About

SINCE 1997

Started in 1997 with Tonmoy Tansen on vocal and his two close friends Rippy on guitar and Babu on keyboards. Rippy stayed until the recording of Jiboner Kolahol and 27 January. Setu Chowdhury joined the band afterward. Then one by one, Symon on drums and Roger on bass. After a while, Johnny joined as a bassist as Roger discontinued his journey with the Vikings. The band was originally named Viking. Then the name of the band was changed to Vikings on the advice of lyricist Kawsar Ahmed Chowdhury. Vikings won the Star Search competition in 1999 and came into the limelight. Later, in the year 2000, their first album Jiboner Kolahol was released. In 2001, Vikings became the brand ambassador of Pepsi. Released in 2001, on the occasion of Valentine's Day, their famous song Bhalobasi Jare features Kaniz Suborna is a massive hit. In 2002, their 2nd album was released Din Joto Dukkho Toto. 2003, the band took a break and returned after 11 years, with the album Run Out for a movie. As keyboardist Babu was stationed abroad, Rimon replaced him. Asad joined as a guitarist. After Johny played for a while, due to his personal busyness, Shopan replaced him. In 2020, Tonmoy Tansen and Shopan remained in beige from the old lineup. Rejoined by Shuvo and Azmain on guitars, Mahbub on synth, and Susi on drums. In the current lineup, Vikings released five songs: Neel Hobo, Jodi, Firey Ashuk Jibon, Bhoy, and Hoyto. Thus continues the Vikings' journey.