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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Zulaykho
| image            =
| native_name      = Зулайхо
| native_name_lang = tj
| birth_name       = Zulaykho Mahmadshoeva
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1993|09|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [[Farkhor District]], Tajikistan
| occupation       = Singer
| years_active     = 2010–present
| genre            = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| label            =
}}
'''Zulaykho Mahmadshoeva''' ({{langx|tg|Зулайхо Маҳмадшоева}}; born 9 September 1993), also known mononymously as '''Zulaykho''', is a Tajikistani pop singer.
==Biography==
Zulaykho Mahmadshoeva was born on 9 September 1993, in the [[Farkhor District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHwLeD0fJzM|title=Пешниҳоди албоми нав бо номи "Намебахшам" (2021)|author=Зулайхо Махмадшоева|website=YouTube|date=3 January 2021|language=tg}}</ref> Having two brothers and one sister, she was the eldest child in the family and grew up away from her parents under the upbringing of her grandmother and grandfather.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://24smi.org/celebrity/5282-zulaikho-makhmadshoeva.html|title=Зулайхо Махмадшоева|website=24SMI|language=ru|accessdate=2021-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203121708/https://24smi.org/celebrity/5282-zulaikho-makhmadshoeva.html|archive-date=3 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ozodi.org/a/exclusive-iv-with-tjk-singer-zulaykho-mahmadshoeva/25218791.html|title=Зулайхо - "Манижаи нав"-и саҳнаи тоҷик?|author=Зарангези Наврӯзшоҳ|website=Радиои Озодӣ|date=2014-01-06|lang=tg|accessdate=2021-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314141212/http://www.ozodi.org/a/exclusive-iv-with-tjk-singer-zulaykho-mahmadshoeva/25218791.html|archive-date=14 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Zulaykho graduated from school No. 1 of Farkhor District.<ref name=":1" /> She studied at the Department of International Relations of [[Tajik National University]].<ref name=":0" /> Zulaykho was a fan of [[Manija Dawlat]] since she was young and dreamed of becoming a singer.<ref name=":1" /> She is known among fans as a student of Dawlat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ozodi.org/a/shogirdi-manizhai-davlat-sukuti-ahdi-covidro-shikast/30954560.html|title=Шогирди Манижаи Давлат "хомӯшӣ"-и аҳди коронавирусро шикаст.|date=2020-11-17|publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]|language=tg|accessdate=2021-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129070247/https://www.ozodi.org/a/shogirdi-manizhai-davlat-sukuti-ahdi-covidro-shikast/30954560.html|archive-date=29 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
Zulaykho performed for the first time in 2010 with the song "Vatan" on the stage of the [[Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre]]. In 2013, she presented her first album entitled "Mekhandam" to her fans<ref name=":0" /> and held her first concert program with the performance of 20 songs on Youth Day in Dushanbe in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ozodi.org/a/27033782.html|title=Консерти нахустини Зулайхо Маҳмадшоева дар Душанбе|author=Фарзон Муҳаммадӣ|website=Радиои Озодӣ|date=2015-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205183917/https://www.ozodi.org/a/27033782.html|archive-date=5 December 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Career ==
Zulaykho is divorced from her husband and is the mother of two sons, Mukhannad and Yuzorsif.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rus.ozodi.org/a/29453791.html|title=Зулайхо Махмадшоева: хочу покинуть сцену и посвятить себя детям|publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]|date=26 August 2018|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128120716/https://rus.ozodi.org/a/29453791.html|archive-date=28 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Discography==
*Mexandam (2013)
*Navdanihol (2016)
*Nameʙaxşam (2020)
== References ==
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[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Khatlon Region]]
[[Category:21st-century Tajikistani women singers]]
[[Category:Tajik-language singers]]
[[Category:Tajik National University alumni]]