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Artist
Nigina Amonqulova
12+ albums
tajiktajikistantajik pop
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Nigina Amonqulova (also spelled Amonkulova, Tajik: Нигина Амонқулова; born 30 January 1986) is a Tajik folk singer, who performs in traditional dress. Tajik state television is nicknamed "Nigina TV" due to her frequent appearances. She sings traditional Persian songs from Iran and Afghanistan as well. Amonqulova was born on January 30, 1986, in Panjakent, Tajikistan. Nigina has four brothers: Khursed, a businessman; Khusrav, a singer; Khayyam, a wood-carver; and Hamidjon. She graduated from № 1 Panjakent High School and went on to study for the three years at the Medical College in Pankakent. During her time at school and university she won several singing competitions. Amonqulova's music became popular in 2008 with the success of the song “Ranjida nigoram omad”. In 2020, she filmed the video for her single 'Dario' in the Darvaz Nature Reserve. Her music is described as "pop-folk" and she often performs in brightly coloured national costumes. Collaborators include Sirojiddin Fozilov (Tajik: Сироҷиддини Фозил), Saidkul Bilolov (Tajik: Саидқул Билолов), Sharif Bedakov (Tajik: Шариф Бедаков), Farhod Zikir, and Adiba Aziz. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
