Biography & awards
Shahzoda is the stage name of Zilola Musaeva. Born on 28 July 1979 in Fergana, she has performed since 1998, started in the duo “Jonim” and went solo in 2001. She sings pop and pop-folk in Uzbek and Russian, has acted in films, and her duets with DJ Smash and Akcent are known far beyond Uzbekistan.
Early life
Shahzoda is the stage name of Zilola Bakhodirovna Musaeva. She was born on 28 July 1979 in Fergana. Her father, Bakhodir Musaev, is a Doctor of Philosophy; her mother, Mirikhta Musaeva, teaches Russian language and literature. According to the old official site shahzoda.uz, Zilola spent her early childhood in Moscow and the family returned to Uzbekistan when she was nine.
She loved music from childhood. After school she enrolled in the management faculty of the Kyiv International State University, but chose the stage instead: she began singing professionally in the duo “Jonim” (“Soul”) and has been performing since 1998.
A voice recognised from the very first note — from Tashkent to Moscow.
Career
In 2001 Zilola took the stage name Shahzoda and started her solo career, working with Tarona Records. Her first solo concert took place in 2003, after which her concert programmes became an annual tradition; she has toured almost every CIS and Caucasus country.
In 2009 she released “Между небом и землёй” with DJ Smash: it climbed to No. 8 on the Muz-TV chart and won several awards. Later came “All Alone” with the band Akcent, tracks with French DJ Sean Bay (“Flying Tonight”, “Hands in the Air”) and “Мой золотой”, produced by Dr. Costi.
Composer Eldar Yuldashev wrote her hit “Toʻrt qadam” and the album “Sevgi bor”. In 2016 she released “Linda” with the group TWO, and since 2017 Shahzoda has worked with the Russian publisher Media SDV — the first single was “Люли, люли”. She sings in Uzbek and Russian, in pop and pop-folk.
Family
Shahzoda grew up in a family of scholars and teachers: her father is a philosopher and her mother a teacher of Russian literature. She shares little about her private life — for her fans, the songs come first.
Awards
- 2003“Image of the Year” and “Best Female Singer of the Year”
- 2004“Album of the Year” (Tarona award)
- 2005“Song of the Year” — “Keragimsan”
- 2006“Shuhrat” medal
- 2006Hit of the Year — “Kechalari yoqimli”
- 2010Big Apple Music Awards (New York) — best artist of Central Asia and the Caucasus
- 2010World Fashion Awards (Moscow) — “Best Video”, with DJ Smash
- 2014“Song of the Year” — “Shunchaki”
- 2019BraVo award — best female performer from Uzbekistan
- 2019Nur-Sultan Music Awards (Astana)
Films
- 2004Sarvinoz — Sarvinoz — lead role
- 2004Sevinch — Nargiz, Sevinch’s friend
- 2005Fotima va Zuhra — Zuhra, one of the twin sisters
- 2007Zumrad va Qimmat — Zumrad — lead role
- 2010Majruh (Изъян) — Sevara
- 2011Nafs (Соблазн) — Humora, a sorceress
- 2012O Maryam, Maryam — Maryam — lead role
Discography per Wikipedia
- 2019Sogʻinib · not on Rizanova
- 2017Yomgʻir · listen →
- 2016Xasta · listen →
- 2015Rahmat hayot · listen →
- 2014Sen menga kerak · listen →
- 2013Bu muhabbat · listen →
- 2012All Alone · listen →
- 2011Qora koʻzlaring · listen →
- 2010Tilayman · listen →
- 2009Между небом и землёй · listen →
- 2009Unutmadim · listen →
- 2009Sevgi bor · listen →
- 2007Assalomu alaykum · listen →
- 2006Faqat sen · listen →
- 2005Baxtliman · listen →
- 2004Keragimsan · listen →
- 2003Baxt boʻladi · listen →
- 2002Bor ekan · listen →
Videography: Wikipedia lists 58 music videos — from “Hayot ayt” to “Alla”.
Based on Wikipedia — the article “Шахзода” (CC BY-SA 4.0) — and the shahzoda.uz site archive. Retold by the fan site. ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Шахзода · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stay closer
New songs, videos and photos — on Shahzoda’s official accounts.