Pilu Momtaz, Bangladeshi pop singer died he was , 52.

 Pilu Montaz was a Bangladeshi singer, who helped popularize pop music in Bangladesh in the years following the country's independence died he was , 52. The Bengali-language pop music is now referred to as "Bangla Pop."



(? - May 23, 2011)

Montaz was born in Dhaka. She was the third of seven children born to the late Bangladeshi singer Ustad Momtaz Ali.^[1]
She launched her pop music career in the years immediately following Bangladesh's independence in 1971.^[1] Momtaz is widely credited with popularizing the local Bangla Pop together with other contemporary singers, including Fakir Alamgir, Azam Khan, Najma Zaman and Ferdous Wahid.^[1] Her major hits included "Ekdin Tho Choley Jabo," "Chara Gaachh-e Phool Phuitachhey," and "Majhi Nao Chhaira Dey," a song written by Bangladeshi songwriter and poet, Jasimuddin.^[1] The Daily Star, one of the country's major newspapers, cited Montaz as an influence on prominent female Bangladeshi pop singers of the 2000s.^[1] She also covered some Bangladeshi and Bengali folk music, including "Nani Go Nani," and "Orey Sampanwala."^[1]
Her final public performance took place at the 2010 Citycell-Channel i Music Awards.^[1] Momtaz took the stage at the awards show with Fakir Alamgir and Ferdous Wahid to perform the song, "Ek Second-er Nai Bhorosha," as a tribute to the late singer, Firoz Shai.^[1]
Pilu Momtaz died from a heart attack at Apollo Hospital in Dhaka on May 22, 2011, at the age of 52.^[1] She was survived by her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Anwaruzzaman, and their daughter, Homayra Zaman Mou.^[1] Her funeral was held DOHS Baridhara Jaam-e Mosque with burial at the Banani cemetery adjacent to her father's grave.^[1]

 

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