Sogdiana | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Oksana Vladmirovna Nechitaylo |
Born | Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR | February 17, 1984
Genres | Folk, Pop, Traditional, pop-folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website | www.sogdianamusic.ru/ |
Sogdiana (Russian: Согдиана), also known as Sogdiana Fedorinskaya (Russian: Согдиана Федоринская), born as Oksana Vladimirovna Nechitaylo (Russian: Оксана Владимировна Нечитайло ) is an Uzbekistani and Russian singer[1] and actress, born February 17, 1984, in Tashkent. She is of Ukrainian descent.
She sings in Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Tajik, French, Chechen[2][3] and English.
Some of the songs she wrote herself. Her name alludes to the old kingdom Sogdiana partly consistent with today’s Uzbekistan. She has described herself as shy, taciturn and introvert, but her trained voice is strong, safe and soulful and refers to Whitney Houston. As their role models, she said Sofia Rotaru, Queen, Lara Fabian, Mariah Carey, Ofra Haza, and Whitney Houston.