Nishat Monsur
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| Native name | সৈয়দ নিশাত মনসুর |
| Birth name | Syed Nishat Monsur |
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| Born | 29 September 1994 London, England |
| Origin | Syedpur, Jagannathpur |
| Genres | R&B, World |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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Syed Nishat Monsur (Bengali: সৈয়দ নিশাত মনসুর; born 29 September), better known by his stage name Nish, is a British singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist of Bangladeshi descent.[1] He made his official debut in a Bengali refix of Mumzy Stranger's original song, "Jaan Atki" which became the first Bengali track to reach number 1 in the iTunes World Charts.[2][3] He is an urban Asian artist known for his ability to provide a contemporary twist to popular music, describing his career as "pioneering a new brand of urban Bengali music and creating mixes of popular Hindi, English and Punjabi songs with Bangla lyrics".[4] He released his debut single, a Punjabi language song named "Manja", on 24 March 2017[5][6] which instantly became number 1 on the iTunes World Charts for a number of days.[7][8] His debut Bengali single, "Love Lost", which released on 22 February 2018 was also the first single from his debut album titled "Identity" and topped the iTunes World Charts within 40 minutes of releasing.[9]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Discography
3.1 Albums
3.1.1 Identity (2019)
3.2 Singles
3.3 Covers
3.4 Other songs
4 Filmography
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Monsur was born in London to Bengali Muslim parents. He is of Sylheti origin and was raised in a traditional Islamic household. He is also a devout Arsenal FC fan.[10] Monsur began singing at the age of five and has been trained in classical Indian music.[4] He stated that he takes some inspiration from singer Ryan Leslie.[11] He first started making covers of songs and uploaded them on YouTube and SoundCloud. He was educated in Ilford County High School. In 2011, he participated in the first international reality television show in Bangladesh, Forgotten Roots,[12] following the journey of 10 young adults from across the world in the search for their forgotten roots. The programme was broadcast on the country's main television channel as well as internationally and was co-hosted by Nadia Ali.[13] Five years later, as a graduate from the Queen Mary University of London, achieving a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science,[14] Monsur finally went into the studio with Mumzy Stranger and Lyan Roze. While signed to Timeless London, Monsur completed a MSc (Hons) in Computer Science in City, University of London.[14]
Career
In May 2016, he featured in the "Bangla Refix" of Mumzy Stranger's song, Jaan Atki,[15][4] which would eventually top the iTunes World Chart for the UK, a first for a Bengali song.[3] The success of this single lead to the "Bangla Remix" of another one of Mumzy Stranger's tracks, "Diamond Jewel".[4] Continuing his success into 2017, Monsur began the year with the release of debut single, "Manja".[5] Just like the Bangla refix of "Jaan Atki", "Manja" instantly became number 1 on the iTunes World Charts for a number of days.[7][8][6]
On 21 May 2016, he performed in one of London's biggest Asian comedy and entertainment events hosted by Studio1 Media. He performed alongside; Nadia Ali, Karim Metwaly, Sheikh Akbar, Stranger Family (Mumzy Stranger, Char Avell, Tasha Tah & Rameet Sandhu), Zack Knight, Jernade Miah, Ikramul Hoque, Islah Abdur-Rahman and Michael Truong from the Corner Shop Show, Humza Arshad, Suleman Mirza and Madhu Singh from the dance group Signature and Bambi Bains (TeamPBN). Monsur has also made many appearances on the BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio 1.[16][14] He was also the lead guitarist for singer Tasha Tah at the BBC's Future Sounds event at Maida Vale Studios.[17]
He went on tour to Sylhet in 2017 and performed in Bangladesh's first NRB Global Business Convention.[18]
Discography
Albums
Identity (2019)
Identity is Nish's debut album, to be released on the 17th of January 2019 via Timeless London.[19] It was mostly produced by Nish and some by LYAN and SP. The debut single of the album is Nish's first Bengali single named "Love Lost" and released on 22 February 2018.[20] It topped the iTunes World Charts within 40 minutes of releasing.[9] Nish released a second single taken from the album, "Better" featuring LYAN on the 1 November 2018. The album includes songs which are in Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi, Sylheti and English.
| Track listing | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Better" (English, Bengali) (featuring LYAN) | Nish | LYAN | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Kache Esho Na (Come Closer)" (English, Bengali) | Nish | Nish | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Obohela (Negligence)" (English, Bengali) (featuring Muza) | Nish, Muza | Nish | 2:58 |
| 4. | "You & Me" (English, Bengali) | Nish | Nish | 3:49 |
| 5. | "So Real" (English, Bengali, Punjabi) (featuring H-Dhami) | Nish, H-Dhami | Nish | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Koi Gelay (Where Did You Go?)" (English, Sylheti) | Nish | Nish | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Bishaash (Belief)" (English, Bengali) | Nish | Nish | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Love Lost" (English, Bengali) (featuring Mumzy Stranger & LYAN) | Nish, Mumzy Stranger | LYAN, SP and Nish | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Maa Baba (Mum & Dad)" (English, Bengali, Hindi) (featuring Rupika) | Nish, Rupika | SP | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Remember" (English, Bengali, Punjabi) (featuring Raxstar) | Nish, Raxstar | Nish | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 36:40 | |||
Singles
| Year | Single | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Note(s) | Reference(s) |
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| 2016 | "Jaan Atki (Bangla Refix)" (Mumzy Stranger featuring Nish) | English, Bengali | Lyan | [15][21] | |
| "Diamond Jewel (Bangla Remix)" (Mumzy Stranger featuring Nish) | Diamond Jewel: The Remixes | [22] | |||
| 2017 | "Manja" | Punjabi, English | Lyan & SP | [5] | |
| "Turn Me On" (featuring Mumzy Stranger) | English | SP | [23] | ||
| "Turn Me On (Remix)" (featuring Mumzy Stranger and Raxstar) | English, Punjabi | [24] | |||
| "Somebody" | [25] | ||||
| 2018 | "Wavey" (featuring JRiley and Lyan) | English | Lyan | [26] | |
| "Love Lost" (featuring Mumzy Stranger and Lyan) | English, Bengali | SP, Lyan | From the album, Identity | [27] | |
| "Swing My Way" (Kan D Man featuring Mumzy Stranger and Nish) | English | Lyan | [28] | ||
| "Fiesta" | English, Punjabi, Spanish | SP, Nish | [29] | ||
| "Bangla Medley" (Boshonto Batashe, Krishno, Maya Lagaise) | Bengali | Nish | [30] | ||
| "Better" (featuring Lyan) | English, Bengali | Lyan | From the album, Identity | [31] | |
| "Yaara" (Rupika featuring Mumzy Stranger & Nish) | English, Punjabi | SP | [32] | ||
| "Pola Bangladesh Er" (Muza featuring Nish) | Bengali, English | Muza, INViDa, Twinlights | Mixed by R CHA | [33] |
Covers
| Year | Cover/Remix | Language | Producer(s) | Writer(s) |
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| 2016 | "Sanam Re" | Hindi, English | Nish | Mithoon, Nish |
| "Sawan Aaya Hai/Amar Ei Jibone" | Hindi, Bengali | Tony Kakkar, Ratan Shah | ||
| "Where Do We Go From Here?/Ke Tui Bol" | Bengali, English | JusZonin (Lyan Roze & X11 Twlve), Nish | Raja Chanda, Nish | |
| "Main Dhoondne" | Hindi | Nish | Arafat Mehmood | |
| "What Do U Mean" | English | Justin Bieber, Jason Boyd, Mason Levy | ||
| "Teri Khair Mangdi" | Punjabi, Bengali | Kumaar, Bilal Saeed, Nish | ||
| 2017 | "Ambarsariya (Rupika featuring Nish)" | Hindi, English | Nish, SP | Nish, Ram Sampath |
| "Hariye Fela Bhalobasha" | Bengali | Nish | Goonjohn Rahman | |
| "All of Me" | English, Bengali | Toby Gad, Nish, John Stephens | ||
| "Flying Solo" | Chris Brown, Andre Merritt, Nish | |||
| "Ijaazat" | Hindi, Bengali | Shabbir Ahmed, Nish | ||
| "Ki Kore Toke Bolbo" | Bengali, English | Prasen, Nish | ||
| "Channa Mereya" | Hindi, Bengali, English | Amitabh Bhattacharya, Nish | ||
| 2018 | "Rihanna/Deepika?" | English, Bengali, Hausa | Nish, Yxng Bane |
Other songs
Other songs by Nish such as medleys, including songs which he has produced:
| Year | Song | Language | Artists(s) | Producer(s) | Note(s) | References |
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| 2016 | "Kade Presents - Snowy X Nish" | English | Nish, Snowy | Kade, Mim Shaikh | Freestyle | [34] |
| "Sorry Parody - (Studio Version)" | Sylheti | Iksy TV | Nish, Char Avell | |||
| 2017 | "Shanti Nai (Antenna Parody)" | Nish, Iksy TV | ||||
| 2018 | "Temptation" | Punjabi, English | Raxstar, Samica | Rimshox, Nish (Melody) | From the album, Glass Ceiling | [35] |
| "Scorpio SZN" | Punjabi, English | Raxstar | Haji Springer | Vocals mixed by Nish | [36] | |
| "Twinkle Twinkle Spit Some Bars" | English | Nish | Mawaan & Emily | Freestyle | [37] |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Season |
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| 2011 | Forgotten Roots | Contestant | Season 1 |
| 2019 | Forgotten Roots | Host | Season 2 |
See also
- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
References
^ Mawaan Rizwan and Emily Lloyd-Saini interviewing Nish (8 December 2018). Mawaan and Emily: Mr Rizwan's Christmas Song (Radio broadcast). BBC Asian Network. Event occurs at 2 hours 27 minutes in. Retrieved 19 December 2018.Mawaan: You are a singer, songwriter, model, guitarist, pianist. Nish: Model? ... Wow, where did you get that from? Mawaan: Your Wikipedia page, mate. Nish: See, I don't think that's 100% accurate, but yeah, I did a couple of things here and there, but. Mawaan: You've taken a few selfies. Nish: I've taken a few selfies, in my time, yeah ... Emily: But, the reason we've really got you here, is to play our game we like to call Twinkle, Twinkle, Spit Some Bars ... We want you to rap some Christmas presents ... [Nish raps on the theme] ... Nish: Am I a rapper now? Can I be a rapper? Can I add that to the Wikipedia page? ... Emily: He might of actually have just won, it's not a competition, but Twinkle, Twinkle, Spit Some Bars.
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^ "Forgotten Roots on Twitter:Our Season 1 contestants (ex. Tony) @Nishat_29 @Mish_Tee @Monaliisa_x @toslima_FR @Monzur_FR @Priiya786 @Alamin_F @afsaralam91 @jiniajmi". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
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^ ab "Jaan Atki Bangla Refix (feat. Nish) - Mumzy Stranger - Nish Song". BBC Music. January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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^ Love Lost (feat. Mumzy Stranger & Lyan) - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2018-02-22, retrieved 2018-02-25
^ "Jaan Atki (Bangla Refix) [feat. Nish] - Single by Mumzy Stranger on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
^ "Diamond Jewel (Remixes) - Single by Mumzy Stranger on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
^ Turn Me On (feat. Mumzy Stranger) - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2017-08-03, retrieved 2017-09-08
^ Turn Me on (Remix) [feat. Mumzy Stranger & Raxstar] - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2017-09-14, retrieved 2018-01-25
^ Somebody - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2017-11-02, retrieved 2018-01-25
^ Wavey (feat. J.Riley & Lyan) - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2018-01-18, retrieved 2018-01-25
^ Love Lost (feat. Mumzy Stranger & Lyan) - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2018-07-30, retrieved 2018-09-01
^ Swing My Way (feat. Mumzy Stranger & Nish) - Single by Kan D Man on Apple Music, 2018-07-30, retrieved 2018-06-01
^ Fiesta - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2018-07-30, retrieved 2018-08-01
^ Bangla Medley- Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2018-08-25, retrieved 2018-08-31
^ Better (feat. Lyan) - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 2018-11-01, retrieved 2018-11-01
^ Yaara (feat. Mumzy & Nish) - Single by Rupika on Apple Music, retrieved 2018-11-13
^ Pola Bangladesh er - Single by Muza & Nish on Apple Music, retrieved 2018-12-13
^ Snowy X Nish, 2018-10-28, retrieved 2018-11-01
^ Raxstar feat. Samica – Temptation, 2018-09-01, retrieved 2018-11-01
^ Raxstar feat. Haji Springer – Scorpio SZN, 2018-10-31, retrieved 2018-11-01
^ Mawaan Rizwan and Emily Lloyd-Saini interviewing Nish (8 December 2018). Mawaan and Emily: Mr Rizwan's Christmas Song (Radio broadcast). BBC Asian Network. Event occurs at 2 hours 27 minutes in. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
External links
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