Zafar Nozim

Male, Person

1940 –

83

Who is Zafar Nozim?

Zafar Nozim was a folk singer from Tajikistan. He was a popular performer of Tajik national songs. He was known as the "Tajik Pavarotti".

Nozim was born in the Rasht Valley in Central Tajikistan, and first came to public attention in the early 1960s. He sang songs based on classical Tajik literature, and was also a composer. He was named Honored Artist of Tajikistan in 1964, People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1972, and Laureate of the State. In 2009 he was awarded a Sitorai Prezidenti Tojikiston. He died in Dushanbe after a long illness, including suffering a stroke.

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Born
Jun 2, 1940

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on July 23, 2013

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