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{{short description|Indian playback singer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date= December 2017}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Raka Bhattacharya
| native_name = রাকা ভট্টাচার্য
| native_name_lang = bengali
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| birth_name = Raka Bhattacharya
| birth_date = 19 May 1985
| birth_place = [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Nadia]]
| origin = [[Krishnanagar, Nadia]], West Bengal
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| genre = [[Bengali Modern]], [[Rabindra Sangeet]] , [[Ganasangeet]], [[Bengali Folk]]
| occupation = Playback singer, singer, composer, lyricist
| instrument = Vocals, rhythm guitar, [[harmonium]]
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = [[Kaleidoscope Bioscope]], [[Amara Muzik]]
| associated_acts = [[Kabir Suman]]
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'''Raka Bhattacharya''' is a popular Indian playback singer from [[Kolkata]], West Bengal. She primarily sings [[Music of Bengal|Bengali songs]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0E9DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Grihosobha Bangla : November 2017 edition|last=|first=|publisher=Delhi Press|year=2017|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ebela.in/entertainment/music-release-of-guhamanab-dgtl-1.668575|title=Music Release of Guhamanab|date=13 September 2017|work=Ebela.in}}</ref>

She shot to fame in 2016, with her first single release, 'Brishti Pagol'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://youtube.com/eepuhEuwpUE|title=Promo Release of BrishtiPagol|date=30 November 2016|work=Calcalling}}</ref> Brishti Pagol was a [[love song]] that she sung as a [[duet]] , with legendary [[Bengalis|Bengali]] musician [[Kabir Suman]]. The song was composed by Anindya Bhattacharya while Kabir Suman and poet Joyasish Ghosh penned down the lyrics. The song, initially released through [[YouTube]], was well appreciated by the Bengali listeners.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://youtube.com/ZM-FAk0Uz6M|title=Digital Release of BrishtiPagol|last=Calcalling|date=7 December 2016|work=Calcalling|archive-date=16 December 2017}}</ref>

Bhattacharya debuted as a playback singer in the [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]] starred [[Romance film|romantic drama]] Guhamanob (2017), directed by Paromita Munsi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ebela.in/entertainment/music-release-of-guhamanab-dgtl-1.668575?ref=entertainment-ft-stry|title=গুহামানবের মিউজিক রিলিজে বসল চাঁদের হাট।|date=3 September 2017|work=Ebela.in}}</ref> The soundtrack of the film included two songs by Raka, one a solo rendition of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s Sesh Ganeri Resh and Shedin Dujone, another [[Rabindra Sangeet|Rabindrasangeet]] that she sung with Kabir Suman. Kabir Suman scored the music for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/guhamanab-an-unique-portrayal-of-a-woman-and-her-father-in-laws-affair/|title=শ্বশুরমশাই আর বউমার প্রেমের অন্য গল্প বলবে ‘গুহামানব'|date=24 November 2016|work=Sangbad Pratidin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whatsnewlife.com/you-can-love-guha-manab|title=You can love GuhaManab|date=11 December 2017|website=WhatsNewLife}}</ref> The movie received mixed reviews from critics, but the Soundtrack was uniformly appreciated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/director-have-shown-courage-over-selection-of-topic-in-his-debut-1.721748|title=গুহাবন্দি হয়ে থাকলো গুহামানব|date=11 December 2017|work=Anandabazar Patrika}}</ref>

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