Akif Islamzade ( az, Akif İslamzadə, born August 8, 1948) is a popular Azerbaijani singer.

Biography

Islamzade was born on 8 August 1948 in Baku to

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singer Sara Gadimova. He graduated from

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in 1979. In 1972, he started as vocalist at

Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre The Azerbaijan State Song Theatre named after Rashid Behbudov ( az, Rəşid Behbudov adına Dövlət Mahnı Teatrı) is located in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, on Rashid Behbudov Street, and is named after Rashid Behbudov, who founded it in 1968. ...

. In 1976, he participated as vocalist in Tofig Ahmadov's state orchestra. In 1986, he stopped his musical activities due loss of voice. After that, he retired from recording full-length albums. The problem of his voice got worse, and affected not only his ability to sing, but also to speak.

References

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