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{{Short description|Russo-Azerbaijani singer (1942–2008)}}

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| name = Muslim Magomayev

| native_name = {{nobold|Муслим Магомаев}}<br/>{{nobold|Müslüm Maqomayev}}

| honorific_suffix =

| image = Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani singer.jpg

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| birth_name = Muslim Muhammad oghlu Magomayev

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|8|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azerbaijan SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|10|25|1942|8|17|df=yes}}

| death_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]

| resting_place = [[Alley of Honor]], [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]]

| occupation = Singer, composer, actor

| years_active = 1962–2008

| spouse = {{plainlist|

* {{marriage|Ofelia Veliyeva|1960|1961}}

* {{marriage|[[Tamara Sinyavskaya]]|1974|2008}}

}}

| children = 1

| relatives = [[Muslim Magomayev (composer)|Muslim Magomayev]] {{small|(paternal grandfather)}}

| title = [[People's Artist of the USSR]] {{small|(1973)}}

| signature = Muslim Magomayev signature.png

| awards = {{plainlist |

* [[Istiglal Order]] {{small|(Azerbaijan)}}

* [[Shohrat Order]] {{small|(Azerbaijan)}}

* [[Order of Honour (Russia)|Order of Honour]] {{small|(Russia)}}

* [[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] {{small|(USSR)}}

* [[Order of Friendship of Peoples]] {{small|(USSR)}}

}}

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|background = solo_singer

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* [[Pop music|Pop]]

* [[Operatic pop]]

* [[Opera]]

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|instrument = {{flat list|

* Vocals

* Piano

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'''Muslim Muhammad oghlu Magomayev'''{{efn|Or '''Muslim Magometovich Magomayev''' ({{langx|ru|Муслим Магометович Магомаев}}, {{IPA|ru|mʊˈslʲim məɡɐˈmʲetəvʲɪtɕ məɡɐˈmajɪf|pron}})}} ({{langx|az|Müslüm Məhəmməd oğlu Maqomayev}} / {{lang|az|Мүслүм Мәһәммәд оғлу Магомајев}};{{efn|{{IPA|az|myˈslym mæˈhæmːæt oɣˈlu mɑɡoˈmɑjef|lang}}}} 17 August 1942 &ndash; 25 October 2008), dubbed the "'''Soviet [[Frank Sinatra|Sinatra]]'''",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=7&art_id=73424&sid=21173869&con_type=1&d_str=20081027&fc=7|title=Soviet Sinatra dies after long illness|work=The Standard|access-date=17 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019043550/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=7&art_id=73424&sid=21173869&con_type=1&d_str=20081027&fc=7|archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia|Russo]]-[[Azerbaijan|Azerbaijani]] [[opera]] and [[Pop music|pop]] singer.<ref>''Opera singer Magomayev dies at age 66.'' '''UPI'''. 25 October 2008.</ref> He achieved widespread recognition throughout Russia and the [[Post-Soviet states|post-Soviet world]] for his vocal talent and charisma,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.1tv.ru/news/crime/34905|script-title=ru:После тяжeлой болезни ушeл из жизни легендарный певец Муслим Магомаев|trans-title=After a serious illness legendary singer Muslim Magomayev dies|agency=Channel One (Russia)|date=25 October 2008|access-date=23 July 2011}}</ref> including a [[People's Artist of the USSR]] award in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-17|title=Поздравляем с Днем рождения Заслуженного деятеля искусств, композитора Асю Султанову - Федеральная национально-культурная автономия азербайджанцев России|url=https://fnkaa.ru/d0-bf-d0-be-d0-b7-d0-b4-d1-80-d0-b0-d0-b2-d0-bb-d1-8f-d0-b5-d0-bc-d1-81-d1-8e-d0-b1-d0-b8-d0-bb-d0-b5-d0-b5-d0-bc-d0-b7-d0-b0-d1-81-d0-bb-d1-83-d0-b6-d0-b5-d0-bd-d0-bd-d0-be-d0-b3-d0-be-d0-b4/|access-date=2021-10-13|language=ru-RU}}</ref>

[[Image:Magomayev.jpg|thumb|250px|Muslim Magomayev in the 1960s]]

'''Muslim Magomayev''' ([[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: ''Müslüm Məhəmməd oğlu Maqomayev''; {{lang-ru|''Муслим

Магометович Магомаев''}}; born [[17 August]] [[1942]] in [[Baku]]) is an [[Azerbaijan]]i [[baritone]] [[opera]]tic and pop [[singer]] who was active during the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]] in the [[Soviet Union]].

==Early life==

Muslim Magomayev represents one of the most respected artistic dynasties in Azerbaijan. His grandfather [[Muslim Magomayev (grandfather)|Muslim Magomayev]] (1885-1937), a friend and contemporary of the prominent Azerbaijani composer [[Uzeyir Hajibeyov]], was one of the founders of Azerbaijani-composed music. Magomayev's father, Mohammad Magomayev, who died during [[World War II]], was a gifted painter, and his mother was an actress.

Muslim Magomayev represented one of the most respected artistic dynasties in Azerbaijan. His grandfather [[Muslim Magomayev (composer)|Muslim Magomayev]] (1885–1937), a friend and contemporary of the prominent Azerbaijani composer [[Uzeyir Hajibeyov]], was one of the founders of modern Azerbaijani classical music. Magomayev's father, Mahammad Magomayev, who died two days prior to the [[End of World War II in Europe|defeat of Nazi Germany]] in [[World War II]] while serving as a soldier in the [[Soviet Army]], was a gifted [[Scenic design|scenic designer]]; and his mother, Aishet Kinzhalova, was an actress, who deserted him with his paternal grandmother when he was less than a year old.<ref name="TimesOnline">{{cite news|title=Muslim Magomayev: popular singer known as the "Soviet Sinatra"|website=Times Online|date=28 October 2008|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5025499.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524050621/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5025499.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 24, 2010|access-date=29 October 2008}}</ref> Magomayev's father was of mixed origin whose parents moved to Azerbaijan from [[Chechnya]] and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] respectively, whereas his [[Adygea]]-born mother was paternally of [[Turkish people|Turkish]] origin and maternally of [[Circassians|Circassian (Adyghe)]] and [[Russians|Russian]] descent.<ref name="Моя мелодия">{{cite news|script-title=ru:Муслим Магомаев "Любовь моя — мелодия"|website=magomaev.info|year=1999|url=http://www.magomaev.info/book/files/biography.pdf|quote=Броская внешность матери, ее одаренность, видимо, в большой степени оттого, что в ней намешано много кровей: ее отец был турок, мать — наполовину адыгейка, наполовину русская... Сама она из Майкопа, а театральное образование получила в Нальчике. Много лет спустя я встретил там одного старого актера, который сказал мне, что учился вместе с моей матерью. Когда я рассказал ей об этой встрече, она вспомнила его.|page=17|language=ru|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> However, when asked about his ethnicity, Magomayev considered himself [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]].<ref name="Гордон">{{cite news|script-title=ru:Муслим Магомаев: "Много раз мы с Тамарой собирались расстаться, но Алиев — мудрейший дядька! — сказал: "Смотри! Если сделал одну ошибку, когда женился, не совершай вторую, поспешив развестись" |trans-title=Muslim Magomayev: "Many times me and Tamara tried to separate, but Aliyev - wise guy! - said: "Look! If you made a mistake when you married, do not take a second, before hastily divorcing" |work=Газета «Бульвар Гордона» № 44 (184) |date=28 October 2008 |access-date=24 June 2012 |author=Дмитрий Гордон |url=http://www.bulvar.com.ua/arch/2008/44/4910d04a1a624/view_print/ |language=ru |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131140152/http://www.bulvar.com.ua/arch/2008/44/4910d04a1a624/view_print/ |archive-date=31 January 2012 }}</ref>

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==Musical career==

In 1962, at the age of 20, Magomayev first appeared in [[Moscow]] where he performed within the frameworks of the Days of Azerbaijani Culture. He sang two musical pieces in a gala-concert on the USSR's main stage, the [[Kremlin Palace of Congresses]], and became a celebrity on a spur of the moment. A year later he gave his first solo concert in the Moscow [[Tchaikovsky Concert Hall]] to a full house and became a soloist of Azerbaijan opera theatre. Muslim earned fame in the USSR as an opera singer with [[Gioacchino Rossini|Rossini]]'s "[[Barber of Seville]]". He also became known for his arias from [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]'s "[[Tosca]]", Hajibeyov's "Koroghlu" and "Shah Ismayil", which was composed by his grandfather.

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He was 19 when he first performed at an international youth music festival in [[Helsinki]].<ref name="TimesOnline"/> His performance was noted by [[Yekaterina Furtseva]], then Minister of Culture of the Soviet Union, who offered him to be a soloist at the [[Bolshoi Theatre]]. Magomayev declined the offer.<ref>Tamara Sinyavskaya in [http://online-watch-serial-movie.ru/watchonline/documentary/2191-muslim-magomaev-serdce-na-snegu-17082012.html ''Heart on Snow''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921054502/http://online-watch-serial-movie.ru/watchonline/documentary/2191-muslim-magomaev-serdce-na-snegu-17082012.html |date=2012-09-21 }} (documentary film). Retrieved 18 August 2012.</ref> In 1962, at the age of 20, Magomayev first appeared in [[Moscow]] where he performed during the Days of Azerbaijani Culture.<ref name="TimesOnline"/> He sang an aria from [[Charles Gounod|Gounod]]’s [[Faust (opera)|Faust]], and the song "[[Do the Russians Want War?]]" in a gala concert at the [[State Kremlin Palace|Kremlin Palace of Congresses]], and became a celebrity on the spot.<ref name="TimesOnline"/> He recorded three songs with Azerbaijani composer [[Asya Sultanova]]. A year later, he gave his first solo concert in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Concert Hall to a full house and became a soloist of the [[Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater]]. Muslim earned fame in the USSR as an opera singer with his performance in [[Gioachino Rossini|Rossini]]'s "[[The Barber of Seville]]". He also became known for his arias from [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]'s "[[Tosca]]", [[Uzeyir Hajibeyov|Hajibeyov]]'s "[[Koroghlu (opera)|Koroghlu]]" and "Shah Ismayil", which was composed by his grandfather.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai103_folder/103_articles/103_news_magomayev.html|author=Aida Huseinova|title=Muslim Magomayev Celebrates 60th Jubilee|date=Autumn 2002|volume=10|issue=3|page=20}}</ref>

In 1964 –and 1965, Muslim was ona probationvisiting inartist theat [[La Scala]] theatre in [[Milan]], but turned down the invitation to sing in the Moscow [[Bolshoi TheaterTheatre]] upon his return. Instead, the singer turned to popular music, becoming a popcult idolfigure of [[Music of the Soviet Union|soviet estrada]] for several generations of music lovers in the Soviet Union. Muslim Magomayev's popularity in the USSR was overwhelming. He quicklyused becameto a cult figure and gavegive three concerts a day filling out huge arenas all across the Soviet Union, while his albums sold millions.

In 1966 and 1969, Magomayev performed in [[ParisOlympia (Paris)|Olympia]] with great success. The director of Olympia [[Bruno Coquatrix]] offered him a contract, and Magomayev was seriously considering an opportunity to pursue an international career, but [[EkaterinaYekaterina Furtseva]] refused to grant the Ministry of Culture's permission, claiming that it needed Magomayev to perform at governmentalgovernment concerts. In 1969, he received the [[MIDEMMidem]] Gold Disc Award in [[Cannes]] for the album sales of over 4,.5 million units. In 1973, at the very young age of 31, Muslim was awarded the Soviet Union's highest artistic title: [[People's Artist of the USSR]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7297/|title=Legendary Singer Muslim Magomaev Passes Away|date=25 October 2008|access-date=27 December 2009}}</ref>

Magomayev moved to Moscow in the early 1970s. He became the art director of the Azerbaijan State Bandstand-Symphonic Orchestra in 1975 and toured in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Finland]], [[Canada]], [[United States]], [[Cuba]] and other countries.

Magomayev is also known as a composer, he wrote songs and film soundtracks. In addition, Magomayev played in films and acted as a host in [[television]] and [[radio]] broadcasts devoted to prominent musicians of the 20th century.

Magomayev was also known as a composer, writing several film soundtracks and songs. In addition, Magomayev acted in films and hosted [[television]] and [[radio]] broadcasts devoted to prominent musicians of the 20th century.

Magomayev has been living and working in Moscow since the early 1970s. In 1997, in recognition of Magomayev's professional successes, a Russian astronomical society named two [[planetoid]]s of the [[solar system]] in honor of him and his wife, [[Tamara Sinyavskaya]], a prominent Russian opera singer who was also awarded People's Artist of the USSR and worked as a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater.

Magomayev was an influence on many important Soviet musical figures, including [[Alla Pugacheva]], who often spoke fondly of him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dni.ru/culture/2008/10/28/152108.html|script-title=ru:Пугачёва стала певицей из любви к Магомаеву|trans-title=Pugacheva became a singer due to love for Magomayev|date=28 October 2008|access-date=21 August 2011}}</ref>

== External links ==

*[http://www.magomaev.info/ Muslim Magomaev's website]

*{{imdb name|id=0536439|name=Muslim Magomayev}}

==Personal life==

Magomayev married when he was 19, to Ofelia Veliyeva, but the union did not last a year.<ref name="TimesOnline"/> His daughter from that first marriage, Marina,<ref name="KP.RU1"/> lives in the United States.<ref name="TimesOnline"/> He eventually remarried, this time to the opera singer [[Tamara Sinyavskaya]].<ref name="TimesOnline"/>

In later life, Magomayev struggled with a serious heart condition.<ref name="TimesOnline"/>

==Later years==

[[File:Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2012-1047.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Magomayev on a postage stamp of Azerbaijan]]

In the early 2000s, Magomayev officially stopped his musical career and gave only a few performances, together with his wife. He died on 25 October 2008 in his flat in [[Moscow]] from a heart attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rf.eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/8877/|title=Famous singer from Azerbaijan Muslim Magomaev dies in Moscow|agency=[[Caucasian Knot]]|date=25 October 2008|access-date=27 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301215759/http://rf.eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/8877/|archive-date=1 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=90877|title=Worldwide famous singer Muslim Magomayev dies|publisher=APA|date=25 October 2008|access-date=23 July 2011|archive-date=25 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325184618/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=90877|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was buried in the [[Alley of Honor]] in his native city of [[Baku]], next to his grandfather, on 29 October.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/azeri/news/story/2008/10/081029_maqomaev_burial.shtml|title=az:Müslüm Maqomayev Fəxri Xiyabanda dəfn edildi|trans-title=Muslim Magomayev was buried in honor of Ziyabanda|language=az|date=29 October 2008|access-date=27 December 2009}}</ref> The funeral ceremony was attended by Azerbaijani President [[Ilham Aliyev]], Magomayev's widow Tamara Sinyavskaya, his daughter Marina, as well as state officials and international delegations.<ref name="KP.RU1"/> Thousands of people came to pay a final tribute to the singer.<ref name="KP.RU1">{{cite news|url=http://www.kp.ru/daily/24190.4/397310/|script-title=ru:Муслима Магомаева похоронили рядом с дедом|trans-title=Muslim Magomayev was buried next to his grandfather|work=[[Komsomolskaya Pravda]]|date=30 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eng.tatar-inform.ru/news/2008/10/29/20545/|title=Baku says farewell to great Muslim Magomaev|date=29 October 2008|access-date=4 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006095017/http://www.eng.tatar-inform.ru/news/2008/10/29/20545/|archive-date=6 October 2011}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==

;Orders

*[[File:AZ Istiglal Order 2013 rib.png|50px|border|link=Istiglal Order]] [[Istiglal Order]] (Azerbaijan, 2002)

*[[File:AZ Shohrat Order ribbon (2nd version).svg|40px|border|link=Shohrat Order]] [[Shohrat Order]] (Azerbaijan, 1997)

*[[File:Orden of Honour.png|40px|border|link=Order of Honour (Russian Federation)]] [[Order of Honour (Russia)|Order of Honour]] (Russia, 2002)

*[[File:SU Order of the Red Banner of Labour ribbon.svg|40px|border|link=Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] [[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] (USSR, 1971)

*[[File:Order friendship of peoples rib.png|40px|border|link=Order of Friendship of Peoples]] [[Order of Friendship of Peoples]] (USSR, 1980)

;Titles

*[[People's Artist of the USSR]] (1973) <ref>Музыкальная энциклопедия. Гл. ред. Ю. В. Келдыш. Т 3. Корто — Октоль. 1104 стб. с илл. М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1976 - Soviet Encyclopedia</ref>

*[[People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR]] (1964)

*Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1971)

*Honoured Artist of Chechen-Ingush ASSR

;Awards

*[[File:Shahter slava 3.jpg|20px|border|link=Miner's Glory Medal]] [[Miner's Glory Medal]] 3rd degree

*[[File:POL Odznaka honorowa Zasluzony dla Kultury Polskiej.png|50px|border|link=:ru:Нагрудный знак «За заслуги перед польской культурой»]] [[:ru:Нагрудный знак «За заслуги перед польской культурой»|Badge «For services to the Polish culture»]]

In 1997, a [[minor planet]] of the [[Solar System]], [[4980 Magomaev]], was named in his honor.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

==Popular songs==

*"Azerbaijan" ("Azərbaycan")

*"Blagodaryu tebya" ("Благодарю тебя") – Grateful to You

*"Chyortovo koleso" ("Чёртово колесо") – Ferris wheel

*"Golubaya tayga" ("Голубая тайга") – Blue Taiga

*"Koroleva krasoty" ("Королева красоты") – The Queen of the Beauty

*"Luch solntsa zolotovo" ("Луч солнца золотого") – Sunbeam of the Golden Sun

*"Luchshy gorod Zemli" ("Лучший город Земли") – The Best City on Earth

*"Melodia" ("Мелодия") – Melody

*"Nam ne zhit drug bez druga" ("Нам не жить друг без друга") – We Can't Live Without One Another

*"Ne speshi" ("Не спеши") – Don't Rush

*"Noktyurn" ("Ноктюрн") – Nocturne

*"Serdtse na snegu" ("Сердце на снегу") – Heart on the Snow

*"Solntsem opyanyonnyy" ("Солнцем опьянённый") – Intoxicated by the Sun

*"Sinyaya vechnost" ("Синяя вечность") – Blue Eternity

*"Svadba" ("Свадьба") – Wedding

*"[[Vdol po Piterskoy]]" ("Вдоль по Питерской") – Down the Peterskaya Road

*"Verni mne muziku" (""Верни мне музыку") – Return the Music to Me

== See also ==

* [[Monument to Muslim Magomayev]]

==Notes==

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==References==

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==External links==

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100524050621/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5025499.ece Times Online Obituary. Muslim Magomaev: popular singer known as the "Soviet Sinatra".]

*[http://www.magomaev.info/ Muslim Magomaev's website]

*{{IMDb name|id=0536439|name=Muslim Magomaev}}

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115055929/http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13216485&PageNum=6 ITAR-TASS. Moscow pays last respects to famous singer Muslim Magomayev]

*[http://www.softpanorama.org/Links/Russian/Culture/Music/Male_singers/muslim_magomaev.shtml Muslim Magomaev on YouTube]

*[http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai103_folder/103_articles/103_sadikhov.html "The Show Must Go On: Memories of Accompanying Azerbaijan's Greatest Singers,"] By Chingiz Sadikhov, in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 10:3 (Autumn 2002), pp.&nbsp;60–63.

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