Dilraba Dilmurat

Dilraba Dilmurat (; born June 3, 1992), known mononymously as Dilireba (Chinese: 迪丽热巴), is a Chinese actress, singer and model of Uyghur descent. Life Dilraba was born on June 3, 1992, in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. In 2001, when she was nine years old, her father brought her to Xinjiang Art Middle School to take the entrance exam. At the time, she thought it was an interesting class. Later, when she got an offer from the school, she realized she would be going to a dance school for the next six years. In 2007, she graduated from the Xinjiang Arts Institute and became a member of the Xinjiang Song and Dance Troupe. In 2009, she studied at Northeast Normal University in Jilin for one year. During this time, she received third place at a local singing contest.