Abdulla Murtuz oghlu Babayev (, April 1, 1924 – March 10, 2015) was an Azerbaijani singer,

People's Artiste of Azerbaijan People’s Artiste of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture. The term artiste refers to a professional entertainer, and awards creative success in the theater, cinema and music fie ...

(1998).

Biography

Abdulla Babayev was born on April 1, 1924, in

Tumbul Tumbul is a village and municipality in the Nakhchivan (city), Nakhchivan city of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 5 km in the south from the city center, on the Nakhchivan plain. Its population is mainly busy with gr ...

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. Abdulla Babayev, who graduated from high school in 1941, worked in various positions in the Nakhichevan railway section until 1959. In 1959–2011, he worked as a soloist of the Nakhchivan State Song and Dance Ensemble. Abdulla Babayev toured Russia,

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, Georgia and

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. Abdulla Babayev died on March 10, 2015.

Awards

— May 24, 1998 * Honored artist of Nakhichevan MSSR — 1970

References

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