Nilufar Usmonova

Nilufar Usmonova was born on 6 April 1987 in Tashkent; she is the daughter of the singer Yulduz Usmonova. At eight she sang “Shaytonga bo'ysungan yuraklar” in a duet with her mother, and in 1995 she played the lead role in the film “Bolajon”. She went to school in Margilan and Tashkent, was sent to study in the United Kingdom at ten (Vinehall School, Sherborne International College), returned in 2001 and finished the Tashkent Ulugbek International School in 2004.

Her professional career began in 2005 with the song “Bolam shu yurt seniki”. In 2006 she signed with Tarona Records. In 2007 the songs “Taslim bo'ldim” and “Bir kuning baxsh et” became hits; her first studio album, “Taslim bo'ldim”, came out in 2008, followed by “Baxtingni kutgin” (2009), “Qadrimga yet” (2013) and “Dunyo” (2015).

Alongside music she acted in films, among them “Muhabbat sinovlari” (2002) and its sequel (2003) and “Bo'rilar”. In 2008 she reached the semi-final of the New Wave contest and in 2013 placed 11th at Turkvision. She studied at Tashkent State Law University from 2006 to 2013.

She received the Golden Disc of the radio station Uzbegim Taronasi several times (2007, 2011, 2012) and was named Best Singer of the Year at the M&TVA awards in 2010. On 24 August 2021 she was awarded the Shuhrat Medal. In November 2023 she gave a solo concert, “Erkalaydi”, at the Friendship of Peoples Palace in Tashkent.