Akif Islamzade
Born (1948-08-08) August 8, 1948
Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR
GenresPop
Occupation(s)singer
Instrument(s)Voice
Years active1972–1986

Akif Islamzade (Azerbaijani: Akif İslamzadə, born August 8, 1948) is an Azerbaijani singer.[1]

Biography

Islamzade was born on 8 August 1948 in Baku to mugham singer Sara Gadimova.[2] He graduated from Azerbaijan State Economic University in 1979.[2] In 1972, he started as vocalist at Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre. In 1976, he participated as vocalist in Tofig Ahmadov's state orchestra.[3] In 1986, he stopped his musical activities due loss of voice.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. "Akif İslamzadə 66 yaşında". www.adalet.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Akif İslamzadə: "Məni arzulayanların səsini eşitdim"– FOTO, VİDEO". publika.az (in Azerbaijani). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 Акиф Исламзаде отметит день рождения во время ифтара. www.trend.az (in Russian). 8 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. Rustamova, Zamina. "Akif İslamzadə: "Məqsədli şəkildə edirlər ki, camaatın potensialı çalıb-oxumağa yönəlsin"". www.ayna.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.


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