Dinara Akulova

Dinara Akulova (, born 10 September 1964) is a Kyrgyz singer who is considered the "queen" of Kyrgyz pop music.
After her parents divorced, she lived with her grandmother. Akulova herself first attended a music school in Karakol. Afterwards she studied at the State Art Institute in Bishkek. She is currently one of the most famous singers in Kyrgyzstan and is the recipient of the honorary title "Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic". Akulova has three children and a granddaughter (born 24 October 2015). Her daughter Malika-Dina (, born 19 December 1995 in Moscow) also became a singer.