Uktam Hakimov

Uktam Hakimov (born 10 March 1963) is an Uzbek singer, musician and composer. Since childhood, Uktam Hakimov was interested in music and singing,and at the age of 10 he began singing in the school ensemble. He later learned to play the guitar and participated in music competitions, winning prizes.
==Life==
Uktam Hakimov was born on 10 March 1963 in Tajikistan. His passion for music, singing, began as a child. At the age of 10, she joined the school ensemble and began to actively sing. Gradually, he mastered the guitar and became successful, participating in various music competitions. One of the first important competitions in which Uktam Hakimov took part was the “Solar Strings”, whose group won prizes.
In 1988, he won the First Republican contest of young performers with the song "Birds" from the film "Jura the Hunter from Minarhar". This victory led to his invitation to the vocal and choreographic ensemble "Zebo" at the State Radio of the Tajik SSR under the leadership of the famous People's Artist of Tajikistan Zebo Aminzade. At the same time, Uktam collaborated with composer Gennady Alexandrov and recorded songs for films.
In addition to performing songs, Uktam Hakimov also arranges and writes his own songs. His repertoire includes compositions in various languages, including Uzbek, Tajik, Iranian, English, Italian, Russian (including romances and chanson), as well as pop, jazz and rock genres.
In 1992, Uktam Hakimov moved to Uzbekistan and began creating new songs in various languages, including Uzbek. In 1996, he took part in the Ofarin pop performers competition, where he performed the Italian song "Dedication to Corruso" and the Uzbek song "Ismigul" from the film "One Thousand and One Nights of Scheherazade", for which he received the Grand Prix. After that, he collaborated with the famous Uzbek composer Elmar Salikhov, creating music for Uzbek cinema, including the films "Margiana" and "The Same Nasriddin Again", as well as for serial projects. He also starred in the film "Tahir and Zuhra" and performed songs for him. In 1996, he took part in the international competition "Voice of Asia" in Alma-Ata.
Since 1996, Uktam Khakimov has continued to work on his projects and has often performed all over the country. He also actively participated in various television projects and wrote his own songs. In 2002, he shot a video for his song "Ait, Holi Bor", and also shot a video for his song "Ismigul" in Russian in Moscow. 
From 2001 to 2004 Uktam worked and performed in Moscow.
In 2012, he performed in the USA, in the cities of Denver and New York, at the celebration of Navruz.
Since 2013, he has worked and performed for a long time in Kazakhstan, in the city of Almaty.
In 2022, he performed with the Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan at the Openair Festival. He also works as a vocal and guitar teacher in his studio. Uktam also took part in the festival against drugs with his young pupils, who were recognized as the youngest team at this festival.
In 2021, he gave his solo live concert in Tashkent. To this day, Uktam Khakimov continues to perform in Israel, Germany, Dubai and Russia. He also continues to write songs, act on television and conducts vocal and guitar lessons.
Category:1963 births
Category:Uzbekistani people
Category:Singers
Category:Musicians
Category:Composers