Famous people of Shusha

The people of Shusha made it the pearl of the Caucasus, the cradle of our culture, the mugham-singing heart of Azerbaijan

Famous people of Shusha

Rashid Behbudov

Rashid Behbudov (14 December 1915, Tbilisi – 9 June 1989, Moscow) was an Azerbaijani singer and actor. He sang in Azerbaijani, Turkish, Russian, Persian, Turkish, Georgian, Hindi, Armenian, Urdu, and Bengali among other languages. online dating in solothurn

Rashid Behbudov was born in Tiflis Tbilisi, Georgia in 1915. His father, Majid Behbudoglu, was a singer as well. From 1938 to 1944, Rashid moved to Armenia and worked at Yerevan State Philharmonia and Opera House, and in 1945, upon the invitation of Tofig Guliyev, 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 play by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. singles kostenlos in riehen His role in this film combined with his vocal skills brought him fame throughout Azerbaijan.

In a short time, Behbudov became also prominent Azerbaijani pop singer. His combination of vocal masterpieces ranged from classical performances to lyrical songs. partnervermittlung aus lucerne Behbudov’s rare vocal talent gave him opportunity to travel beyond the “Iron Curtain” of the Soviet Union, and as a singer he toured with concert performances in several countries of the world, including Iran, Turkey, China, India, Japan, Argentina, and many other countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.