1. Kanak Chapa received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times, for her performance in the films Love Story, Premer Taj Mahal and Ek Takar Bou.
14 Facts About Kanak Chapa
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Kanak Chapa published her autobiography Sthobir Jajabor in 2011 and a poetry book Mukhomukhi Joddha in 2012.
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Kanak Chapa got her first music lessons from her father.
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Kanak Chapa received championship award for "Jatiyo Shishu Protijogita" for three years in a row.
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Kanak Chapa was under the guidance of artist Ustad Basir Ahmed for 12 years.
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From a very little age, Kanak Chapa's father gave her the initial training in singing.
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Kanak Chapa completed her school from Madartek Abdul Aziz High School.
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Kanak Chapa is married to music director and composer Moinul Islam Khan since 1984.
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Kanak Chapa competed from the Sirajganj-1 constituency in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election with the nomination from Bangladesh Nationalist Party and lost to Mohammed Nasim from Bangladesh Awami League.
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Kanak Chapa sang more than 3500 songs, did playback in about 2000 films.
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Kanak Chapa had performed in more than 4000 stage shows.
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Kanak Chapa has written columns and fictions in many leading newspapers and online portals.
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Kanak Chapa has published a total of 6 books: Sthobir Jajabor, Mukhomukhi Joddha Megher Danay Chore, Boikata Ghuri: Kataghuri 1, Boikata Ghuri: Kataghuri 2.
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Kanak Chapa has been running an online school named "Amader Khelaghor School" for about eight years.