Ziyoda O’tkirovna Qobilova ( uz, Ziyoda O’tkirovna Qobilova, Зиёда Ўткировна Қобилова) (born 7 January 1989), most commonly known by her stage name Ziyoda, is a popular Uzbek singer, actress and

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. She sings in Uzbek,

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and

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. She has also become famous outside of Uzbekistan thanks to a cover of Ruslana's song

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. Ziyoda has also acted in a number of Uzbek

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Life

Ziyoda O’tkirovna Qobilova was born on January 7, 1989, in

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...

. While her official birth year is 1989, other sources claim it is 1987. Her brother is named Asadbek and her sister Aziza. Later on, she married a man named Eldor, and had a son by the name of Komron by him.

Career

Music career

Ziyoda rose to stardom in Uzbekistan for the first time with the song "Sevmaganman", a cover of Ruslana's

, in 2004. Her debut album was released in Uzbekistan in 2008. Her music has been described as "a flawless and modern mix between Central-Asia, Arabia and the Western world." In 2007, Ziyoda was voted the best female singer of the year in Uzbekistan.

Music videos

Filmography

Actress

References

External links

Ziyoda
on Last.fm
Interview with Ziyoa

Ziyoda
1989 births Living people Actors from Tashkent Uzbekistani film actresses 21st-century Uzbekistani women singers 21st-century Uzbekistani actresses Hindi-language singers Persian-language singers Musicians from Tashkent {{Uzbekistan-bio-stub