Sevara Nazarkhan

Folk Singer

Birthday December 31, 1978

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Andijan, Uzbekistan

Age 45 years old

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About

Known for albums such as Tortadur and Go'zal Dema, this Uzbek folk singer and songwriter gained an international following and was awarded a 2004 BBC Radio 3 World Music Award.

Before Fame

She began her music career as a professional player of the doutar (an Asian lute). She went on to attend the Uzbek National Conservatory and released her acclaimed debut album, Yoʻl Boʻlsin, in 2003.

Trivia

She founded a music production company called Sevaramusic and released her fourth solo album on the label.

Family Life

She grew up in what was then the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, as the daughter of a radio station executive father and a musician mother.

Associated With

In 2004, she toured with the renowned English singer Peter Gabriel.