33 Facts About Andrew Kishore

Andrew Kishore is considered the "Playback King" of Bangladesh for his contributions to the golden era of dhaliwood.

Andrew Kishore worked in more than 100 films, where he was the lead playback singer in more than 15 thousand songs.

Andrew Kishore judged in a popular reality TV show called Bangladeshi Idol.

At the age of six, Andrew Kishore started acquiring formal singing training from Ustad Abdul Aziz Bachchu, the then chief music director of Rajshahi Betar.

Andrew Kishore was a student of Ustad Abdul Aziz Bachchu's 'Surbani Music School' in Rajshahi.

Andrew Kishore has contributed to the national movement in his early life.

Andrew Kishore used to inspire the freedom fighters by singing in the refugee camps.

Andrew Kishore was always a very talented and skilled artist, who was never afraid to let his voice be heard, even in times of crisis, to show his support of the arts.

Andrew Kishore was a great teacher, and had incredible eye for identifying not only the hidden talent a student possessed, but how that potential could be tapped into.

Andrew Kishore has been a great teacher and a great friend all these years, and even after all these years of working with him, I am still in awe of his genius.

Andrew Kishore debuted in playback singing in the film Mail Train where he sang "Ochinpurer Rajkumari Nei Je Tar Keu", composed by Alam Khan.

Rafique, Andrew Kishore made his breakthrough with the song "Ek Chor Jay Choley" from the film Protikkha, composed by Alam Khan.

In 1987, Andrew Kishore established an advertising agency called Probaho Media, for TV dramas, commercials and other productions.

Andrew Kishore had dominated the Bangla film industry over the last 40 to 42 years.

Andrew Kishore is the only Bangladeshi artist to sing to the tune of R D Burman in an Indo-Bangladeshi venture film, Shatru.

Andrew Kishore has sung in the Urdu film Ranjish to the tune of Robin Ghosh.

Andrew Kishore was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 2021 for his contributions to the arts, particularly music.

Andrew Kishore's legacy continues to influence not only playback singers but the entire Bengali music industry.

In recognition of his contributions to music, Andrew Kishore's work is celebrated annually, and his songs remain integral to Bangladeshi cultural heritage.

Andrew Kishore sang on Bangladesh Television in the pre-1985 years of his career.

Andrew Kishore has been a judge on a music reality show.

Andrew Kishore was a regular judge of Bangladeshi Idol, a reality television song contest aired on SA TV in 2013.

Andrew Kishore has done numerous concerts at different times in the country and abroad.

Andrew Kishore was born on November 4,1955, in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Andrew Kishore's parents are Khitish Chandra Baroi and Minu Baroi.

Andrew Kishore's father was from Kotalipara Upazila and worked in Rajshahi.

Andrew Kishore was involved in the medical profession in Rajshahi and Andrew was born and raised in there.

Andrew Kishore's mother, Minu Baroi, was a teacher at Bolanpur Mission Girl's High School, Rajshahi and was a music devoted person.

Andrew Kishore started his first lesson in music with Ustad Abdul Aziz Bachchu of Rajshahi at the behest of his mother.

Since a young age, Andrew Kishore had a passion for media, which led him to stardom eventually.

Andrew Kishore was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma on 9 September 2019.

Andrew Kishore had been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of a clinic adjacent to his sister's house and run by his sister after his physical condition had significantly deteriorated.

Andrew Kishore's coffin was later brought from City Church to the Christian Cemetery of the Church of Bangladesh in Srirampur area of Rajshahi city on 15 July 2020 at 11am.