James (musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

James (musician)

Bangladeshi singer, guitarist and composer

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1964

Place of Birth: Naogaon, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh

Profession: singer

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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About James (musician)

  • Faruq Mahfuz Anam (born 2 October 1964), known by his stage name James, is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer and a playback singer .
  • He is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band "Nagar Baul)" (previously Feelings) , which he founded in 1977.
  • James was born and raised in Naogaon.
  • But, he grew up in Chittagong City.James has also led a successful solo career, with hit albums like Ananya (1989), "Palabe Kothay (1995), Dukhini Dukkho Korona (1997), Thik Achhe Bondhu (1999).
  • He sang in four Bollywood films, including Gangster (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in a...
  • Metro (2007), Warning (2013).James rose to mainstream fame in the 1990s as the frontman of Feelings, which is one of the "Big Three of Rock", who were responsible for developing and popularizing hard rock music in Bangladesh, along with LRB and Ark.
  • Feelings is considered to be the pioneer of psychedelic rock in Bangladesh. He is often referred by the name "Guru".James won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer twice for his performance in the films Desha: The Leader (2014) and Swatta (2017).

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