Rashid Behbudov ( az, Rəşid Məcid oğlu Behbudov, Azerbaijani Cyrillic: Рашид Бейбутов; 14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. Rashid Behbudov was born in

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in 1915. His father, Majid Behbudov, was a singer as well. In 1945, upon the invitation of

Tofig Guliyev Tofig Alakbar oglu Guliyev ( az, Tofiq Ələkbər oğlu Quliyev, tr, Tevfik Elekber oğlu Guliyev; 7 November 1917, Baku – 4 October 2000, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and conductor. Biography Tofig Guliyev was born in ...

, Rashid Behbudov moved to Baku. In the same year, he was assigned the main role of Asgar in the film ''Arshin Mal Alan'' ('' The Cloth Peddler''), based on a

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Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyov; russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибеков, translit=Uzeir Abdul-Guseyn ogly Gadzhibekov; September 18, 1885November 23, 19 ...

. His role in this film combined with his vocal skills brought him fame throughout

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. In a short time, Behbudov became also prominent Azerbaijani pop singer. His combination of vocal masterpieces ranged from classical performances to lyrical songs. Behbudov's rare vocal talent gave him opportunity to travel beyond the " Iron Curtain" of the

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, and as a singer he toured with concert performances in several countries of the world, including

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, China,

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, Japan,

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, and many other countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. In 1966, he created the State Song Theater, which still carries his name, and became its soloist and artistic manager.

Honours and awards

* People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR * People's Artist of the USSR (1959) * Hero of Socialist Labour (23 April 1980) * Two

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(6 January 1976, 23 April 1980) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

(1 February 1966) *

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(13 December 1985) *

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, 2nd class (1946) – for his role in the film Asker "Arshin Mal Alan" (1945) * State Prize of the Azerbaijani SSR (1978)Ədəbiyyat, incəsənət və arxitektura sahəsində 1978-ci il Azərbaycan SSR Dövlət mükafatlarının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan KP MK-nın və Azərbaycan SSR Nazirlər Sovetinin 1978-ci il tarixli Qərarı
— anl.az saytı

Memory

On 14 December 2010, FLASHMOB Azerbaijan organized a

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to memorialize the honor of Rashid Behbudov and to celebrate the 95th jubilee anniversary of the famous representative of Azerbaijani music and culture. On June 11, 2016, a

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dedicated to him was erected in front of the State Song Theater named after Rashid Behbudov in Baku.

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External links

Listen to Rashid Behbudov
Music Section of '' Azerbaijan International'' * CD series: * {{DEFAULTSORT:Behbudov, Rashid 1915 births 1988 deaths Azerbaijani actors Soviet male actors People from Tbilisi Soviet male singers Azerbaijani singers Stalin Prize winners 20th-century singers Georgian Azerbaijanis Musicians from Tbilisi Azerbaijani film actors Azerbaijani male singers Persian-language singers 20th-century male singers Burials at Alley of Honor Soviet Azerbaijani people Heroes of Socialist Labour Azerbaijani-language singers People's Artists of the USSR Azerbaijani male film actors People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR Recipients of the Order of Lenin 20th-century Azerbaijani singers 20th-century Azerbaijani male actors Georgian people of Azerbaijani descent Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Honours and awards

Memory

See also

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