Zulfugar "Zulfu" Samad oglu Adigozalov () (1898, near

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– 1963,

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) was a Soviet ethnic

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i and khananda folk singer. He was the father of composer

Vasif Adigozalov Vasif Zulfugar oghlu Adigozalov (alternative spellings: Adigezalov, Adygozal) (; 28 July 1935 – 15 September 2006) was one of Azerbaijan's most distinguished composers. He is the son of khananda Zulfu Adigozalov, brother of violinist and sing ...

, violinist

Rauf Adigozalov Rauf Zulfugar oglu Adigozalov (; 8 February1940 – 29 June 2002) was an Azerbaijani violinist and singer. He was the son of the singer Zulfugar Adigozalov, and the brother of the composer Vasif Adigozalov. He graduated from Moscow Conserv ...

, and the grandfather of conductor Yalchin Adigozalov.

Career

Zulfu Adigozalov was born into a family of a semi-nomadic cattle-breeder in the village of Garadolag, near present-day

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. He started singing as an amateur at a young age, but was later trained professionally by the renowned folk singer Musa Shushinski and

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Tatevos Harutyunov, specializing in the Rast variety of

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. In the mid-1920s he moved to

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where he started his professional career. In 1927 Adigozalov settled in the capital city of Baku to work as a soloist with the

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. In 1929–1932 he performed at the Azerbaijan State Opera Theatre. During the

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Zulfu Adigozalov along with other Azerbaijani artists gave concerts for soldiers on frontlines. In 1943 he was recognized as an Honorary Artist of Azerbaijan.Zulfugar Adigozalov
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