Sogdiana (singer)

Sogdiana (Russian: Согдиана), also known as Sogdiana Fedorinskaya (Russian: Согдиана Федоринская), born as Oksana Vladimirovna Nechitaylo (Russian: Оксана Владимировна Нечитайло ) is an Uzbekistani and Russian singer and actress, born February 17, 1984, in Tashkent. She is of Ukrainian descent.

She sings in Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Tajik, French, Chechen and English.

Some of the songs she wrote herself. Her name alludes to the old Eastern Iranian kingdom and province of Sogdia, which is geographically partly located within modern-day Uzbekistan. She has described herself as shy, taciturn and introvert, but her trained voice is strong, safe and soulful and refers to Whitney Houston. As their role models, she said Sofia Rotaru, Queen, Lara Fabian, Mariah Carey, Ofra Haza, and Whitney Houston.