Miri Yusif
Background information
Born (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977
Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR
GenresHip hop, acoustic, soul
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter, actor, film director and producer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1996–present
Websitewww.miriyusif.com

Mir Yusif Mir Heydar oglu Mirbabayev (Azerbaijani: Miryusif Mirheydər oğlu Mirbabayev, Мирјусиф Мирһејдәр оғлу Мирбабајев, born 27 October 1977), better known as Miri Yusif, is an Azerbaijani rapper, singer-songwriter. Miri Yusif first emerged as a hip hop artist, part of Dayirman, which released their debut album Qurd in 2001.[1]

In 2010s, despite the commercial dominance of hip-hop during this period, he found success with his reggae and soul fusion album "Karma", peaked at number 1 in the Azerbaijani Albums Chart in 2010.[2][3]

References

  1. Blair, Betty (19 March 2001). "Dayirman: Rap Music for New Generation". Azer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. Vishnevsky, Felix. Мири Юсиф. Рождение "Белого ворона" – ФОТО. 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  3. Мири Юсиф выступил с концертом – ФОТО. oxu.az (in Russian). 14 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

Miri Yusif's channel on YouTube

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