Anvar Sobirov

Anvar Sobirov was born on 24 July 1976 in Urgench, Khorezm region, into a family of performers; he is the younger brother of the singer Og'abek Sobirov. He learned the doira at a children's music school, studied traditional singing at a music college in Urgench, and in 2007–2011 studied social and cultural activities at the Tashkent State Institute of Culture.

He became known on the pop stage in 2002 with the song “Voha-voha”. In 2005 he played his first film role in Ibrohim Rasulov's “Begona bahor” (with Nargiza Abdullayeva), for which he sang “Xayr yorim”. He then appeared in Rasulov's “Jiyda guli” (2010, as Murod) and “Oppoq orzular” (2018).

His first solo concert took place in 2005 at the Istiqlol Palace of Arts, followed by others in 2011 and 2014. His songs include “Jiyda guli” (2010) and “Shuba” (2019).

After a long break, on 29–30 September 2026 he gave the solo concert “Sog'indim sizni” at the Friendship of Peoples Palace of Arts in Tashkent: 23 songs in three blocks, about 75% of them new. The programme included a scene from “Begona bahor” and a new song performed with his brother Og'abek.