Dinara Akulova (; born 10 September 1964) is a Kyrgyzstani singer who is considered the "queen of Kyrgyz

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Biography

Akulova was born on 10 September 1964 in

Svetlaya Polyana Svetlaya Polyana is a village in the Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain range ...

. After her parents divorced, she lived with her grandmother. Akulova herself first attended a music school in

Karakol Karakol (; , ), formerly Przhevalsk ( rus, Пржевальск, p=pr̩ʐɨˈvalʲsk), is the fourth-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Lake Issyk-Kul, about from the Kyrgyzstan–China border and from the capital Bishkek. I ...

. Afterwards she studied at the State Art Institute in

Bishkek Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek (until 1926), and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. Bishkek is situated near the Kazakhstan ...

. She is currently one of the most famous singers in Kyrgyzstan and is a recipient of the honorary title "Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic". Akulova has three daughters and one adopted son, one of whom is her youngest daughter Malika Dina who also became a singer. Malika Dina gave birth to a daughter on 24 October 2015.

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