Tohir Sodiqov
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Tohir Sodiqov or Tokhir Sodikov (born July 1, 1973) is an Uzbek
musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is a Meritorious Artist
of Uzbekistan. Tokhir Sodikov is best known as the long-time lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and composer of the Uzbek rock
band Bolalar
. He has won dozens of awards and nominations such as "The Distinguished Artist of Uzbekistan", "Nihol", and "Tarona." Tokhir Sodikov has recorded songs in Uzbek
, Russian
, and English
. He is among the few Central Asia
n artists to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes
.
, founded the band Bolalar
in 1989. The band became immensely popular in Uzbekistan with their song "Bolalar" in 1989.
singer Davron Gaipov and the then-popular Russian band Laskoviy Mai
. Bolalar and Laskoviy Mai have often been called "the legends of the 1990s." Tokhir Sodikov and Yuri Shatunov
, the lead singer of Laskoviy Mai, performed together in Tashkent in 2009.
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 Sodikov is the only remaining original member. Tokhir Sodikov usually writes both the music and lyrics to his songs. Bolalar's music has been associated mostly with pop rock
and experimental rock
.
on July 1, 1973. His father, Sodikov Bahromjon Sobirovich, was a retired officer and died when Tokhir was a child. His mother, Sodikova Gulnur Mansurovna, raised him as a single parent
. Tohir finished school No 41 in Tashkent in 1989. He is married has three children, two daughters and a son.
Uzbek
Uzbek and Uzbekistani are adjectives referring to the state of Uzbekistan. As a noun, Uzbek may also refer to:* Uzbeks, an ethnic group* Uzbeg Khan, the Khan of the Golden Horde of the Mongol Empire* Uzbek cuisine* Uzbek language- See also :...
musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is a Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist , also translated as Merited Artist, Deserved Artist or Distinguished Artist or Honorary Artist or Honorable Actor) is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Russian Federation, Union republics, and Autonomous republics, also in some other Eastern bloc states, as well as in a...
of Uzbekistan. Tokhir Sodikov is best known as the long-time lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and composer of the Uzbek rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Bolalar
Bolalar
Bolalar is an Uzbek pop-rock band formed in 1989 by Tohir Sodiqov. Bolalar is among the few Central Asian bands to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes. Tohir Sodiqov, the long-time lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and composer of Bolalar, is a Meritorious Artist of...
. He has won dozens of awards and nominations such as "The Distinguished Artist of Uzbekistan", "Nihol", and "Tarona." Tokhir Sodikov has recorded songs in Uzbek
Uzbek language
Uzbek is a Turkic language and the official language of Uzbekistan. It has about 25.5 million native speakers, and it is spoken by the Uzbeks in Uzbekistan and elsewhere in Central Asia...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. He is among the few Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
n artists to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes
ITunes
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.
Professional career
Tokhir Sodikov had no formal music training. He started to play music when he was in high-school. Tokhir Sodikov and his friends Ruslan Sharipov, Bakhodir Pulatov, and Javokhir Zakirov, who all went to high school no 41 in TashkentTashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, founded the band Bolalar
Bolalar
Bolalar is an Uzbek pop-rock band formed in 1989 by Tohir Sodiqov. Bolalar is among the few Central Asian bands to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes. Tohir Sodiqov, the long-time lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and composer of Bolalar, is a Meritorious Artist of...
in 1989. The band became immensely popular in Uzbekistan with their song "Bolalar" in 1989.
Bolalar
Bolalar originally consisted of Bahodir Pulatov, Husan Sodikov (Tohir's brother), Javohir Zokirov, Nargiza Zokirova, Ruslan Sharipov, Tofik Marduxaev, Toir Odilov, and Tokhir Sodikov. The name of the band, "Bolalar," means "children" or "boys" in Uzbek, but in Uzbek slang it also means "guys". The band members were influenced by the Uzbek rock and rollRock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
singer Davron Gaipov and the then-popular Russian band Laskoviy Mai
Laskoviy Mai
Laskoviy Mai is a Soviet boy band from Moscow. The group's best-known member was Yuri Shatunov, who has subsequently gone on to some solo success.- History :...
. Bolalar and Laskoviy Mai have often been called "the legends of the 1990s." Tokhir Sodikov and Yuri Shatunov
Yuri Shatunov
Yuri Shatunov - Russian singer, soloist of the legendary group Laskoviy Mai.He has a wife named Svetlana and a son named Dennis Yuri Shatunov (Russian: Юрий Шатунов) (born 6 September 1973 in Kumertau, USSR) - Russian singer, soloist of the legendary group Laskoviy Mai.He has a wife named...
, the lead singer of Laskoviy Mai, performed together in Tashkent in 2009.
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 Sodikov is the only remaining original member. Tokhir Sodikov usually writes both the music and lyrics to his songs. Bolalar's music has been associated mostly with pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
and experimental rock
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
.
Personal life
Tokhir Sodikov was born in the old part of TashkentTashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
on July 1, 1973. His father, Sodikov Bahromjon Sobirovich, was a retired officer and died when Tokhir was a child. His mother, Sodikova Gulnur Mansurovna, raised him as a single parent
Single parent
Single parent is a term that is mostly used to suggest that one parent has most of the day to day responsibilities in the raising of the child or children, which would categorize them as the dominant caregiver...
. Tohir finished school No 41 in Tashkent in 1989. He is married has three children, two daughters and a son.