's mother, Salma Sultana, died from kidney failure in September 2016.[10]
Her father Alauddin Ali passed away on 9th August, 2020 due to lung cancer.[11]
Discography
edit- Shei Tumi Ele (1998)
- Daake Amay (2006)
- Kolponate (2011)
- Alif Alauddin (2026)
References
edit- ↑ ৩০ বছর আগে যেভাবে লতার সান্নিধ্য পান আলিফ. The Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- 1 2 Alamgir Kabir (3 June 2021). এই অসুখের সাথে আপস করেই চলতে হবে : আলিফ আলাউদ্দিন. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ "Alif Alauddin's tribute to her father". UNB. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "I'll come back stronger". The Daily Star. 14 July 2020.
- 1 2 Pritom, Nusrat Jahan (10 July 2019). "Pentagon Reunites". Daily Sun.
- ↑ "Farshid Alam What's all the Buzz about?". The Daily Star. 27 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tête-à-Tête with Alif Alauddin". The Daily Star. 26 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Alif Alauddin suffering from severe kidney damage". Dhaka Tribune. 17 June 2020.
- ↑ "Alif Alauddin and Kazi Faisal Ahmed". NTV. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ Zia, Manzoor Kader (30 September 2016). বনানীতে দাফন হবে সংগীতশিল্পী সালমা সুলতানার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ Correspondent, Staff (2020-08-09). "Music composer Alauddin Ali passes away". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
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