Ayub Bachchu

'''Ayub Bachchu''' ({{IPA|bn|ae̯ub batʃtʃu}}; 16 August 1962 – 18 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi rock guitarist, composer, singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the [[Bangladeshi rock]] band [[Love Runs Blind]]{{cite news |author=Saimum Saad |title=Ayub Bachchu sole owner of LRB, only heirs can run it: Copyright Office |url=https://bdnews24.com/entertainment/2019/04/16/ayub-bachchu-sole-owner-of-lrb-only-heirs-can-run-it-copyright-office |work=bdnews24.com |date=16 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019}} and earned success as the lead singer and the lead guitarist of the band. He is considered a pop culture icon in Bangladesh.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2014 |title=Top Nine Singers of Bangladesh (With Pictures) |url=https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/countries/bangladesh/top-nine-singers-of-bangladesh-with-pictures/34411 |access-date=29 December 2021 |website=Your Article Library |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2022-08-16 |title=Rock legend Ayub Bachchu's 60th birth anniversary today |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/rock-legend-ayub-bachchus-60th-birth-anniversary-today-478162 |access-date=2023-05-05 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Ayub Bachchu, who popularised rock music in Bangladesh, dies |url=https://bdnews24.com/entertainment/ayub-bachchu-who-popularised-rock-music-in-bangladesh-dies |access-date=2023-05-05 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}} He was one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi pop music.{{Cite news |title=Understanding pop music - magic of 21st century Bangla songs |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/public/views/understanding-pop-music-magic-of-21st-century-bangla-songs-1540479677 |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=The Financial Express |language=en}}

'''Ayub Bachchu''' ({{IPA|bn|ae̯ub batʃtʃu}}; 16 August 1962 – 18 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi rock guitarist, composer, singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the [[Bangladeshi rock]] band [[Love Runs Blind]]{{cite news |author=Saimum Saad |title=Ayub Bachchu sole owner of LRB, only heirs can run it: Copyright Office |url=https://bdnews24.com/entertainment/2019/04/16/ayub-bachchu-sole-owner-of-lrb-only-heirs-can-run-it-copyright-office |work=bdnews24.com |date=16 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019}} and earned success as the lead singer and the lead guitarist of the band. He is considered a pop culture icon in Bangladesh.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2014 |title=Top Nine Singers of Bangladesh (With Pictures) |url=https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/countries/bangladesh/top-nine-singers-of-bangladesh-with-pictures/34411 |access-date=29 December 2021 |website=Your Article Library |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2022-08-16 |title=Rock legend Ayub Bachchu's 60th birth anniversary today |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/rock-legend-ayub-bachchus-60th-birth-anniversary-today-478162 |access-date=2023-05-05 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Ayub Bachchu, who popularised rock music in Bangladesh, dies |url=https://bdnews24.com/entertainment/ayub-bachchu-who-popularised-rock-music-in-bangladesh-dies |access-date=2023-05-05 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}} He was one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi pop music.{{Cite news |title=Understanding pop music - magic of 21st century Bangla songs |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/public/views/understanding-pop-music-magic-of-21st-century-bangla-songs-1540479677 |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=The Financial Express |language=en}}

Born in [[Patiya Upazila|Patiya]], Bachchu came to [[Chittagong]] with his family in the early 1970s. His first band name was "Spider" (Which is the first band of Chittagong city). He joined "Spider" in 1974. He played with the band as the lead guitarist from year 1974 to 1977. Then he formed his first band "Ugly Boys" in 1977, while studying in high school and joined rock band Feelings (now known as Nagar Baul) as the guitarist the same year. He played in the band from 1977 to 1980. In 1980, he joined the band [[Souls]] where he played for ten years and appeared in four studio albums including ''Super Souls'' (1982), ''College Er Corridore'' (1985), ''Manush Matir Kachakachi'' (1987) and ''East and West'' (1988). In 1991, he left the band to form his own band LRB, where he was the vocalist and guitarist for 27 years, until his death in 2018. He released the first ever [[double album]]: ''LRB I'' and ''LRB II'' in 1992, with the band. LRB's third studio album was ''[[Shukh (album)|Shukh]]'', which featured "''[[Cholo Bodle Jai]]''", which became an instant hit. He also received great success as a solo artist. His first solo album ''[[Rokto Golap]]'' was released in September 1986. He got his breakthrough by releasing albums like ''[[Moyna (album)|Moyna]]'' (1988) and ''Koshto'' (1995) which received great success. He released only one [[instrumental rock]] album in his career: ''Sound of Silence'' (2007), which is the first ever instrumental album in Bangladesh. He has also worked in several movie songs, some of them are ''Anutopto'' (1993), ''Loottoraj'' (1997), ''Mon'' (1997) and ''[[Ammajan]]'' (1999). Ayub Bachchu's debut song, "''Harano Bikeler Golpo''"{{Cite news |last=Akbar |first=Zahid |date=18 October 2020 |title=Two years without Ayub Bachchu |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/two-years-without-ayub-bachchu-1980133 |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=The Daily Star}} was written by renowned lyricist [[Shahid Mahmud Jangi]]. LRB's debut song "''Ekdin Ghum Bhanga Shohore''" was also written by renowned lyricist Shahid Mahmud Jangi which was the first released song of LRB. Bachchu released several best selling-albums with LRB, and as a solo performer.{{cite news |last=হাম্ফ্রেই |first=উইলিয়াম |title=Ayub Bachchu - New Music, Songs Playlist and Latest News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/591b4193-7876-4508-87f4-9ae67f4f3d46 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217035354/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/591b4193-7876-4508-87f4-9ae67f4f3d46 |archive-date=17 February 2011 |access-date=14 May 2019 |publisher=[[BBC Music]]}}

Bachchu began his music career in the late 1970s and gained early prominence as the lead guitarist for the rock band '''[[Souls]]''', where he played for a decade. In 1991, he departed to form his own band, '''Love Runs Blind (LRB)''', serving as its frontman and lead guitarist for 27 years. Under his leadership, LRB became one of the most celebrated rock bands in Bangladesh, releasing the country's first-ever [[double album]] in 1992. Alongside his work with LRB, Bachchu enjoyed a highly successful solo career, releasing hit albums such as ''Koshto'' (1995) and the country's first instrumental rock album, ''Sound of Silence'' (2007). He was also a prominent playback singer for Bangladeshi cinema and received numerous accolades throughout his career, including a record six Meril-Prothom Alo Awards and a Bachsas Award.

In 2026, he was posthumously awarded with the ''[[Ekushe Padak]]'', for his special contribution to music.{{cite news |title=Warfaze, nine individuals get Ekushey Padak {{!}} The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/warfaze-nine-individuals-get-ekushey-padak-4099456 |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=www.thedailystar.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=BSS |date=2026-02-26 |title=Govt will establish liberal democratic state system to promote knowledge, science: PM |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/59lwqxh9y7 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Prothomalo |language=en}}

He has won a record six [[Meril Prothom Alo Awards]], one [[Channel i Music Awards|Citycell-Channel I Music Award]] with LRB and won the [[Bachsas Awards]] in the Best Male Vocal category in 2004. In 2017, he won the Tele Cine Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2026, he was posthumously awarded with the ''[[Ekushe Padak]]'', for his special contribution to music.{{cite news |title=Warfaze, nine individuals get Ekushey Padak {{!}} The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/warfaze-nine-individuals-get-ekushey-padak-4099456 |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=www.thedailystar.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=BSS |date=2026-02-26 |title=Govt will establish liberal democratic state system to promote knowledge, science: PM |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/59lwqxh9y7 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Prothomalo |language=en}}

==Early life==

==Early life==