Malakkhanim Ayyubova
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Malakkhanim Ayyubova is an Azerbaijan
i khananda
(folk singer).
. However, she was selected as soloist in the choir under leadership of A.Javanshirov.
In 1979-1984, she graduated from faculty of ‘Actor of Musical Comedy’ at the M.A.Aliyev Azerbaijan State Arts University.
She also performed in many countries of the world, including USA, Germany, Australia, France, Romania, Belgium, Russia and others. In 1995, she played the title role of Leyli in Uzeyir Hajibeyov
's opera Leyli and Majnun on the stage of the Azerbaijan Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre.
She also recorded her albums in Germany, France and Turkey. Malakkhanim Ayyubova was also awarded the title of Honored Artists and People's Artist
of Azerbaijan
.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i khananda
Khananda
A khananda is a name generally given to singers of mugham, an Azeri folk music genre. The word is of Persian origin and means "singer"...
(folk singer).
Life
After finishing No.155 Secondary School in Baku, she joined music school to play accordionAccordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
. However, she was selected as soloist in the choir under leadership of A.Javanshirov.
In 1979-1984, she graduated from faculty of ‘Actor of Musical Comedy’ at the M.A.Aliyev Azerbaijan State Arts University.
She also performed in many countries of the world, including USA, Germany, Australia, France, Romania, Belgium, Russia and others. In 1995, she played the title role of Leyli in Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Uzeyir bey Abdul Hussein oglu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera...
's opera Leyli and Majnun on the stage of the Azerbaijan Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre.
She also recorded her albums in Germany, France and Turkey. Malakkhanim Ayyubova was also awarded the title of Honored Artists and People's Artist
People's Artist
People's Artist is a honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states , as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR....
of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
.