Shapla Salique

Salique was born in Bangladesh and grew up in Tajpur, Osmani Nagar, Sylhet District, where she would often go to watch her father, uncle and grandparents perform in functions.

[1] In 1996, Salique's first mainstream Bengali song "Ziola" was released in the UK with the music label Journeys by DJ.

[1][10] Salique has appeared on television programmes including, Eastern Eye, Breaking Through and Flame in My Heart.

[13][14] Salique is the singer, songwriter and harmonium player for her band, the other members include Alok Verma (tabla and percussion), Dion Palumbo (acoustic guitar), Mak Murtic (saxophone),[15] Suroj Sureshbabu (electric and acoustic guitar),[16] Sam Bailey (double bass),[17] and Jason Alder (saxophone).

In March 2013, Salique performed at the Rich Mix Cultural Foundation in London[18] alongside her band as part of BanglaFest.

[22] In April 2016 Salique's third album No Boundaries was released which launched at Wilton's Music Hall, followed by a concert at the Southbank Centre.