Malakkhanim Eyubova (; born November 5, 1962,

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(folk singer).

Life

She attended music school to study the

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and was a soloist in the choir under Afsar Javanshirov. In 1979 she began studying musical comedy at the M.A. Aliyev Azerbaijan State Arts University, graduating in 1984. She performed in countries including the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Romania, Belgium, and Russia. In 1995 she played the title role of Leyli in

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov (18 September 188523 November 1948) was an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music. He composed the music of the Az� ...

's opera ''

Leyli and Majnun ''Layla and Majnun'' ( "Layla's Mad Lover"; ) is an old story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Arabian poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya). "The Layla-Majnun theme passed from ...

'' at the

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.Mugham Performers
Mugham.az She recorded albums in Germany, France, and Turkey. Eyubova was awarded the title of Honored Artists and

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References

1962 births Living people 21st-century Azerbaijani women singers People from Shamakhi People's Artists of Azerbaijan Soviet Azerbaijani people Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni Mugham singers 20th-century Azerbaijani women singers {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub