Tishma
Tishma is a pop rock singer, songwriter, rapper, pianist, guitarist, musician, music composer and music producer in the U.S.A Bangladesh. She's the first Bangladeshi Hollywood celebrity. She is also known as the "Rock Princess of Bangladesh" by fans.[1][2][3] She plays a variety of musical instruments such as piano, guitar, keyboard, and drums, and is Bangladesh's first and only female music composer and music producer.[1][2][4][5][6][7] She is an innovator in Bangladeshi popular music and is noted for introducing changes in the pop music arena in her country.[2][3][5]
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Background information | |
Genres | Rock music, hip-hop, R&B, classical, pop, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, rapper, pianist, guitarist, musician, music composer, music producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, guitar, drums |
Years active | 2003 – present (started career in 2003 as child artist) |
Website | tishmaonline |
Career
As of 2020, Tishma has released fifteen solo albums.[3][6][8] Tishma made her debut as a child artist with her album Tara in late December 2002.[6] From then on, Tishma has worked with other music genres, such as R&B, ballads, and funk.
In 2011, Tishma's album Xperiment came out. The next year, she released Xperiment ReloadeD, and in 2013, she released Hypnotized.[9][10][11][12] In 2014, Tishma released her next solo album, Rockstar.[3][13] A documentary video album of Tishma named The Rock Princess – Xposed, was released in 2013 or 2014.[14] In 2015, she released MesmerizeD,[1] which contained English tracks and is the first original English album released by a Bangladeshi artist.[15][16] In 2016, Tishma's thirteenth solo album, Royalty, was released. From this album, "Mone Mone Tomake Bhalobashi Mone Hoe" was released as a single in the same year.[17][18]
Following 'Royalty' in 2016, Tishma next released two more of her own written and composed solo albums titled 'X' (2018) and '2020' (2020) respectively. It is currently not yet known when her upcoming new album will be released. [19]
Education and biography
Tishma spent a large part of her early childhood in various parts of Europe,[2] beginning her formal education in the UK.[2][20]
Originally a classically trained musician,[4][21] Tishma began her musical education at a very early age;[3][20] she was playing piano by age four,[4][21][22] and studied European classical music and music theory under ABRSM.[23] She also received talim (musical education) in Indian classical music and later studied Tagore songs and folk music.[4][21][23] She has released songs in a variety of genres such as rock, Bangla folk, opera, rap, classical, experimental, alternative, Nazrul, Rabindra Sangeet and Adhunik.[2][20]
Alongside having released most of her albums while in school, Tishma has 10 A's in O levels (in one sitting)[1][24] and 5 A's in A levels.[2][25][26] In 2014, she took a break from music production to attend college to study engineering.[27]
Discography
Albums
- Tara (2002) (due to the release time late in the year, sometimes Tishma's album is often listed as a 2003 release)
- Chand (2003)
- Shurjo (2004)
- Baula Prem (2005)
- Sham Rakhi Na Kul Rakhi (2006)
- Matir Putul (2006)
- Cholonar Daba (2007)[28]
- X-Factor (2008)
- Xperiment (2011)[23]
- XoXo (Xperiment ReLoadeD) (2012)[15]
- Hypnotized (2013)[29]
- Rockstar (2014)[30]
- Mesmerized (2015) [15]
- Royalty (2016) [31]
- X (2018) [32][33][34]
- 2020 (2020)
Video albums
- 2003 – Pop Queen[21]
- 2003 – Bashiwallah
- 2003 – Chand
- 2004 – Digi Digi Dum Dum
- 2004 – Best of Tishma
- 2005 – Sham Rakhi Na Kul Rakhi
- 2005 – Deewana
- 2005 – Prem
- 2006 – Matir Putul
- 2006 – Neel Chokh
- 2007 – Chander Meye Josna
- 2008 – Mega Hitz of Tishma
- 2009 – Rock Rajkonna
- 2010 – Projapoti
- 2014 – The Rock Princess – Xposed (musical documentary)[35]
References
- "Tishma's new album released online". The Daily Observer. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- "XClusive: Rock Princess". WhatsOn.uk.com. XClusive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
- "Daily Jugantor" বাংলার পপসম্রাজ্ঞী [Bengali Pop Queen]. Jugantor. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
- "Tishma?s new album released online".
- তিশমার দশ [Tishma Ten]. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- "রক গান নিয়ে তিশমা" [Rock songs with Tishma] (in Bengali). Manobkantha.com. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "The Daily Ajkaler Khabar – ব্যান্ড ও এলবাম নিয়ে তিশমা". Ajkalerkhabarbd.com. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "'রকস্টার' নিয়ে আসছেন তিশমা :: দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক". Ittefaq.com.bd. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- তিশমার নতুন অ্যালবাম 'হিপনোটাইজ্ড' [Tishma's new album]. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- সংস্কৃতি সংবাদের [Culture News]. Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 28 December 2013.
- তিশমার ‘হিপনোটাইজড’ [Tishma Hypnotized]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 27 December 2013.
- অনলাইনে তিশমার অ্যালবাম [Tishma Online Album]. Jaijaidin (in Bengali).
- "বিডিটুডে.নেট:রকস্টার তিশমা আসছেন". Bdtoday.net. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- তিশমার ভিডিও অ্যালবাম ‘দ্য রক প্রিন্সেস-এক্সপোজ্ড’ [Tishma video album 'The Rock Princess-exposed']. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- বিনোদন প্রতিবেদক. "'মেসমোরাইজড' তিশমা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- "তিশমার 'মেসমেরাইজড'". Samakal (in Bengali). 1 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- "New Tishma video". Bangla Tribune.
- "Tisma is coming with the solo album 'Royalty'". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali).
- "তিশমার নতুন অ্যালবাম".
- "BBC Bangla – মাল্টিমিডিয়া – হরেক রকমের ধারার গায়িকা তিশমা". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- "Star Voice". Best of Bengal. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- "Interviews with The Pop-Queen TISHMA". Gonona Technologies. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "Tishma". BangladeshDir.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- রেকর্ড গড়েছেন তিশমা [Tishma record]. alltimenews.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "tishma | Tishma Bangladesh". SoundCloud. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- "culturetainment | No more a lazy girl". Daily Sun. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- "Bangladeshi Pop Singer Tisma". Bossbd.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- "Tishma – Cholonar Daba Released". music.com.bd. 12 October 2007.
- অনলাইনে তিশমার গান [Tishma Songs Online]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- রকস্টার তিশমা [Rockstar Tishma]. Kaler Kantho. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "Tishmas New Album Royalty Released".
- "তিশমার এক্স | কালের কণ্ঠ". 2 January 2019.
- "বছর শেষে তিশমার নতুন অ্যালবাম".
- "তিশমার নতুন অ্যালবাম".
- তিশমার 'দ্য রক প্রিন্সেস-এক্সপোজড' - প্রথম আলো. Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2016.