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Music is my passion...Priya Islam

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Priya Islam is an IFAB award recipient for Best Bangla Song 2018 for her recent solo number Udashi Mon from her second music album Moner Kotha, with soulful lyrics penned by Dr. Asif Islam and music arrangement by acclaimed music director Ujjal Sinha of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Priya is equally impressive in rendering Hindi and Punjabi songs as well. She combines her deep love for music with an unending passion for learning as well. She is currently a judge on Bangla Idol New England, a music reality show for children and teens. She feels blessed to pass on the art of music to future generations to come. She is continuing her music lessons under the able guidance of Sri Anup Barua because she believes there is no end to learning.

Till date, Priya has worked with internationally acclaimed singers such as Kumar Sanu of India, Tahsan and Suvro Dev from Bangladesh. Her performances have been widely appreciated by music legend Jatin Pandit, and she was also featured in Saregsma Singing Superstars 2010. She was later a top finalist in NTV Star Search North America.

Aside from singing, Priya has a passion for classical dance and modeling. She has done brand modeling for Wells Hair Care and Luna Joachim Collection in North America and Europe extensively. She has earned her diploma in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi
Dance from Smt. Neena Gulati of Triveni School of Dance. Causes she cares about include animal rights and education for low income children.