| Dilshad Nahar Kona | |
| Native Name: | দিলশাদ নাহার কনা |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Date: | 1981 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 1999–present |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Awards: | full list |
Dilshad Nahar Kona (born 15 April 1981; known as Kona) is a Bangladeshi singer.[1] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her song "Tui Ki Amar Hobi Re" in the film Bishwoshundori (2020).[2]
Kona was a student of Moghbazar Girls High School and Lalmatia College, Dhaka.[3] She studied Nazrul Geeti in Nazrul Academy.[4]
Kona was a member of the female band Angels Four with Nafisa, Rumana and Tisha during 2003–2006.[5] It was formed by S.I. Tutul and Shopon.[5] After the band was disbanded, she started her solo career in 2006 with her first album Jamitik Bhalobasha.[5] Her next album Fuad featuring Kona, with Fuad, was released in 2008. The album Simply Kona released in 2011 was composed by Sri-Lankan music director Iraj Weeraratne and Bangladeshi composers Bappa Mazumdar and Fuad.[3] [6]
Kona performs voice-overs on television commercials in Bangladesh.[7] She hosted a show on NTV named Tumader Jonno Bangladesh.[5] She was one of the seven singers of the official song of 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[8] [9]
| Year | Album | Label | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fuad featuring Kona (with Fuad) | Agniveena | ||
| 2011 | Simply Kona | Deadline Music | ||
| 2014 | Fuad Introduces Kona | Qinetic Music | [10] | |
| 2016 | Rhythmic Kona | CMV | [11] |
| Year | Album | Label | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Priyotomeshu | |||
| 2011 | Shihoron | |||
| 2012 | Nari | |||
| 2014 | Shomonnoy |
| Year | Song | Album | Label | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dheem Tana | Simply Kona | IRAJ | [12] |
| 2014 | "Char Chokka Hoi Hoi" (Fuad featuring Kona1) | Non-Album Single | ICC | |
| 2015 | "Jani Tumi" (with Fahim Islam) | Bolchi Tomai | Deadline Music | |
| 2016 | "Cheep Nouko" (with Tahsan) | Kheyal Poka | G-Series | |
| "Reshmi Churi" | Non-Album Single | Qinetic Music | [13] | |
| "Amader Golpo" (with Shawon Gaanwala) | eTunes Entertainment | |||
| "Kotha Dao Tumi Thakbe Pashe" (with Imran) | Rhythmic Kona | CMV | ||
| "Cholonay" (Tanjib Sarowar) | Hridmohini | CD Choice | [14] | |
| 2017 | "Boishakher Bikel Balay" (with Akassh) | Non-Album Single | Unlimited Audio Video | |
| "Icche Gulo" (with Akassh) | Icche Gulo | CMV |
| Year | Film | Song | Music | Co-Singer(s) | Label | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Aashiqui | "Meyeder Mon Bojha" | Savvy Gupta | Jaaz Music, Eskay Music | |||
| Chhuye Dile Mon | "Shunno Theke Ashe Prem" | Sajid Sarkar | Imran | Girona Music | |||
| 2016 | Niyoti | "Hai Allah" | Savvy Gupta | Jaaz MusicEskay Music | |||
| Ami Tomar Hote Chai | "Heila Duila Nach" | Akassh | Akassh | Unlimited Audio Video | |||
| Bossgiri | "Dil Dil Dil" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Imran | Lollipop | [15] | ||
| 2017 | Shopno Bari | "Tomar Alo" | Sajid Sarkar | Tahsan | CD Choice | ||
| Valobasha Emoni Hoy | "Chumuke Chumuke Koro Pan" | Habib Wahid | Jaaz Music | ||||
| Dhat Teri Ki | "Rongila Rongila" | Shouquat Ali Imon | Imran | ||||
| Jhorer Pore | "Paglami" | Ahmmed Humayun | Belal Khan | CD Choice | |||
| Nabab | "O DJ" | Akassh | Akassh | Jaaz Music, Eskay Music | |||
| 2018 | Super Hero | "Ek Poloke" | Ali Akram Shuvo | Imran Mahmudul |
| style=*background:d0e5f5" | Year | style=*background:d0e5f5" | Award | style=*background:d0e5f5" | Category | style=*background:d0e5f5" | Album/Song | style=*background:d0e5f5" | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Singer (Female) | Amor Kabyo | [17] | |||||||
| 2017 | "Dil Dil Dil" | |||||||||
| 2022 | Bangladesh National Film Award | Best Female Playback Singer | "Tui Ki Amar Hobi Re" (Bishwoshundori) |