Tohir Sodiqov | |
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 Tohir Sodiqov in 2018 | |
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| Birth name | Sodikov Tokhir Bakhromzhonovich |
| Born | (1973-07-01)July 1, 1973 (age 51) Tashkent,Uzbek SSR,USSR |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Tarona,Kelajak |
Tohir Sodiqov (sometimes spelledTokhir Sodikov in English) (Uzbek:Tohir Sodiqov / Тоҳир Содиқов) (born July 1, 1973) is anUzbek singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the long-time lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the Uzbekrock bandBolalar. Sodiqov has also established a successful solo career. He has recorded songs inUzbek,Russian, andEnglish.
Sodiqov has received dozens of awards and nominations, including the title Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan. He is one of the fewCentral Asian artists to have given concerts in theUS and to have released albums oniTunes.
Tohir Sodiqov was born inTashkent on July 1, 1973. His father, Sodiqov Bahromjon Sobirovich, was a retired officer and died when Sodiqov was a child. His mother, Sodiqova Gulnur Mansurovna, raised him as asingle parent. Sodiqov attended Secondary School No. 41 in Tashkent from 1980 to 1990. He is married has three children, two daughters and a son.
Tohir Sodiqov had no formal music training. He started to play music when he was in high-school. Sodiqov and his friends Ruslan Sharipov, Bahodir Poʻlatov, and Javohir Zokirov, all of whom went to High School No. 41 inTashkent, founded the bandBolalar in 1989.
Bolalar originally consisted of Bahodir Poʻlatov, Husan Sodiqov (Tohir Sodiqov's elder brother), Javohir Zokirov, Nargiza Zokirova, Ruslan Sharipov, Tofik Marduxayev, Toir Odilov, and Tohir Sodiqov. The band became widely popular in Uzbekistan with their song "Bolalar" in 1989.[1]
Bolalar recorded their first album,Esingdami seni? (Do You Remember?), in January 1990. Initially, the group's artistic director and composer was Ruslan Sharipov. Over the years all of the original members left the band one after another. Currently, Tohir Sodiqov and Tofik Marduxayev are the only remaining original members.
Tohir Sodiqov usually writes both the music and lyrics to his songs.[1] His music has been associated mostly withpop rock andexperimental rock. The members of Bolalar were influenced by the Uzbekrock and roll singerDavron Gaipov and the then-popular Russian bandLaskoviy Mai. Bolalar and Laskoviy Mai have often been called "the legends of the 1990s."[2] Tohir Sodiqov andYuri Shatunov, the lead singer of Laskoviy Mai, performed together in Tashkent in 2009.
Tohir Sodiqov has acted in half a dozen Uzbek films, most notably inTohir va Zuhra: Yangi talqin (Tohir and Zuhra: A New Interpretation) (2000) andKoʻzlaring maʼyus (Your Eyes are Sad) (2005).
| Film | ||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1999 | Navroʻz ayyomi (Nowruz Day) | Himself | Musical | |
| 2000 | Tohir va Zuhra yangi talqin (Tohir and Zuhra: A New Interpretation) | Tohir | Musical | |
| 2005 | Koʻzlaring maʼyus (Your Eyes are Sad) | Sardor | ||
| 2006 | Voy dod sumalak (Damn, Samanu) | Tohir | Musical | |
| 2007 | Jazo (Punishment) | Himself | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2010 | Ada emas, dada! Tohir va Zuhra 2 yangi talqin (Tohir and Zuhra 2: A New Interpretation) | Tohir | Musical | |
| 2017 | Bolalar | Himself | Documentary | |
| Year | Song title | Artist |
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| 2000 | "Sevgilim" | Yulduz Usmanova ft. Ruslan Sharipov |
| 2001 | "Nozanin" | Yulduz Usmanova ft. Ruslan Sharipov |
| 2006 | "Qolaymi, ketaymi?" | Lola Yuldasheva |
Tohir Sodiqov has won dozens of awards and nominations, including the title Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan.[3][4] He has also received Nihol and Tarona awards.[5] He is one of the fewCentral Asian artists to have given concerts in theUS and to have released albums oniTunes.[6][7][8]
