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Abulfat Asad oghlu Aliyev ( az, Əbülfət Əsəd oğlu Əliyev; December 30, 1926 – December 27, 1990) was an Azerbaijani opera and
mugham singer, People's Artist of the
Azerbaijan SSR
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Biography
Abulfat Aliyev was born on December 30, 1926, in
Shusha. After his father's death Aliyev's family moved from Shusha to
Fuzuli where they lived for four years. Then his family moved to
Aghdam
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and he continued his education at city school. For the first time he sang the song "Shushanin Daghlari" on the radio. At that time 19-year-old Abulfat moved to
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
.
From 1945 he became a soloist of
Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall. The repertoire of the singer included more than 400 folk and composer songs such as "Dina bilmadim", "Bu gala, dashli qala", "Ay Pari", "Endim bulag bashina", "Bulbullar gazar baghi", "Tel nazik", "Sachlari burma", "Gel-gel", "Xal yanaghinda", "Gara gozlum".
In 1956 he appeared on the stage of
Opera and Ballet Theater Opera and Ballet Theatre of Saransk was inaugurated on September 9, 2011 in Saransk within the International forum ''Russia — the sports power''. The Big symphonic orchestra made a speech at opening ceremony of P.I. Tchaikovsky, directed by Vladi ...
for the first time. Aliyev worked there until 1962.
The singer, who took part in the International Music Congress in Moscow in 1971, was awarded a
UNESCO badge and diploma for high performance, and his performance was broadcast on All-Union Radio.
Aliyev died on December 27, 1990, in
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
.
Memorial
* December 27, 1994 – Memorial evening at
Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall
* 2004 – A documentary about Abulfat Aliyev
Awards and honorary titles
* Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR – 26 April 1958
* People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR – 29 June 1964
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UNESCO badge – 1971
References
External links
Abulfat Aliyev's profile on Discogs
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Soviet people
1926 births
1990 deaths
Musicians from Shusha
20th-century Azerbaijani male opera singers
Operatic tenors
Burials at II Alley of Honor