{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{short description|Bangladeshi singer (1960-1987)}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Happy Akhand | native_name = হ্যাপি আখন্দ | native_name_lang = bn | image = | caption = | birth_name = জিয়া হাসান আখন্দ হ্যাপী | birth_date = {{birth date|1960|10|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Dhaka, East Pakistan, (Now in Dhaka, Bangladesh) | death_date = {{death date and age|1987|12|28|1960|10|12|df=y}} | death_place = Bangladesh | resting_place = | other_names = Prince of Bangladeshi Music | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|musician|composer|record producer}} | years_active = 1975–1987 | spouse = | children = | relatives = Lucky Akhand (brother) | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{hlist|Pop|Adhunik (modern)|blues rock|soft rock}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|bass guitar|keyboards|piano}} | label = {{hlist|Sargam Records|MMI|G-Series}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|Miles|Spondan}} }} }}

'''Happy Akhand''' (12 October 1960 – 28 December 1987) was a Bangladeshi rock singer and songwriter. He was one of the pioneering rock musicians in Bangladesh. He was the founding member of the rock band Miles. He is sometimes referred to as the ''Prince of Bangladeshi Music''.<ref name=romance>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=206095|title=Happy Akhand's romance with music|author=Zahangir Alom|date=12 October 2011|access-date=2015-08-04|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gunijon.com/happy-akhand.html|title=Happy Akhand|work=gunijon.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022110136/http://www.gunijon.com/happy-akhand.html |archive-date=2013-10-22 |access-date=2015-08-04}}</ref> His notable songs include the title "আবার এলো যে সন্ধ্যা (The Evening is Here Again)", "কে বাঁশি বাজায় রে? (Who's Playing the Flute?)" and more. He died on 28 December 1987, at the age of 27 years.<ref name=romance />

== Early life == Happy Akhand was born on 12 October 1960<ref name=romance /> in Patla Khan Lane, Dhaka, East Pakistan (now in Bangladesh). He started learning guitar at the age of 10. He started his music career with the help of his elder brother Lucky Akhand. In 1972, he joined the band ''Spondan'' as a keyboard player. In 1979, he founded the rock band ''Miles'' along with Farid Rashid.

== Discography == ===Solo=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style= "auto" |- ! ! Album ! Year |- | 1|| Abar Elo Je Shondha ||align="center"| 1975<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/celebrating-happy-akhand-his-classics-1812736|title=Celebrating Happy Akhand with his classics |date=12 October 2019 |access-date=2020-11-23|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> |}

===Film score=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style= "auto" |- ! ! Album ! Year |- | 1|| Ghuddi ||align="center"| 1980 |}

===Band (Miles)=== {{Main|Miles (band) #Discography}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style= "auto" |- ! ! Album ! Year |- | 1|| Miles||align="center"| 1982 |- | 2|| A Step Farther ||align="center"| 1986 |}

===Spondan=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style= "auto" |- ! ! Album ! Year |- | 1|| Spondan Bangladesh ||align="center"| 1975 |}

== Filmography == {|class="wikitable sortable" style="auto" |- ! ! Film ! Year ! Character |- | 1|| Ghuddi ||align="center" | 1980 || ''Happy'', Ghuddi's friend (Not as himself) |}

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