Muslim Magomayev

Muslim Magomayev was born on August 17, 1942, in Baku, named after his grandfather, the pioneer composer Muslim Magomayev Sr. Blessed with an extraordinary, velvet baritone voice, he trained at the Baku Conservatory and completed prestigious vocal apprenticeships at La Scala in Milan in the 1960s.

Possessing charismatic elegance, Magomayev conquered stages worldwide, singing celebrated operatic roles such as Figaro and Scarpia while performing pop hits to sold-out football stadiums. At age 31, he became the youngest artist ever awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR. His patriotic anthem 'Azerbaijan' remains an enduring musical tribute to his homeland.