Akif Islamzade

Akif Islamzade
Born (1948-08-08) August 8, 1948
Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) singer
Instruments Voice
Years active 1972–1986

Akif Islamzade (Azerbaijani: Akif İslamzadə, born August 8, 1948 in Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR) is a popular Azerbaijani singer.[1]

Biography

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]

Political views

During an interview with RFE/RL, he expressed that he is a monarchist and is in favor of establishing constitutional monarchy in Azerbaijan with Ilham Aliyev as king.[5]

References


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