Vasilya Fattakhova

Vasilya Razifovna Fattakhova (Russian: Василя Разифовна Фаттахова, Tatar: Вәсилә Разиф кызы Фәттахова, Väsilä Razif qızı Fättaxova, 31 December 1979, Beloretsk – 26 January 2016, Ufa) was a Tatar singer from Bashkortostan. She was declared an Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2015),[1] Honored Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2015).[2] She first gained popularity among the Tatars and Bashkirs for performing the song "Tugan Yak" by composer Ural Rashitov.[3]

Vasilya Fattakhova
Background information
Birth nameВасиля Разифовна Фаттахова
Born(1979-12-31)December 31, 1979
Beloretsk, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedJanuary 26, 2016(2016-01-26) (aged 36)
Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russian Federation
GenresTatar pop music, pop-folk
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2000–2016
Associated actsAydar Galimov

Early life

Fattakhova was born on 31 December 1979, in Beloretsk, Bashkortostan. She graduated from the choir department of Uchaly College of Arts and Culture.[4]

In 1999 she entered the Ufa State Institute of Arts in the vocal department. In October, she left on tour with Aidar Galimov's band as a backup singer.[5][6]

Career

Fattakhova is most famous for her hit "Tugan Yak" (Homeland), performed in the Tatar language, which gained fame throughout Russia and elsewhere.[7] Most of the song consists of only her voice and percussion, omitting the bayan,[7] which is nearly universal in Tatar music. The song was recognized as the best in the category "International Song" at the variety festival "Crystal Nightingale"[8] and among "The best hits of the 10th anniversary" of the annual international festival "Tatar җyry" Tatar song in 2008.[9]

Other well-known songs include "Әytelmәgәn mәhәbbәt"[10] (2002, "The unspoken love", includes an option in the Bashkir language, sung in duet with Aydar Galimov), "Yalgyz milesh" (Lonely rowan tree), "Etiem" (The Father), "Almagach chechage" (Apple Blossom), "Shakhter Kary" (The Song of the Miner). Fattakhova performed an annual tour called "Every spring".[11]

Death

Fattakhova died on 26 January 2016, in Ufa due to liver problems a month after her daughter was born скончалась популярная певица, исполнительница хита "Туган як" ("Родина")2016|publisher=Башинформ|accessdate=27 January 2016|author=Аралбаева Л.|work=|language=ru}}</ref>[12] She was buried at the "Walk of Fame" of the Southern Cemetery in Ufa.[13]

References
  1. Удостоверение заслуженного артиста Татарстана вручено 5 декабря 2015 года в Казани: Вәсилә Фәттахова Татарстанның атказанган артисты булды
  2. Указ Главы Республики Башкортостан от 20 августа 2015 года № УГ-192 «О присвоении почетных званий Республики Башкортостан».
  3. "После многолетнего перерыва Василя Фаттахова выпустила новый альбом — Барс-Медиа". bars-media.ru. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. Аралбаева Л. (27 January 2016). "В Уфе скончалась популярная певица, исполнительница хита "Туган як" ("Родина") Василя Фаттахова" (in Russian). Башинформ. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. "Интервью газете АиФ". Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  7. Урал Рашитов: «Туган як» была написана на спор! — ProUfu, ru, 18.11.2009 (архивная копия на archive.org)
  8. «Вечерняя Уфа» № 219 (10842) 13.11.2007
  9. История фестиваля «Татар җыры-2008»
  10. Айдар Галимов — Татарские песни в формате mp3, wma — Музыка — Татароведение — МТСС
  11. Не стало исполнительницы хита «Туган як» Васили Фаттаховой
  12. Айдар Галимов: «Судьба песни «Туган як» – это судьба Васили Фаттаховой»
  13. Серёгина О., Аралбаева Л. (28 January 2016). "Башкортостан в последний раз аплодировал своей любимице — певице Василе Фаттаховой" (in Russian). Башинформ. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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