Zohra Abdullayeva
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Zohra Abdullayeva
OR:
Zohra Abdullayeva on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Zohra Abdulla gizi Abdullayeva (18 December 1952 – 28 May 2021) was an Azerbaijani singer.


Early life

Abdullayeva was born on 16 December 1952 in Shusha. She graduated from Azerbaijan Technological University. She received individual mugam lessons from artists such as
Sara Gadimova Sara Gadimova (, 31 May 1922 – 12 May 2005) is an Azerbaijani singer who started her career as a soloist of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society in 1941. The song "Compassionate sister", which was created by Uzeyir Hajibeyov and Samad Vu ...
, Abulfat Aliyev and Munavvar Kalantarli. Her first teacher was Rahila Hasanova. Islam Rzayev brought Abdullayeva to the professional stage.


Career

Abdullayeva worked as a soloist of the "Lalə qızlar anasmblının" (Lala Girls Ensemble) and then as a soloist of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic. She is known for her duets with Mammadbagir Bagirzade. She also sang folk and composer songs and mughams. She sang Azerbaijani music in thirty countries around the world. In 1985, Abdullayeva won the "İstedadlar axtarılır" (Looking for Talents) concert competition. In 2000, she was awarded a diploma at the Babylonian Festival in
Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
.


Personal life and death

Abdullayeva married at the age of 16. She had one son and two grandchildren. Her son died on 28 May 2018 from a serious illness. Abdullayeva died on 28 May 2021 after a long and serious illness.


See also

Gulyanag Mammadova


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullayeva, Zohra 1952 births 2021 deaths People from Shusha Mugham singers 20th-century Azerbaijani women singers Azerbaijan Technological University alumni