Elita Karim | |
Native Name: | এলিটা করিম |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Birth Name: | Dilshad Karim Elita |
Citizenship: | Bangladeshi |
Alma Mater: | North South University |
Occupation: | Singer, journalist, anchor, voice artist |
Yearsactive: | since 2009 |
Dilshad Karim Elita,[1] better known as Elita Karim, is a Bangladeshi singer, journalist, versatile performer, anchor and voice artist.[2] [3] She is the vocalist of Raaga.
Karim was born on 4 September 1982.[4] She graduated in English Literature from North South University.[5]
In 2001, Karim released her first song in a band mixed album "Amar Prithibi" . In 2009, she released a song entitled 'Ontohin' with singer Mahadi Faisal. On 24 May 2015 her first solo studio album 'Elita' was released.[6] Karim made her debut as an actor in a serial Mukim Brothers which was broadcast on Channel i based on Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's story, written and directed by Ashfaque Nipun. Her acting in the drama was praised. She is working as a journalist in a Bangladeshi English daily named The Daily Star.
In 2021, Karim earned Humphrey Fellowship at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Arizona State University.[7] [8]
Karim married Ashfaque Nipun on 29 May 2015.[9] Her brother Imrul Karim Emil is also a popular singer in Bangladesh.[10] He is the vocalist of the Bangladeshi pop rock band Shunno.
Album Name | Song Name | Singers | Year | |
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Rajotto | Chowa | Elita | 2014 | |
Ontohin | Hridoy (Duet)Nijhum Raat (Duet)Bhorer Shishir (Duet)Harano Akash | Elita & MahadiMahadi & ElitaElita & MahadiElita | 2009 | |
Okaron | 2010 |