SadÃÂqova Sara ÃÂarif qñzñ (pronounced ) Sara SadÃÂqova (Sadñyqova); Tatar Cyrillic: áðôÃÂùúþòð áðÃÂð ÃÂðÃÂøàúÃÂ÷ÃÂ; ; 1 November 1906 â 7 June 1986) was a Tatar actress, singer (soprano), and composer. From 1938âÂÂ1948 she was a soloist of Musa Cälil Tatar Opera and Ballet Theatre. Sara performed parts in operas and musical comedies including Saniä, Qaçqñn (Runaway), ÃÂäliäbanu, Baà ÂmaÃÂñm (My Slippers), ðldar, musical dramas On Qandñr, The Employer. She is the author of many song and musical comedies including Mäxäbbät cñrñ (The Song of Love) (1971), and Kiäwlär (Sons-in-law) (1972) in collaboration with R. ÃÂöbäydullin. SadÃÂqova was awarded the ÃÂabdulla Tuqay Tatar ASSR State Prize in 1990, after her death.
She was born as Bibisara SadÃÂqova on November 1, 1906 in Kazan, Russian Empire. She graduated from a famous school for girls and entered a teachers' training college.
In 1921 Bibisara performed her first part in the musical charity performance Buydaq (The Bachelor). One of the college's teachers, Tatar composer Soltan ÃÂäbäà Âi, sent her to the Moscow Conservatory, where she studied from 1922 to 1928. In 1930âÂÂ1934 Sara SadÃÂqova worked in the troupe of the Tatar Academic Theater. She performed one of the first Tatar operas Eà Âçe (The Worker) in the 1930s. In 1934âÂÂ1938 she worked at the Tatar Opera Studio within Moscow Conservatory.
In 1942 Sara started to compose songs, creating the tango The Expectation on lyrics by A. Yerikeyev. Her favorite styles were the tango and foxtrot. She composed more than 400 popular songs as well as music for 30 plays.
Sara SadÃÂqova died on 7 June 1986 and was buried at the Memorial Yaña-Tatar Bistäse (Novotatarskoye) cemetery.
In 1939, she was first awarded with the title of Honoured Artist of the Tatar ASSR, and then in 1977 she became a People's Artist of the Tatar ASSR. She was awarded the wider Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian SFSR in 1984.