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Parni Iz Baku
The Guys from Baku (russian: Парни из Баку, az, Bakılı oğlanlar) is a KVN team from Baku, Azerbaijan that was active during the late 1980s and the early 1990s. They were Major League Champions in 1992, Finalists in 1993, and Champions of the "Tournament of Ten" in 2000. They also won the Summer Cup in 1995 that was played in their home city. See also * * * |
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the same year. In September 1991, the ethnic Armenian majority of the Nagorno-Karabakh region formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anar Mammadkhanov
Anar Jamal oghlu Mammadkhanov ( az, Anar Camal oğlu Məmmədxanov, 20 July 1970, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union – 23 April 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan) was a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, social activist and the captain of Guys from Baku KVN team. Life After graduating from Baku State University in 1991, he became the captain of Parni iz Baku KVN team. He served as an MP from Surakhani constituency from 1995 to 2005. He was widely praised for creating Day.az, which was Azerbaijan's first news portal. On 23 April 2011, he died from sudden heart attack. Criticism He has been described in the media as populist and labeled far-right, though this is disputed by other observers. Mammadkhanov, who has refused to align himself with Azerbaijani far-right politicians such as Ganira Pashayeva and Ali S. Hasanov, views himself as a right-wing liberal. Mammadkhanov was also criticized as being a mere demagogue who attacks politicians on superficial issues and thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahram Bagirzade
Bahram Arif oglu Bagirzade ( az, Bəhram Arif oglu Bağırzadə) (born September 4, 1972 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is a TV host, actor, comedian and film director. Biography In 1994, he graduated from Azerbaijan State University with a degree in filmmaking. Worked three years in a psychological hospital. From 1992 to 2001 was a member of the Parni iz Baku team of the Russian TV show KVN. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 on June 7, 2020. His situation became critical on June 14, 2020. He has since made a full recovery. Personal life He is married, has two children and currently resides in Baku, Azerbaijan. Bagirzade is an avid fan of Neftchi Baku and a cartoonist. Films Actor * 1995: Morning ''()'' * 1997: All goes to good (''Hər şey yaxşılığa doğru'') * 1999: Between land and sky (''Yerlə göy arasında'') * 2001: Dream (''Yuxu'') * 2004: National Bomb ''National Bomb'' ( az, Milli bomba) is a 2004 Azerbaijani-Russian comedy film directed by Vagif Mustafayev. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elchin Azizov
Elchin Azizov ( az, Elçin Əzizov, born Elchin Yashar ogly Azizov; August 13, 1975) is an Azerbaijani opera baritone, From 1992 to 2001, he was a member of the Parni iz Baku team of the Russian TV show KVN. Since 2008, he has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. Biography Azizov was born in 1975, in Baku. He studied at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and obtained his diploma as movie stage director. He continued his studies at the opera studio at the Baku Music Academy (with Azad Aliyev, conductor), and at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg (with Richard Miller and Alessandro Misciasci). There after he was a member of Galina Vishnevskaya's Opera Centre in Moscow, with Badri Maisuradze. Since 2008, Azizov has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. In 2015, Azizov is expected to make his debut at both Metropolitan Opera in New York City as Ibn-Hakia in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and Opéra de Montréal as Nabucco in Verdi's Nabucco. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
