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
honored artist of Uzbekistan
Honored artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan is an honorary title given to those who contributed to the development of art in the republic. It is mainly presented to the artists of theatre, film, pop music, circus, TV and radio broadcast, film dir ...
.
She sings in
Uzbek,
Hindi and
Persian. She has also become famous outside of Uzbekistan thanks to a cover of
Ruslana's song
Wild Dances
"Wild Dances" is a single by Ukrainian singer-songwriter Ruslana. The song, representing , won the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Istanbul with a score of 280 points. A Ukrainian-language version called "Dyki tantsi" () was released in Russ ...
. Ziyoda has also acted in a number of
Uzbek drama films
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.
Life
Ziyoda O’tkirovna Qobilova was born on January 7, 1989, in
Tashkent. 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
Wild Dances
"Wild Dances" is a single by Ukrainian singer-songwriter Ruslana. The song, representing , won the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Istanbul with a score of 280 points. A Ukrainian-language version called "Dyki tantsi" () was released in Russ ...
, 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
See also
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Zulayho Boyhonova
Zulayho Boyhonova (born April 28, 1963, Namangan, Namangan Region, Uzbek SSR, USSR) is an Uzbek singer, performing songs in the Uzbek language, and was named People's Artist of Uzbekistan (2003).
Biography
Zulayho Boyhonova was born on April 2 ...
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Nasiba Abdullaeva
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Madina Mumtoz
Musaeva Madinabonu Bahriddin qizi ( uz, Musayeva Madinabonu Bahriddin qizi, Мусаева Мадинабону Баҳриддин қизи; born 10 October 1990), most commonly known by her stage name Madina Mumtoz, is an Uzbek singer and actres ...
References
External links
Ziyodaon
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
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