Tohir Sodiqov

Tohir Sodiqov (sometimes spelled Tokhir Sodikov in English) (born July 1, 1973) is an Uzbek singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the long-time lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the Uzbek rock band Bolalar. Sodiqov has also established a successful solo career. He has recorded songs in Uzbek, Russian, and English.

Sodiqov has received dozens of awards and nominations, including the title Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan. He is one of the few Central Asian artists to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes.

Personal life Tohir Sodiqov was born in Tashkent 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 a single parent. Sodiqov attended Secondary School No. 41 in Tashkent from 1980 to 1990. He is married and has three children, two daughters and a son.

Music career 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 in Tashkent, founded the band Bolalar in 1989.

Bolalar

Tohir Soqidov (right) and Renat Sobirov (left) on the set of their new music video on November 23, 2018, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 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.

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. Tohir Sodiqov and Yuri Shatunov, the lead singer of Laskoviy Mai, performed together in Tashkent in 2009.

Acting Tohir Sodiqov has acted in half a dozen Uzbek films, most notably in Tohir va Zuhra: Yangi talqin (Tohir and Zuhra: A New Interpretation) (2000) and Koʻzlaring maʼyus (Your Eyes are Sad) (2005).

Filmography Film 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

Awards Tohir Sodiqov has won dozens of awards and nominations, including the title Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan and Order of Mehnat Shuhrati. He has also received Nihol and Tarona awards. He is one of the few Central Asian artists to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes.