List of songs recorded by Runa Laila

Runa Laila
রুনা লায়লা رونا لیلی
Runa Laila in 2017
Born	Sadia Islam (1952-11-17) 17 November 1952 (age 72) Sylhet, East Bengal, Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Citizenship	Pakistani (1952–1974)[1] Bangladeshi (1974–present)
Occupation(s)	Singer, music composer
Years active	1969–1991 2008–present
Spouses	Khawaza Javed Kaiser Ron Daniel Alamgir
Awards	Independence Day Award Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer Nigar Awards Mirchi Music Awards
Musical career
Genres	Ghazal pop filmi fusion Sufi
Instrument	Vocals

Runa Laila (Bengali: রুনা লায়লা, Urdu: رونا لیلی; born 17 November 1952)^[2][3] is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and she also made a pair with him after replacing another singer Mala.^[4][5][6] Her playback singing in films – The Rain (1976), Jadur Banshi (1977), Accident (1989), Ontore Ontore (1994), Devdas (2013) and Priya Tumi Shukhi Hou (2014) - earned her seven Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer.^[2] She won the Best Music Composer award for the film Ekti Cinemar Golpo (2018).^[7]

Bengali

Main article: List of Bengali songs recorded by Runa Laila

Hindi

Main article: List of Hindi songs recorded by Runa Laila

Sindhi

Main article: List of Sindhi songs recorded by Runa Laila

Urdu

Main article: List of Urdu songs recorded by Runa Laila

As a Composer

film songs

Year	Film	Song	Singer	Songwriter(s)
2016	Ekti Cinemar Golpo	"Golpo Kotha"	Akhi Alamgir	Kabir Bakul

Non-film songs

Year	Album/Single	Song	Singer	Songwriter(s)
2019	Runa Featuring Legends Forever	"Chole Jaowa Dheugulo"[8]	Kabir Bakul	Asha Bhosle
		"Aj Eto Din Por"		Runa Laila
		"Ke Bole Nei Bhalobasha"		Hariharan
		"Bhalobasha Por Hoyeche"		Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
		"Thako Jokhoni Tumi Chokheri Arale"		Adnan Sami [9]
2020	Single[10]	"Kothai Rekhecho Amai"	Kabir Bakul and Gazi Mazharul Anwar	Tani Laila, Akhi Alamgir, Haimanti Rakshit Das and Luipa
		"Ei Dekha Shesh Dekha"
		"Ami Keno Tomari Hoye Gechi"
		"Akashe Megh Jomeche, E Moner Megh Dekho Ni"

References

1. "Like music itself, a singer has no boundaries: Runa Laila - Times of India". The Times of India.
2. "Many Happy Returns to Sadia a Islam". The Daily Star. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
3. Sharma, Devesh. "Beyond borders Runa Laila". Filmfare. Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
4. Sanskriti Website. "Runa Laila". KOA Music Section. Kashmiri Overseas Association (KOA). Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
5. Arnold, Alison (2000). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Taylor & Francis. pp. 420–421. ISBN 0-8240-4946-2.
6. Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterji, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 532–533. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
7. "National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced". The Daily Star. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
8. Asha Bhosle's song om Runa's composition releases today
9. [https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/runa-lailas-stellar-collaboration-project-four-living-legends-1842055%3famp Runa Laila's stellar collaboration project with four living legends]
10. Runa Laila's 4 songs to be released on her birthday | Print Version - Daily Sun