Sogdiana (singer)
Sogdiana | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Oksana Vladmirovna Nechitaylo February 17, 1984 |
| Genres | Folk, Pop, Traditional, pop-folk |
| Occupations | Singer, Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | www.sogdianamusic.ru/ |
Sogdiana (Russian: Согдиана), also known as Sogdiana Fedorinskaya (Russian: Согдиана Федоринская), born Oksana Vladimirovna Nechitaylo (Russian: Оксана Владимировна Нечитайло), is an Uzbekistani and Russian singer and actress. She was born on February 17, 1984, in Tashkent. She is of Ukrainian descent.
She sings in Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Tajik, French, Chechen and English.
Sogdiana has written some of her own songs. Her stage name refers to the ancient Eastern Iranian kingdom and province of Sogdia, which was located partly within modern-day Uzbekistan. She has cited Sofia Rotaru, Queen, Lara Fabian, Mariah Carey, Ofra Haza, and Whitney Houston as her musical influences.