Habib Wahid

**Habib Wahid** is a Bangladeshi music composer and singer.He became popular with his debuted album _Krishno_ in 2003, which was an instant hit at that time. Throughout his career, Habib Wahid has released numerous hit singles and albums including, _Shono (_2008) and _Moina Go_ (2005), establishing himself as one of the leading figures in the Bangladeshi music industry. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film _Projapoti_ (2011)  and has won a record 5 times Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Artist.

## Early life and education

Habib Wahid was born and brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Ferdous Wahid, a Bangladeshi pop singer, and Roksana Wahid. His ancestral home is in south paiksha in Srinagar of Munshiganj (Bikrampur). He attended South Breeze School in Dhanmondi.

Wahid attended YWCA and Radiant International School. At Radiant International School, his principal was Sabina Yasmin's eldest sister. He went to England in pursuit of higher education and studied music & audio engineering at the School of Audio Engineering at London, UK in 1999.

### Debut with _Krishno_

Wahid started working with other Asian music producers such as Karsh Kale while in the UK. Wahid was already working as a music producer, however he needed a vocalist to develop his new album. While living in London, he found the vocalist Kaya, a Sylheti restaurant owner, who would collaborate with him on the album. In 2003, Wahid released his first album _Krishno_, a collaborative effort with Wahid producing the music while Kaya sang. The album proved to be a success in Britain and Bangladesh. The album _Krishno_ was a fusion of folk and modern Ektaar Music Ltd, introducing a new genre to the Dhaka music arena.

## Personal life

He married Rehana Chowdhury in 2011, and together they have a son. They divorced in 2017.

In January 2021, Wahid announced that he had recently married Afsana Chowdhury Shifa. They have a son.

### Solo albums

|Year|Name|Label|Reference||
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|2005|_Moina Go_|Ektaar Music|||
|2006|_Shono_|Laser Vision|||
|2008|_Bolchi Tomake_|Sangeeta|||
|2011|_Ahoban!_|rowspan="2"|Deadline Music||
|2012|_Shadhin_||||

### Collaborative albums

|Year|Name|Other Artists|Label|Reference||
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|2003|_Krishno_|Kaya|rowspan="2"|Ektaar Music||
|2004|_Maya_|Kaya & Helal||||
|2007|_Panjabiwala_|Shireen Jawad|Laser Vision|||
|2008|_O Bosheshe_|Ferdous Wahid|Sangeeta|||
|2011|_Somorpon_|Aurthohin & Warfaze|rowspan="2"|Deadline Music||
|2012|_Rong_|Nancy||||

### Compilation albums

|Year|Name|Label|Reference|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2009|_Obosheshe_|Sangeeta||

### Singles

|Year|Name|Label|Notes|Reference|||
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|rowspan="2"|2015|"Hariye Fela Bhalobasha"|Sangeeta|Feat.Peya Bipasha|||
|"Mon Ghumay Re"|Multisourcing Ltd||||||
|rowspan="6"|2016|"Tomar Akash"|Robi Yonder||||
|"Moner Thikana"|Multisourcing Ltd|Feat. Sarlina; Lyrics by Riddhi|||||
|"Beporawa Mon"|Unlimited Audio Video|Feat. Tanjin Tisha|||||
|"Meghe Dhaka Shohor" <small>(with Nirjhor)</small>|rowspan="2"|CD Choice|Featured in the 2015 TV serial _Meghe Dhaka Shohor_; Lyrics by Zahid Akbar||||
|"Tumi Amar" <small>(with Nancy)</small>|From the soundtrack _Sultana Bibiana_||||||
|"Ei Bangla Ei Manush"|Sangeeta|Released for the World Bank's End Poverty Day; Lyrics by Sharmin Sultana Sumi From Chirkutt|||||
|rowspan="5"|2017|"Tumi Hina"|HW Productions|Lyrics by Minar Rahman|rowspan="2"||
|"Mitthe Noy"|Dhruba Music Station|Lyrics by Shafiq Tuhin|||||
|"Ghum"|Sangeeta|Feat. Rafiath Rashid Mithila; Lyrics by Shuhrid Sufiyan|||||
|"Golaper Din" <small>(featuring Nancy)</small>|rowspan="2"|HW Productions|Lyrics by Shuhrid Sufiyan||||
|"Tor E Janalay" <small>(with Nancy)</small>|||||||
|2018|"Cholo Na"|Gaanchill Music|Music composed by Fuad ;Feat. Sarlina Hossain||||
|2022|"Beni Khule" <small>(with Muza)</small>|Qinetic Music|Feat. Aabir Khan, Farjana Mahbub Poly, Joyshree Debi, Sadia Ethila, Saiful Islam Sabbir, Suporno Chakraborty, Tisa Rema, Sazz Enrique, Anila Iqbal, Ridy Sheikh, Ishrat Zaheen Ahmed, Sadiya A. Suchita, Shanaya Shahnaz, Farzana Faiza Bushra, TJ Faiza, Abrar Zahin Music composed by Russell Ali, Muza & Fuad Lyrics by Fuajia Sultana & Muza||||

## Awards

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| 2006
|"Valobashbo Bashbo Re" from _Hridoyer Kotha_
|Best Singer (Male)
|Meril Prothom Alo Awards
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| 2008
|_Bolchi Tomake_
|Best Singer (Male)
|Meril Prothom Alo Awards
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|2009
|"Dwidha" from _Third Person Singular Number_
|Best Singer (Male)
|Meril Prothom Alo Awards
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|2010
| "Projapoti" from _Projapoti_
|Best Singer (Male)
|Meril Prothom Alo Awards
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|2011
|_Projapoti_
|Best Music Director
|National Film Awards
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|2012
|_Shadhin_
|Best Singer (Male)
|Meril Prothom Alo Awards
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## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Habib Wahid
- **image**: Habib Wahid in 2022.jpg
- **caption**: Wahid in 2022
- **birth place**: Dhaka, Bangladesh
- **alma mater**: School of Audio Engineering
- **father**: Ferdous Wahid
- **mother**: Roksana Wahid
- **children**: 2
- **relatives**: Farzana Wahid Shayan (cousin)
Ariyan Mehedi (cousin)
- **years active**: 2003–present