Background
Choudhury was born into a musical family in Sylhet District, Sylhet Division, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
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Education
In 1984, Choudhury completed her Secondary School Certificate. In 1985, she attended Sylhet Academy of Fine Arts and gained a diploma in Folk Songs. She then studied at Sylhet Shilpakala Academy, where received a diploma in Music and her Higher School Certificate.
She continued her education and went to Chittagong University in 1988, where she studied Bachelor of Arts.
Career
She started singing from the age of six. After finishing her education, Choudhury came to the United Kingdom and started to work from 1989. She has worked as a Bengali music teacher in various London schools.
She has in the past also volunteered as a Women"s Development Officer for Bangladesh Welfare Association where she helped develop Asian women"s skills and talents.
She has recorded four cassettes and two CDs, one of Hindi music and one of Bengali music She has also appeared on Sa Re Georgia Ma Pa, a music show broadcast on Zee television In 1996, Choudhury featured in the music video for the Kula Shaker song "Tattva", which reached number four in the United Kingdom charts.
She is seen sitting playing the sitar. In 1999, she featured on the track "Radhe Radhe" with Crispian Mills on the Kula Shaker album Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts.
In May 2011, Choudhury performed at the Boishakhi Mela.
In the same month, she was interviewed by Anwarul Hoque on British Broadcasting Corporation Asian Network. Choudhury has over 20 years of experience singing a range of songs including folk, Tagore and modern songs in multiple languages such as Bengali, Hindi and Urdu. She has toured Europe, the United States and Canada.
