Nigina Amonkulova

Nigina Amonkulova was born on 30 January 1986 in Panjakent, Tajik SSR. After school she studied for three years at a medical college in Panjakent and won several singing competitions while at school and college.

She has performed actively since 2008. That year her song “Ranjida nigoram omad” made her widely known, and she won the main prize at the capital stage of the Andalib festival.

Her repertoire includes Tajik folk songs and retro-style pieces, as well as Persian folk songs from Iran and Afghanistan. Her albums include “Ishki Tuyi”, “Asiri Nigoh”, “Retro”, “Boron”, “Soddadil”, “Dilnoma”, “Golden Top Collection” and “Badakhshan”.

She sang with the Daryo ensemble of the Tajik State Television and Radio Committee and holds the title Honoured Artist of Tajikistan.

By presidential decree, marking the 33rd anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence, she was named People's Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2024.