Manija Dawlat

منیژه دولت (Манижа Давлат) Manizha Davlat
Background information
Birth name	Manizha Davlat
Born	31 December 1982 (1982-12-31) (age 28) Kulob, Tajikistan
Genres	Pop Dance
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Tajik and Hindi tabla
Years active	2001 - 2006
Labels	Various

Manizha Davlat (Tajik/Persian:Манижа Давлат/منیژه دولت, born in Decembre, 31, 1982) (also spelled as Manizha Davlatova and Manija Davlat and Manizha Dawlat and Manija Dawlat) is a Tajik pop singer and one of Tajikistan's and Central Asia's best known, also known in Iran and Afghanistan and other neighbouring countries. Persian pop music. Manizha sings in Tajiki, a dialect of Modern Persian native to her country. She performs in concerts regularly in her native Tajikistan as well as other neighboring countries.

Background

Manizha was born in Kulob, Tajikistan.

Since her concert in Mazar-e-Sharif and Kabul (both in Afghanistan), she has gained celebrity in Afghanistan in addition to building on her already established renown in Central Asian countries. A recent poll conducted in Kabul named Manija (among Persian speakers) and Nazia Iqbal (among Pashto speakers) as the most popular female singers in that country.

As of 2004, she has two albums, both recorded live in Mazar-e-Sharif. Her concert in Kabul drew thousands of enthusiastic fans. Reportedly in both of these concerts, the stage was filled with flower bouquets.

In 2006, she performed in a series of concerts along Leila Forouhar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Manija has not been performing since 2006. She claims the reason for this is her disappointment in today's Tajik pop culture and her present interest in Islam, which considers performing for entertainment as a sin.

References

• BBC. Manizha Davlat's Concert in Afghanistan. February 13, 2006.
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• BBC. Manija Davlat: Tajik Singer. June 18, 2003.
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• Radio Liberty. Despite Threats, Female Tajik Singer Performs In Kabul. January 24, 2006.
  • [3]
  • [4] Manizha's pictures
• Interview with Manija Davlatova (in Russian)
  • [5]

External links

• A short biography of her
• Some of her video clips on Youtube
• Manija in Leila Forouhar's concert in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Persondata
Name	Dawlat, Manija
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Date of birth	1982
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