Madina Aknazarova ( tg, Мадина Акназарова; born February 15, 1998) is а
Tajik
Tajik, Tadjik, Tadzhik or Tajikistani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Tajikistan
* Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
* Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan
* Tajik (surname)
* Tajik cu ...
pop singer of
Pamiri origin, as well as a performer of traditional
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
songs from both
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
and
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
.
Biography
Madina Aknazarova was born on February 15, 1998, in the city of
Khujand
Khujand ( tg, Хуҷанд, Khujand; Uzbek: Хўжанд, romanized: Хo'jand; fa, خجند, Khojand), sometimes spelled Khodjent and known as Leninabad (russian: Ленинабад, Leninabad; tg, Ленинобод, Leninobod; fa, لن ...
as the only child of parents from
Badakhshan
Badakhshan is a historical region comprising parts of modern-day north-eastern Afghanistan, eastern Tajikistan, and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in China. Badakhshan Province is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Much of historic Ba ...
.
When she was 4 years old, she and her parents left for Russia to the city of
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
for a couple of years. Aknazarova attended school in the city of
Chkalovsk, before her family left again for Saint Petersburg after completing the second grade. At school, music teachers immediately noticed her singing talent and unusual timbre of voice. She studied vocals in a school choir, and she always sung a solo part. Her parents divorced when she was still in elementary school.
In 2014, after finishing the 9th grade, her family moved to
Dushanbe
Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (r ...
, where Aknazarova entered the Musical College named after Ahmad Boboqulov, the department of academic vocal.
During her studies, she practiced at the Ayni Opera & Ballet Theatre.
Music career
She began her musical career and continued her education at Tajik State Institute of Culture and Arts.
Aknazarova made her debut on the Tajik stage in 2017. An unusual timbre of voice, style of performance, good lyrics and energy helped to quickly find a response in the hearts of the audience. Aknazarova's fanbase grew rapidly both at concerts and on social networks.
The public liked the first album "Ay Yor Yor" (“Hey Sweetheart”), and very soon they began to invite her to various events, including concerts at the state level.
Discography
Albums
References
External links
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* {{Cite web, author=John Warren, date=2018-11-24, title="Поедем, поедим!": Таджикистан, url=https://www.ntv.ru/video/1668184/, url-status=live, access-date=2021-04-07, website=NTV.RU, publisher=Телекомпания НТВ, language=ru
1998 births
Living people
Pamiri people
People from Khujand
Tajik-language singers
Persian-language singers
Tajikistani women singers
People from Saint Petersburg