Ruslan Sharipov

Place of birth: Samarkand city.

Zodiac sign: Virgo.

Year of birth (Eastern animal sign): Horse.

Education: specialized secondary (studied at the Hamza Music College in Tashkent, in the piano class).

Profession: singer and composer.

Started engaging with music at age 7.

Time he started appearing on stage: 16 years old.

Favorite food: pilaf.

Fear: being subjected to the devil's temptation.

Motto: "To be ready to do good to people as much as possible. To strive to live as a well-mannered, polite person without looking at anyone with envy. To remain an optimist and realist throughout life."

Title: Honored Artist of Uzbekistan.

Award: Recipient of the "Shuhrat" medal.

Character: serious, somewhat solitary, but also cheerful, with a changing mood. A person who expresses whatever is on his heart.

Shortcoming: at times, his ego takes over, and he fails to look before or after.

For him, women are the most wonderful beings in the world who inspire poets. They are the cause of the creation of 90 percent of his songs.

First group he worked with: "Sado".

First group he founded: "Bayt" rock group. Members of the group were: solo guitarist - Sanjar Kattabekov, bass guitarist - Farhod Hojiev, keyboards - Murod Qurbonboev, percussion - Rustam Zohidov, singer and artistic director - Ruslan Sharipov. Sound engineer - I. Xorson.

Biggest mistake: quitting singing in 1989 and devoting himself entirely to composing, establishing new groups.

Groups he founded: "Bayt" (1986), "Bolalar" (1990), "Eski shahar" (1991).

Favorite artist from childhood: Chris Norman.

Favorite Uzbek artists: Samandar, DJ Piligrim, groups "Dado" and "Nola".

Film participation: performed the duet song "Sevgilim" (My Love) in the film "Tohir and Zuhra".

First solo concert: organized in 2002 at the "Friendship of Peoples" Palace in Tashkent under the title "Life Goes On".

Musical albums: "As-as", "Go'zal yor" (Beautiful Beloved), "Do'st" (Friend), "Layli and Majnun".

Name of the film-concert dedicated to the work of the "Bayt" group he led: "Lahza" (Moment).

Illness contracted: rheumatism (forced to sleep on damp ground while abroad).

Favorite sports: swimming and football.

Favorite TV channels: MTV and MuzTV.

Duets performed: with Yulduz Usmonova - "Kabriolet"; with Yulduz Usmonova - "Tegaman"; with Yulduz Usmonova - "Hasrat"; with Yulduz Usmonova - "Sevgilim"; with Yulduz Usmonova - "Seni osmonimga olib ketaman"; with Yulduz Usmonova - "Yangi yil"; with Izzat Ibragimov - "Ota" (Father).

Works: "Bayt" group (1986-1989): "Olov" (Fire), "Assalomu alaykum", "Kichkinajon-kichkina", "Yoqasan" (You Like), "Go'zalim" (My Beauty), "Senga deyman", "Nega boqmaysan?" (Why Don't You Look?), "Xorazm go'zali" (Khorezm Beauty), "Rahming kelsin" (Have Pity), "Barno", "Bedoringman", "Men seni sog'insam" (When I Miss You). Arranged music for songs in ten albums of the "Bolalar" group created from 1990 to 2000. Composed music for the chorus of "Xayolim senda" (My Thoughts Are With You). "Shahzod" group (composed music for about 16 songs): "Ey, aziz yurtim" (O, My Dear Country), "Yor-yor", "Nargiza", "Navro'zingiz muborak bo'lsin", "Muhabbat bor dunyoda" (There Is Love in the World), "Yo'q-yo'q" (No-no), "Mening o'g'lim" (My Son), "Dard" (Pain). "Setora" (composed music for about 10 songs): "Yonma" (Don't Burn), "Ohim" (My Sigh), "Vafodorim" (My Faithful), "Sog'inaman" (I Miss), "Sen bo'lmasang" (If You Weren't), "Qarama, jon, qarama". "Yalla": "Aziya", "Bugun bayram", "Karavan". "Xo'ja" (composed music for songs in 2 albums): "O'ynamaysiz" (You Don't Play), "Kimsiz" (Who Are You), "Yoqasan", "Muhabbatim". "Bayram": "Jamalak soch", "Dilbarim" (remix). Otabek Madrahimov: "Yondim man". Bonu: "Endi sen kelma". Kumush Razzoqova: "Azizim, sevgilim". Avaz Olimov: "Uzugim ko'zi", "Go'zalsan", "Yondi, yondi". Laylo: (composed music for 10 songs): "Jonginam", "Sevinchlarim bugun osmon". Ilhom Farmonov: "O'ynang, kuling". Lina: "Bilaguzugim".

To date: created over 20 songs for himself and about 200 songs for other artists.