Shamsi Badal oghlu Badalbeyli () (23 February 1911,

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– 23 May 1987,

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) was an Azerbaijani

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and

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Life and career

Shamsi Badalbeyli was born in

to Badal Badalbeyli, a music teacher, and his wife Rahima. He belongs to a family of Azerbaijani artists, including his uncle Ahmed Agdamski, older brother

Afrasiyab Badalbeyli Afrasiyab Badal bey oghlu Badalbeyli () (19 April 1907, in Baku – 6 January 1976, in Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer, with noble Iranian origins (he was the descendant of Bahman Mirza and Abbas Mirza), conductor and music critic, autho ...

and son

Farhad Badalbeyli Farhad Shamsi oghlu Badalbeyli (born 1947) is an Azerbaijani pianist and composer. He was awarded the honorary titles, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1972), People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1978), the People's Artist of the USSR (1990) ...

. Shamsi Badalbeyli graduated from high school in

and enrolled in the

Azerbaijan State Conservatoire The Hajibeyli Baku Academy of Music (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyli adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyli Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. H ...

in 1927, majoring in Theory of Composition.He studied under Uzeyir bey Hajibeyov. After graduating in 1932 and doing fieldwork in

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's Maly Theatre, he directed ''Monsieur Jordan and Mastali the Dervish'' by

Mirza Fatali Akhundov Mirza Fatali Akhundov, also known as Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, or Mirza Fath-Ali Akhundzadeh (12 July 1812 – 9 March 1878), was a celebrated Iranian Azerbaijanis, Iranian Azerbaijani Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre The Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre () is an academic theatre of drama in Baku, Azerbaijan. History of the theatre The theatre has its origins in Culture of Azerbaijan, national holidays and dances. Elements of theatricality were contain ...

.In the Light of Memories
by Telman Mehdikhanli. ''Azerbaijan News''. He continued to work there until 1942. Shamsi Badalbeyli directed his first play (''Olular'' by

Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh (, ; 22 February 1869 – 4 January 1932), was an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani List of satirists and satires, satirist and writer. He was the founder of Molla Nasraddin (magazine), ''Molla Nasraddin'', a ...

) in the early 1940s. Throughout his life he directed 35 pieces. He starred in a number of films, namely ''Akhirinji ashirim'' ("The Final Pass"), ''O Gizi Tapin'' ("Find That Girl"), and ''Omrun sahifalari'' ("Pages of Life"). In 1943–1949, 1956–1961 and 1963–1974, Shamsi Badalbeyli served as a producer of the Azerbaijan Musical Comedy Theatre. In 1974–1976, he fulfilled similar duties at the

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. In 1976, he was elected head of the Azerbaijani Theatre Association.Living Voices of Azerbaijani History: Shamsi Badalbeyli
. ''Voices.musigi-dunya.az'' Shamsi Badalbeyli died on May 23, 1986, and was buried in the second Alley of Honor. By his wife Leyla Safaraliyeva (1916–2000), he is the father of composer

Life and career

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