Murat Ismailovich Nasyrov (russian: Мурат Исмаилович Насыров, link=no; ug, مۇرات ناسىروۋ, Murat Nasirow, 6=Мурат Насироз; 13 December 1969 – 19 January 2007) was a
Russia
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n pop singer of
Uyghur ethnicity.
Controversy over his death
He committed suicide by jumping from a
balcony
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on January 19, 2007. The postmortem examination of his body did not reveal any traces of
alcohol
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or
drug
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s.
Nasyrov's supposed suicide has been disputed. Recent reports in the Russian press have implied that he may have been the victim of foul play, as family members and friends insist that Nasyrov was not depressed and had never considered suicide before. Some suspect that he was given an LSD tablet in a glass of wine at a club and after drinking it, he experienced
hallucination
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s and leapt off his balcony.
Biography of Murat Nasyrov
London Uyghur Ensemble. Accessed 7 March 2012.
Discography
*''Step'' (1995; Single)
* ''The Boy Wants to go to Tambov'' (1997)
*''Someone Will Forgive'' (1997)
*''My Story'' (1998)
*''All This Was Not Me'' (2000)
*''Wake Me Up'' (2002)
*''Kaldim Yalguz'' (2004)
*''Unpublished Album'' (2007)
*''Remixes'' (2010)
See also
*Ablajan Awut Ayup
Ablajan Awut Ayup ( ug, ئابلاجان ئاۋۇت ئايۇپ; born 11 November 1984) is a singer, songwriter and dancer who wrote over 400 songs and was known for promoting Uyghur culture and identity as well as building a cultural bridge with ...
*Erkin Abdulla
Erkin Abdulla ( ug, ئەركىن ئابدۇللا; zh, s=艾尔肯·阿布都拉, t=艾爾肯·阿布都拉, p=Aiěrkěn Ābùdùlā; born July 8, 1978) is a Uyghurs, Uyghur musician music style is contemporary folk, Uyghur pop and flamenco.
B ...
References
External links
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Atush (Uyghur people song in arrangement of Murat Nasyrov)Qaldim Yalghuz (Left alone). Uyghur text and music by Murat Nasyrov
1969 births
2007 suicides
Suicides by jumping in Russia
Russian people of Uyghur descent
20th-century Russian singers
20th-century Russian male singers
Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award
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