Kanak Chapa was born as Rumana Morshed on 11 September 1969 in Dhaka to Azizul Huque Morshed and Momena Jahan.[1] She is the third among five siblings. She got her first music lessons from her father.[1] During her career, she sang almost 3 thousand songs and released over 30 solo albums.[4]
In 1978 she performed in television for the first time. As a child singer she became champion in Notun Kuri in the year 1978.[7] She received championship award for "Jatiyo Shishu Protijogita" for three years in a row. She was under the guidance of artist Ustad Basir Ahmed for 12 years.
Education
From a very little age, Kanak Chapa's father gave her the initial training in singing. Morshed was an amateur singer and also a painter who was a student of Zainul Abedin.[8] Kanak Chapa was born a conservative family. So her painting was not welcomed eventually and her father did not want her to paint as a career. Her mother is Momena Jahan. Kanak Chapa completed her school from Madartek Abdul Aziz High School.[9] Later she went to Viqarunnisa Noon School and College for her HSC.[10]
Personal life
Kanak Chapa is married to music director and composerMoinul Islam Khan since 1984.[11] Together they have one son named Faizul Islam Khan and one daughter Faria Islam Khan. Both of them are trained singers and practices music. [12]
She sang more than 3500 songs, did playback in about 2000 films.[14] About 40 albums of her had been released and till now they are very popular. She had performed in more than 4000 stage shows. She had shared the stage with the likes of Subir Nandi, Andrew Kishore, Kumar Bishwajit, Monir Khan and other artists of Bangladesh.
Writing Career
Apart from singing, Kanak Chapa is an accomplished writer. She has written columns and fictions in many leading newspapers and online portals. She has published a total of 6 books: Sthobir Jajabor, Mukhomukhi JoddhaMegher Danay Chore, Boikata Ghuri: Kataghuri 1, Boikata Ghuri: Kataghuri 2. The last two are her autobiography consisting of two volumes and was published in 2020. [12]
Kanak Chapa is involved with social organizations named "Potho Shishuder Chayatol", "Amra Khati Gorib" and "Matrisodon". She has been running an online school named "Amader Khelaghor School" for about eight years.[15]
