Nargiz is young. This is what the outrageous Nargiz Zakirova looked like in her youth. Rare footage worth seeing! An extravagant image is the key to a singer’s success
Nargiz – popular singer from Uzbekistan, who became a celebrity thanks to her participation in vocal competition"Voice".
Childhood
Zakirova Nargiz Bulatovna was born on October 6, 1970 in Tashkent, which at that time was part of the Uzbek SSR. The girl's love for music was inherited - all members of the singer's family were to some extent connected with the world of music.
Shoista Saidova, Nargiz's grandmother, was a soloist in the Tashkent Musical Theater, grandfather Karim Zakirov was honorary title People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR and worked opera singer.
Luiza Karimovna, the singer’s mother, was a popular pop singer in the 1960s and 70s and sang in a duet with her brother, and her father, Pulat Sionovich, performed with the ensemble as a drummer.
Therefore, it is not surprising that from the very early years the girl literally lived for music. Luiza Karimovna often took her daughter on tour with her, and at the age of 4 Nargiz first appeared on stage. Then the girl’s mother played in one of the plays, for one episode it was necessary to find a girl to play the role of a doll. As a result, the director gave the role to Nargiz.
Overflowing with impressions of the incredible touring life, the girl could not sit through lessons in a comprehensive school, so she had poor academic performance. The girl’s favorite subject was music, but Nargiz also received bad grades for it - the music teacher assessed not the vocal abilities of her students, but her banal knowledge of song lyrics.
In parallel with secondary school, parents gave future star V music school, but the girl was not interested there either - instead of developing her voice skills, Nargiz had to learn notes.
Carier start
At the age of 15, Nargiz first showed her singing talent to the general public. Then the girl participated in the popular singing competition “Jurmala-86”, where she managed to receive the audience award. The girl could not compete for prizes, since, according to the rules of the competition, participants who had reached the age of sixteen applied for prizes. At this competition, the girl performed the song “Remember Me” by Ilya Reznik to the music of her uncle Farukh Zakirov.
After graduating from school, Nargiz did not want to enter higher education educational institution. Instead, she became a soloist in Anatoly Bakhtin's orchestra. Together with the orchestra, the girl toured throughout the USSR.
However, very soon the girl was tired of working in the orchestra - she did not want to perform in a simple format, she wanted to make spectacular and bright performances. Therefore, when performing on stage, the aspiring singer often surprised the audience at that time with strange antics: she performed in short shorts, dyed her hair blonde, tried to perform rock music, and took male dancers as backup dancers.
At that time the residents Soviet Union They considered this unacceptable, so after Nargiz’s performances, the public had mixed emotions, and the singer’s colleagues did not approve of such experiments. As the singer herself says, she was called the Uzbek Madonna, but at the same time she was criticized and condemned.
Migration to the USA
Faced with misunderstanding from viewers and colleagues, Nargiz decides to migrate with his family to America. In 1995, she packs her things and flies to New York.
As the singer herself says, for the first time in big city it wasn't easy. Nargiz managed to be a saleswoman in a store and a video salon, a waitress in a pizzeria, and even worked in a tattoo parlor, where she got tattoos. most their tattoos.
Gradually, Nargiz made useful contacts, and one of her new acquaintances suggested that the girl work as a singer in an American restaurant. The girl willingly accepted the tempting offer.
Nargiz later said that performances in an American restaurant were significantly higher in level than performances in Russia. Gradually the singer gets acquainted with professional musicians and is raising money for his debut album.
In 2001, Nargiz recorded her debut ethno album “Golden Cage”, released by Sweet Rains Records. In the states, the album became quite popular, selling out in large quantities in a short time.
Nargiz also tried several times to create a group. But after the failure of several groups, Zakirova decided to perform on her own.
Return to Russia and participation in the show “The Voice”
In America, the singer often thought about moving to Russia. But, according to the girl, what stopped her was that in Russia good voice few. The key, she was made to understand, was investing financially in her career.
Nargiz wanted to take part in the first season of the show “The Voice”. But then it fell on the girl’s family terrible news- My father fell ill with lung cancer. Attempts to save his father were in vain, and in 2013 Pulat Sionovich died.
Before participating in the second season of “The Voice,” the singer went through three qualifying stages of the American competition “X-factor.” Before the start of the fourth stage, the organizers of the Russian “Voice” called the singer and offered to try to pass the casting.
The singer, without thinking twice, chose to participate in “The Voice”. From the first broadcast, Nargiz became a favorite of many viewers and judges, impressing absolutely everyone with her strong voice, unusual appearance and charisma.
The first performance at which the singer performed the song “Still loving you” legendary group Scorpions, has collected 20 million views on YouTube. The singer received approval from all members of the jury, going to the team of Leonid Agutin.
Nargiz reached the final of the competition, losing the palm to Denis Volchkov. In the final, Nargiz performed with legendary song"Show Must Go On" by Queen.
After participating in the project, the famous Max Fadeev undertook to produce the singer. In 2014, Fadeev wrote the single “I am not yours” for his ward; in October of the same year, a video clip for the song was released, in which the singer appeared with Philip Balzano, her third husband.
In the summer of the same year, the star received the Grand Prix at the White Nights of St. Petersburg festival. In February next year The second single “You are my tenderness” was released; in December the singer pleased fans with the third single “I don’t believe you!” The author of both compositions was Maxim Fadeev.
In May 2016, the fourth single “Run” was released, the video for which was released a week after the release of the song. On September 1, together with Maxim Fadeev, the singer released the song “Together”.
In October of the same year, the album “Heart Noise” was released, which was positively received by critics and brought Nargiz new wave admirers. On this moment Zakirova and Fadeev are actively working on recording new compositions.
Personal life
Nargiz was married three times. From her first husband, Ruslan Sharipov, the singer has a daughter, Sabina. At the time of migration to the States, the singer was married for the second time and was expecting her second child. The second husband was Ernur Kanaibekov. Already in the USA, the couple had a son, who was named Auel.
In 1997, there was a terrible car accident, as a result of which Yernur died. Then Zakirova, under the influence of the worries and problems that befell her, began to suffer from prolonged depression.
Nargiz and Philip Balzano
During that difficult period, Nargiz received support from the Italian musician Philip Balzano, whom the singer soon married. Later, the lovers had a daughter, Leila. The singer has a grandson, Noah, whom she recently gave birth to eldest daughter Sabina.
Participation in TV shows
After the “Voice” program, the singer began appearing in other television shows. In 2014, she appeared in the “Battle of Psychics” project on TNT. A year later, Nargiz acted as the host of the second season of “Main Stage”. However, she hosted the show for only 4 episodes, after which she realized that the role of host was not for her and left the show.
Tattoo
Nargiz's appearance often causes discussion among viewers. A shaved head, tattoos and piercings - all this causes quite mixed emotions among viewers. The singer herself is annoyed by constant discussions of her appearance, which she once stated on her social network page.
Nargiz got her first tattoo after moving to America - the singer’s body was first decorated with the omkara sign, symbolizing goodness and peace. Left hand decorated with a tree, inside of which is the image of a girl - this sketch was drawn for the singer by a tattoo artist she knew.
Nargiz Pulatovna Zakirova (Uzbek: Nargiz Po"latovna Zokirova). Born on October 6, 1970 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Uzbek singer.
Nargiz Zakirova was born on October 6, 1970 in Tashkent, in a famous city in Uzbekistan musical family.
Grandfather - Karim Zakirov (1912-1977), opera singer (baritone), National artist Uzbek SSR, soloist of the Uzbek State Theater opera and ballet named after Alisher Navoi.
Grandmother - Shoista Saidova - singer, performer folk songs, soloist of the Tashkent musical theater dramas and comedies named after Mukimi. Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1952).
Mother - Luiza Karimovna Zakirova, popular in the 1960-1970s pop singer, who performed, in particular, in a duet with her brother Batyr Zakirov.
Father - Pulat Sionovich Mordukhaev, a Bukharan Jew, was a drummer in an ensemble led by Batyr Zakirov. Her father’s serious illness prevented Nargiz from taking part in the first casting of the television program “The Voice” in 2012. Pulat Mordukhaev died in April 2013.
Uncle - Batyr Zakirov (1936-1985), Uzbek Soviet singer, writer, poet, artist and actor. Ancestor pop art in the republic. People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
Uncle - Farrukh Zakirov, singer, artistic director Uzbek ensemble "Yalla", People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
Uncle - Jamshid Zakirov (1949-2012), Soviet and Uzbek theater and film actor, TV presenter, Honored Artist of Uzbekistan.
It is not surprising that in such a musical family, Nargiz became a singer.
At the age of 4, Nargiz first performed on stage, at the age of 15, with the song “Remember Me” (to the music of Farrukh Zakirov and lyrics by Ilya Reznik, originally recorded by her along with several other songs for the film “The Bride from Vuadil” / Uzbek “Vodiyllik kelin” directed by Ali Khamraev) appeared at the song festival “Jurmala-86”, where she received the audience award.
She studied at the variety department at the Republican Circus School. She performed successfully with her group.
In 1995, she emigrated from Uzbekistan to the USA with her parents and daughter. In her first years in New York, she worked in a store, a video salon, a tattoo parlor, and performed in restaurants.
In 2001, she recorded the album “Golden Cage” in ethno style, published by Sweet Rains Records on the Internet. She sang in various groups. Now he performs solo.
In 2013, she passed three stages of selection for the American X-Factor, but after the organizers did not call back, she went to the Russian television project"Voice". Nargiz impressed all four judges, but preferred the team of Leonid Agutin.
On December 20, 2013, she reached the finals of the competition. She took second place, significantly losing to Sergei Volchkov. However, the singer herself believes: "I didn't win, I won".
Since April 2014, Nargiz has been collaborating with producer and composer Maxim Fadeev. The musician wrote her debut solo single, “I am not your war,” which was released on July 3. In October, the video clip for the single premiered, in which she starred with her husband Philippe Balzano.
In July 2014, Nargiz Zakirova won the Grand Prix of the International music festival"White nights of St. Petersburg." The singer took part in the festival as a representative of Russia. In November of the same year, an episode of the TV show “Battle of Psychics” was released with the participation of Nargiz Zakirova as a test subject.
At the beginning of February 2015, Nargiz released her second single, called “You are my tenderness.” The author of the composition was Maxim Fadeev.
Nargiz Zakirova - You are my tenderness
On December 15, 2015, Nargiz presented her third single entitled “I Don’t Believe You.” The author of the composition was also Maxim Fadeev.
Nargiz Zakirova's height: 167 centimeters.
Personal life of Nargiz Zakirova:
She was married three times.
The third husband is singer Philip Balzano. At the age of nine, he and his parents came to the United States from Sicily.
Has three children from different husbands: daughters Sabina (from Ruslan Sharipov) and Leila (from Philip Balzano), son Auel (from Ernur Kanaybekov).
There is a grandson Noah - the son of Sabina.
After a 20-year marriage with Philip, Balzano announced in 2016 that she was getting a divorce and that her husband was demanding money from her due to the dissolution of the marriage. At the same time, Philip said: “We were together for twenty years, and the separation turned into a real tragedy for me. However, I love Nargiz even now, the door to my heart is always open for her.”
Discography of Nargiz Zakirova:
2006 - The Golden Cage
2011 - Alone
2016 - Heart murmur
Singles by Nargiz Zakirova:
2006 - “Alla”
2008 - “Land”
2014 - “I am not yours”
2015 - “You are my tenderness”
2015 - “I don’t believe you!”
2016 - “Run”
2017 - “Bring Back Memory”
Video clips of Nargiz Zakirova:
2006 - “Alla”
2008 - “Land”
2014 - “I am not yours”
2015 - “You are my tenderness”
2015 - “I don’t believe you!”
2016 - “Run”
2016 - “Together” (feat. Maxim Fadeev)
2016 - “Don’t part with your loved ones” (together with Maxim Fadeev)
2017 - “I will always be with you”
Popular Russian singer Nargiz Zakirova celebrates her 47th birthday in early October
She is known not only for her strong and in a beautiful voice, but also shocking appearance. But what did the artist look like in her youth?
When Zakirova participated in the show “The Voice”, she was already known as a singer. She started her career long before that. Now Nargiz is wildly popular. Shaved head, long hair on top of her head, bright makeup and a tattooed body - she is easy to recognize, she will never get lost in the crowd. 
The singer recently posted a photo in her youth. In her youth, she was just as spectacular, except that she had fewer tattoos and more hair on her head.
By the way, Nargiz decided to change her image! Now she is growing her hair and is no longer bald. Fans liked her new image.
At a recent concert in Yalta, Nargiz met her classmate Aidan. At school they were often confused.
Nargiz Zakirova loves her family very much and treats them with reverence. She has two daughters and a son. All children are from different husbands. On her Instagram she writes warm words to her mother:
“I became the first-born and I remained so. Your only daughter. Just be always with me, MOM!”
The eldest daughter Sabina, whom the singer gave birth to at the age of 18, made her mother a grandmother several years ago. Zikirova's grandson Noah is growing up. 
We won't see Nargiz like this anytime soon. How long will the singer grow her hair and at what length will she stop? You can expect anything from her. 
Nargiz Zakirova had quite difficult fate. In her life, she achieved everything herself and wanted her children to live better life. It seems she succeeded. 
Do you think the new image will suit the singer?
At the 39th Moscow International Film Festival, Nargiz performed her new song“Give back your memory.”
Photos of Nargiz Zakirova in her youth with long hair were preserved after the festival “Jurmala - 86”, where she received the audience award for the composition “Remember Me” in a duet with her uncle Farukh, art director of the Uzbek ensemble “Yalla”.
Creative career Nargiz
In 1992, when Madonna was especially popular, Nargiz transformed into a blonde and appeared on stage in bold images and with backup dancers. The girl received the nickname of the Uzbek Madonna, which became the subject of discussion.
In 1995, Nargiz emigrated to the United States with her 5-year-old daughter Sabina. In New York she began her singing career while in interesting position from the second spouse. Zakirova worked part-time in shops, nightlife establishments and a tattoo parlor, where she changed her image.
The singer quickly made acquaintances and began working with professional musicians. Soon the collection “Golden Cage” was released, recorded in ethno style. It quickly gained popularity in the USA. Nargiz repeatedly tried to put groups together, but the joint work was doomed to failure due to the lack of desire for progression and the negligence and high ambitions of the members of the lineup.
Performing in the USA with solo concerts, the singer missed her homeland. But she was stopped by the fact that in Russia the key aspects on the path to success are acquaintances and large investments.
By the way, the decision to shave my head came after a long life of rock and roll - with strong alcoholic drinks, etc. “One day I got bored with all this, I didn’t leave the house for a year. Then my abode was slowly filled with printed publications, I indulged in Buddhism, various philosophies and decided to give up bad habits and shave off your hair as a transition to new life. So I parted with my previous role,” the star explained.
After 20 years of living abroad, Nargiz decided to take part in the show “The Voice”, sacrificing participation in the final audition of the “X-Factor” project in the USA. Having won the hearts of all the judges, she ended up on Agutin’s team.
To participate in the program, she left her family in the USA and moved to Moscow. Her 3rd husband also leads solo career, but I couldn’t go after Zakirova; they have a schoolgirl growing up. Now the singer is receiving invitations to participate in different shows, including "Main Scene 2". But she was replaced because of her image. There are 3 heirs left in the USA. The first daughter gave birth to a grandson.
Son Auel decided to try his hand at directing. Youngest daughter enjoys playing musical instruments. Zakirova is confident that she got everything she wanted from life.
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She could have gone with the flow since childhood, but instead she resisted it with all her might. Nargiz was born in Tashkent into a musical family: her grandfather was an opera singer, her uncle Farrukh Zakirov was the leader of the popular ensemble "Yalla", her mother sang on the stage, and her father was a drummer in musical group another uncle of the girl, Batyr Zakirov.
When 15-year-old Nargiz was selected to participate in the Jurmala-86 festival, the girl learned for the first time what human envy is. She was openly told that her family was protecting her and that she did not deserve to go on stage. But Nargiz did not give up: in Jurmala she won the audience award with the song “Remember Me” based on the verses of Ilya Reznik.
Love and emigration
After school, the young singer entered the vocal department at a circus school - but her performances were far from what the teachers taught.
She tries to sing rock, goes on stage in short shorts - and all this against the backdrop of growing national self-awareness, when more and more families in Uzbekistan returned to traditional values and reverence for religion.
It was in those years that they began to call her the “Uzbek Madonna” - Nargiz dyed her hair blonde, and her performances were accompanied by explicit dancing.
The idea of emigration had been discussed in their family since the late 80s. Nargiz’s personal life was also in full swing at this time.
Ruslan Sharipov was the leader of the rock group “Bayt”, wore long hair and leather pants, and Nargiz reached out to him with all her rebellious nature. He reciprocated: a month after they met, she received a marriage proposal, and soon after the wedding she became pregnant.
The birth of their daughter Sabina in 1990 separated her and Ruslan’s lives in different directions: While Nargiz was babysitting, he continued to give concerts and reciprocate the love of fans.
She could not forgive the betrayal - the couple divorced. In one of her last interviews, Nargiz admitted that Ruslan now has problems with alcohol - but she is sure that he will pull through.
Her second husband was Ernur Kanaibekov. As soon as she married him, Nargiz and her family emigrated to the United States - while she was six months pregnant. The husband was supposed to join them later.
Well known in the States Uzbek singer A completely different life awaited.
Video rental, tattoo parlor and restaurants
America immediately charmed Nargiz with its freedom and limitless possibilities. This was what she missed so much in her native Uzbekistan. But along with this, the singer also faced serious difficulties.
In the first year after the move, her father could not find a job for a long time, constantly quarreled with her mother, and developed diabetes mellitus due to stress. As soon as she gave birth to her son Auel, Nargiz went in search of work - she simply walked from one place to another, asking if there were any vacancies.
Her English was weak, and the only thing she was entrusted with was a place in a Russian video rental store. She was happy about this too.
Life gradually returned to normal. Nargiz worked and was looking forward to Yernur’s arrival. But when her husband arrived, she did not recognize him.
“Either while he was living alone in his homeland, he fell in love, or there was some other reason, but a stranger arrived. I was really looking forward to him - my beloved man, support, support, but a cold stranger appeared on the threshold. “Show me your son,” he said instead of greeting,” she recalled.
Yernur became good father for Auel, but bad husband for his mother. Almost immediately after their divorce, the man died in a car accident. But before that, he introduced Nargiz to her third - and greatest - love.
Working first in a video store, then in a tattoo parlor, Nargiz was very homesick for the stage. One evening Yernur called her and said that he was in a Russian restaurant, where some Italian was singing amazingly - they say, you should hear this.
Arriving at the place, Nargiz was truly amazed by the singer’s talent. And then she agreed to go on stage herself - and got her first job as a singer in America.
They soon married the Italian Philip Balzano. Her third marriage turned out to be much longer and happier than the previous ones.
Italian passions
Marrying a Sicilian and living with him for 20 years is quite in Nargiz’s character. They had similar temperaments and hobbies, they could fight furiously and then passionately make peace, but in this marriage the main thing was love.
Disagreements began when Nargiz’s son from Ernur, Auel, grew up. Quarrels began to flare up between him and Philip more and more often; for the time being, she played the role of a lightning rod, but then, like any mother, she took the side of the child.
“Philip did not want to accept Auel in any way, but at the same time he wanted to keep me. Situations reached the point of madness, we even had to call the police. His hatred for my son alienated me more and more,” said Nargiz.
It was not possible to disperse peacefully: Philip demanded Nargiz (by that time successfully performing at Russian stage) huge financial claims, and the court took up the matter. The litigation lasted for several months, until Balzano finally backed down: Nargiz called and offered to settle the differences amicably.
Now the singer with a clear conscience calls herself free woman: she raised children, became a successful wife and has the right to live the life she always dreamed of. And she dreamed of only one thing - to sing.
Voice
She was already 42 years old when she decided to radically change her well-fed and quiet life restaurant singer. In the USA, Nargiz went to the casting music project X-factor: went through several rounds and was waiting for a call from the producers. At the same time, I decided to try my luck in the Russian “Voice”.
Fortunately for national stage, Nargiz never received a call from the American producers. But in Moscow they noticed her and invited her to blind auditions. Well, then - the real one American dream on Russian soil.
All the project mentors turned to Nargiz. She chose Leonid Agutin - and under his leadership she reached the finals.
“I didn’t win, I won,” she said after Sergei Volchkov took first place in the project.
And this is true: Nargiz’s career is now on an incredible rise. She tours extensively and successfully, and has recorded solo album under the guidance of producer Max Fadeev and sang a duet with him.
“This is my time!” says the singer about her life.
