Akif Islamzade | |
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Born | Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR | August 8, 1948
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | singer |
Instrument(s) | Voice |
Years active | 1972–1986 |
Akif Islamzade ( Azerbaijani: Akif İslamzadə, born August 8, 1948) is an Azerbaijani singer. [1]
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]