Muslim Magomaev (Russian: Муслим Магометович Магомаев; b. Baku, 17 August1942) is an Azeribaritonesinger who was active during the 1960s and 1970s in the Soviet Union. He performed both operatic pieces and popular songs. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1973. Baku (Azeri: Bakı, Russian: ÐакÑ) is the capital of Azerbaijan. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: AzÉrbaycan) is a country in the Caucasus, at the crossroads of Europe and Southwest Asia, with a coast on the Caspian Sea. ... This is an article on the voice type. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert For other senses of this word, see singer (disambiguation). ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Maria Yermolova, first Peoples Artist of the Republic (1920). ...
MuslimMagomayev (Azerbaijani: Müslüm Məhəmməd oğlu Maqomayev; Russian: Муслим Магометович Магомаев; born 17 August1942 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani baritone operatic and pop singer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s in the Soviet Union.
His grandfather MuslimMagomayev (1885-1937), a friend and contemporary of the prominent Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov, was one of the founders of Azerbaijani-composed music.
In 1997, in recognition of Magomayev's professional successes, a Russian astronomical society named two planetoids 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.
On August 17, it was 60 years since the birth of MuslimMagomayev, a legendary variety show singer, the idol of several generations and millions upon millions of people residing in the post-Soviet space.
MuslimMagomayev became a celebrity on a spur of the moment; and his fame is undying to the present day.
MuslimMagomayev has prestige in many fields: he consults young opera and pop singers and, say, acts as chairman of the Moscow Beauty Competitions.