What is Firoza Begum?
[[File:Young Firoza Begum 1955.jpg|thumb|Firoza Begum in 1955.]] '''Firoza Begum''' (28 July 1930 &ndash; 9 September 2014) was a [[Bangladesh]]i [[musician]]. She was a ''[[Nazrul Geeti]]'' [[singer]]. She was considered an icon of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. In 1979, she was awarded with the [[Independence Day Award]]. She was also awarded the Sheltech Award in 2000. Begum was born in [[Faridpur District]], [[British Raj]]. Her family were [[Muslims|Muslim]]. She was married to [[music]] director Kamal Das Gupta. They had three sons: Tahsin, Hamin and musician [[Shafin Ahmed]]. Begum died from [[Heart failure|heart]] and [[kidney failure]] on 9 September 2014 in [[Dhaka]]. She was 84. At the time of her death, she also had [[jaundice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/09/firoza-begum-passes-away|title=Firoza Begum passes away|work=Bangladesh News 24 Hours|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=10 September 2014|first=Ashik|last=Hossain}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Facebook|https://www.facebook.com/feroza.begum}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Begum, Firoza}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:People from Dhaka Division]] [[Category:Bangladeshi Muslims]] [[Category:Bangladeshi singers]] {{Bio-stub}}