Ziyoda O'tkirovna Qobilova (born January 7, 1989) is an Uzbek singer and actress, best known under the pseudonym Ziyoda. From a young age she liked singing the songs of the primadonna of the Uzbek pop music Yulduz Usmonova. After school, she studied at the music college named after "Hamza".
At the "Song of the Year 2014" in Uzbekistan, the singer's song Sevadi Yorim Mani was included in the top 20 hits of the year.
Life and work
She sings in Uzbek and English. She became famous outside of Uzbekistan thanks to Ruslana's song Wild Dances. Ziyoda has also performed in a number of dramatic films in Uzbekistan. Ziyoda is often criticized for sometimes using popular world hits in her creative work. But the singer does not pay attention to criticism, and continues to use world hits. In addition, she is almost the only Uzbek singer who used the music of songs by Ruslana and Britney Spears in her work. Thus, proving that the Uzbek language is no less suitable for songs than other languages. The song "Khattuba" is included in the world collection of the most famous oriental tunes. By the way, Ziyoda has proved that she has no shortage of courage. After all, this song is one of the most popular tunes from the Uzbek-Indian movie "Ali Baba and Forty Thieves," where the Indian star Zinat Aman danced so fiercely to this song. And Ziyoda perfectly managed to sing this rousing song.