Baba Mahmud oghlu Mirzoyev (Azerbaijani: Baba Mahmud oğlu Mirzəyev, November 7, 1940 – December 6, 2006) was an Azerbaijani singer, People's Artiste of Azerbaijan (1992).
Baba Mahmudoghlu Baba Mahmudoğlu | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1940 |
| Died | December 6, 2006 (aged 66) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Occupation | singer |
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Biography
editBaba Mahmudoghlu was born on November 7, 1940, in Gazakh. In 1956–1961, he studied at the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute and started working as an engineer. In 1967, he entered the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts.[1]
In 1962, Baba Mahmudoghlu, who started working as an intern at the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, later became a soloist of the mugham section of this theater. In the fall of 2005, he retired from the theater.[2]
Until 1979, everyone knew him as the singer Baba Mirzoyev. In September 1979, he created his own folklore ensemble, "Dastan" and from that moment began to perform as Baba Mahmudoglu. He toured Turkey, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Algeria, Tunisia, Zambia, Norway, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Iran with the "Dastan" folklore ensemble.[3]
On December 6, 2006, Baba Mirzoyev died at the age of 66 in Baku.[3]
Awards
edit- People's Artiste of Azerbaijan — November 18, 1992[4]
- Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — 1982
References
edit- ↑ "Baba Mahmud oğlu Mirzəyev". anl.az. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ↑ modern.az. "Səhnəmizin təkrarsız Məcnunu – Baba Mahmudoğlunu niyə həbs ediblərmiş..." modern.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- 1 2 "Səhnəmizin təkrarsız Məcnunu – Baba Mahmudoğlunu niyə həbs ediblərmiş?..." Milli.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ↑ "M.F. Axundov adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Akademik Opera və Balet Teatrının bir qrup əməkdaşına "Azərbaycan Respublikasının xalq artisti" fəxri adının verilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI". 1992-11-18.