Eldar Bahram oglu Mansurov ( az, Eldar Bəhram oğlu Mansurov / , ; born February 28, 1952) is an

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and songwriter. He is the son of musician

Bahram Mansurov Bahram Meshadi Suleyman oglu Mansurov ( az, Bəhram Məşədi Süleyman bəy oğlu Mansurov / , ; 12 February 1911, Baku – 14 May 1985, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani Tar (lute) player. He also served as People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SS ...

. His younger brother Elkhan Mansurov is also a musician. Eldar Mansurov learned to play the piano in 1968–1972 under the supervision of Asaf Zeynally and in 1974–1979 he studied at the Uzeyir Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatory under the supervision of

Jovdat Hajiyev Ahmad Jovdat Ismayil oglu Hajiyev (June 18, 1917 - January 18, 2002) was one of the major Azerbaijani composers of the Soviet period. He is remembered for his monumental orchestral works, having been the first Azerbaijani to compose a symphony ( ...

. He has taken part in many classical, as well as popular concerts and has written the soundtrack for a number of films and theatre productions as well as the songs "

Bayatılar "Bayatılar" is a song by Azerbaijani musician Eldar Mansurov with lyrics by Vahid Aziz. It was released in 1989 by Brilliant Dadashova in Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Europe, the Arab world and Brazil. Other versions and s ...

" and "

Bahramnameh ''Haft Peykar'' ( fa, هفت پیکر ''Haft Peykar'') also known as Bahramnameh (, ''The Book of Bahram'', referring to the Sasanian king Bahram Gur) is a romantic epic by Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi written in 1197. This poem forms one part of ...

". "Bayatılar", with lyrics by Vahid Aziz and music by Mansurov was performed by Brilliant Dadashova and was released in Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Europe (including Turkey, Greece, Germany, Spain, France), the Arab World and Brazil. The song was sampled and interpolated by many artists including Turkish DJs Hüseyin Karadayı and Cem Nadiran (in the song "Miracles") and Greek DJ Pantelis (in the song "I Have a Dream"). "Bayatılar" is the basis of the refrain of the 2009 Eurodance hit " Stereo Love" by Romanian musicians Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina. A copyright dispute over the song resulted in Maya acknowledging that the refrain in his song was actually taken from Mansurov's "Bayatılar".Trend.az: Azerbaijan restoring copyright for the first time
(in Russian) Mansurov is married and has two children.

Discography

Albums

*''Fairytales of Ichari Shahar'' (2 CDs) *''Without You'' – Sensizlik (2 CDs) Poet: Piruz Dilenchi *''Motherland'' – Veten Saqolsun! Poet: Piruz Dilenchi

Singles

" *"

External links

Eldar Mansurov — Azərbaycan Ordusu - Marş

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mansurov, Eldar Azerbaijani composers 1952 births Living people Musicians from Baku