Queen Hazarika

Queen Hazarika (; born 16 October 1976) is an Indian playback singer and actress from Assam.[1] She has sung for Assamese films like Mon, Suren Suror Putek and Sneh Bandhan. She is the recipient of Rotary Young Achiever Award in 2013.[2] In the same year she was nominated for Prag Cine Awards in the Best Female Playback category.[3]

Queen Hazarika
Queen Hazarika at a video shoot in Bangalore (2015)
Born
Queen Hazarika

(1976-10-16) 16 October 1976
North Lakhimpur, Assam, India
OccupationSinger, actress
ChildrenMahin
Caillou
Parent(s)Rajen Hazarika
Usha Gogoi Hazarika
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active1996–present
Associated actsZubeen Garg, Poran Borkotoky, Antara Nandy, Manash Hazarika, Jim Ankan Deka, Rupam Bhuyan
Websitewww.queenhazarika.com

Early life and career

Hazarika was born in Lakhimpur, a small town in Assam to Raj Hazarika and Usha Gogoi Hazarika. She studied in St. Mary's High School in North-Lakhimpur and later graduated from Handique Girl's College in Guwahati. She developed interest in different art forms like music and acting from a very early age and gave her first stage performance at the age of four.[3]

Hazarika has acted and sung in a number of Assamese and Bengali films. She has lent her voice to numerous documentaries produced by Doordarshan, All India Radio and UNICEF among others. She also hosted TV shows for channels like DY 365, Focus NE and News Live. In 2012, Queen received her first acting offer in an Assamese film Surjasta from the film director Prodyut Kumar Deka.[4]

One of her collaborative works with Antara Nandy, Jim Ankan Deka and Ritwika Bhattacharya, Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence, won many national and international awards at different film and music festivals.[5][6]

Awards and honors
  • Rotary Young Achiever Award in 2013
  • Nominated for Prag Cine Awards in the Best Female Playback category in 2013

Filmography
Year Film Language Credited as
Playback singer Actor Composer Director Producer
2002 Mon Assamese Yes
2005 Suren Suror Putek Assamese Yes
Sneha Bandhan Assamese Yes
2011 Aakash Chuboloi Mon Assamese Yes
2013 Surjasta Assamese Yes
2015 Avataran Assamese Yes
2015 Okosmat – out of the blue Assamese Yes

Discography
  • Sobi
  • Swargadeo
  • Shakti
  • Abhiman

Music videos
  • Anuron (2017)
  • Xaare Aasu (2015)[7]
  • Aawaz-speak up against sexual violence (2013)[8]
  • Mur Andhar Nishar

Singles

TV Shows
  • Dil Ka Connection (NE TV)
  • Your Request Our Pleasure (NE TV)
  • Songs on Demand (NE TV)
  • Good Life (News Live)

References
  1. Singing to glory, Eastern Chronicle
  2. Young activists honoured, Assam Times
  3. "Queen Hazarika – a voice to reckon with". North-East India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. Meet Singer-Actor Queen Hazarika Archived 29 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, G-plus
  5. "Assamese musician launches album on violence against women". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. "Song against sex crimes remembers Delhi girl". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ChaiTunes releases the first music video as a tribute to Assamese writer duo, Merinews.com
  8. Voice of Conscience, Khaleej Times
  9. Aawaz – the message, Indiearth
  10. Chaitunes to release the first music video – a tribute to Assamese writer duo, Musicmalt.com


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