Tohir Sodiqov

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Tohir Sodiqov

Tohir Sodiqov performing in the Millennium Theater in NYC
Background information
Born (1973-07-01) July 1, 1973
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR
Genres Pop rock, experimental rock
Occupations musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1989–present
Labels Tarona, Kelajak
Associated acts Abdulaziz Karim, Bojalar, Davron Shanson, DJ Piligrim, Laskoviy Mai, Lola Yoʻldosheva, Malika Ruslan Sharipov, Sayatash, Sevara Nazarkhan, Ziyoda

Tohir Sodiqov (sometimes spelled Tokhir Sodikov) (Uzbek: Tohir Sodiqov, Тоҳир Содиқов; Russian: Тахир Садыков) (born July 1, 1973) is an Uzbek musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Tohir Sodiqov is best known as the long-time lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and composer of the Uzbek rock band Bolalar. He has recorded songs in Uzbek, Russian, and English.

Tohir Sodiqov has won dozens of awards and nominations, such as a Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan, Nihol, and Tarona. He is among the few Central Asian artists to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes.

Professional career

Tohir Sodiqov with his student and friend Renat Sobirov in 2014
"Bolalar"
Sample of "Bolalar." The song became an immediate hit in Uzbekistan upon its release.
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Tohir Sodiqov had no formal music training. He started to play music when he was in high-school. Tohir Sodiqov and his friends Ruslan Sharipov, Bahodir Poʻlatov, and Javohir Zokirov, who all went to High School No. 41 in Tashkent, founded the band Bolalar in 1989.

Bolalar

Main article: Bolalar
"Unutganim Yo'q"
Sample of "Unutganim Yoʻq." "Unutganim Yoʻq" is one of Bolalar's most famous songs. Expressive guitar accompaniments are a distinguishing feature of Bolalar songs.
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Bolalar originally consisted of Bahodir Poʻlatov, Husan Sodiqov (Tohir's brother), Javohir Zokirov, Nargiza Zokirova, Ruslan Sharipov, Tofik Marduxaev, Toir Odilov, and Tohir Sodiqov. The name of the band "Bolalar" means "children" or "boys" in Uzbek. In Uzbek slang it also means "guys". The band became highly popular in Uzbekistan with its song "Bolalar" in 1989.[1]

Bolalar performed to a large audience for the first time in February 1990. In January 1990, they recorded their first album, Esingdami Sening? (Do You Remember?). The group's artistic director and composer was originally Ruslan Sharipov. Over the years all of the original members left the band one after another and currently Tohir Sodiqov and Tofik Marduxaev are the only remaining original members. Tohir Sodiqov usually writes both the music and lyrics to his songs.[1] Bolalar's music has been associated mostly with pop rock and experimental rock.

The members of Bolalar were influenced by the Uzbek rock and roll singer Davron Gʻoipov and the then-popular Russian band Laskoviy Mai. Bolalar and Laskoviy Mai have often been called "the legends of the 1990s."[2] Tohir Sodiqov and Yuri Shatunov, the lead singer of Laskoviy Mai, performed together in Tashkent in 2009.

Acting
"Boʻldi Xato"
Sample of "Boʻldi xato." "Boʻldi xato" was included in Bolalar's compilation album The Very Best of the Fontana Years.
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Tohir Sodiqov has portrayed main characters in two Uzbek movies: Tohir va Zuhra: Yangi Talqin (Tokhir and Zuhra: New Interpretation) and Koʻzlaring Maʼyus (Your Eyes are Sad).

Personal life

Tohir Sodiqov was born in the old part of Tashkent on July 1, 1973. His father, Sodiqov Bahromjon Sobirovich, was a retired officer and died when Tohir Sodiqov was a child. His mother, Sodiqova Gulnur Mansurovna, raised him as a single parent. Tohir Sodiqov attended High School No. 41 in Tashkent from 1980 to 1990. He is married has three children, two daughters and a son.

Awards

Tohir Sodiqov has won dozens of awards and nominations, such as a Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan, Nihol, and Tarona.[3][4] He is among the few Central Asian artists to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""Bolalar" Still Remains Popular (in Uzbek)". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  2. ↑ Turdaliyeva, Muhayyo. "Takhir Sadikov and Yuri Shatunov: About the songs of the '90s". Ziyo Net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  3. ↑ "BBC's Guest: The "Most Special" Celebrity Tokhir Sodikov". BBC's Uzbek Service (in Uzbek). Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Popular since the 1980s". Darakchi (in Uzbek). Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Bolalar's Concert in New York". Uzbek TV New York. Retrieved 30 November 2011. 
  6. ↑ Zokirov, Dilshod. "A Special Report on 20th Anniversary of Bolalar". Shov-Shuv (in Uzbek). Retrieved 29 November 2011. 
  7. ↑ "iTunes - Music - The Very Best of the Fontana Years by Bolalar". Itunes.apple.com. 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 

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