Azer Zeynalov

Azer Zeynalov
Born Azər Zeynalabdin Zeynalov
(1964-12-13) December 13, 1964
Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Nationality Azerbaijani
Occupation
  • opera singer (tenor)
  • music professor
  • composer
Years active 1990–present

Azer Zeynalov (Azerbaijani: Zeynalov Azər Zeynalabdin oğlu) (born 13 December 1964) is Azerbaijani opera singer, (tenor), film composer, actor, and music professor. He is a People's Artist of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Dagestan.[1]

Biography

Azer Zeynalov was born in Nakhchivan to an intellectual family. Living in Baku since 1969, Azer started school in 1972 in No. 132 secondary school and No. 12 music school's fortepiano class. In 1982, he entered Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts' drama director faculty. This included 2 years in the army. He graduated in 1989. In 1990 he attended as a singer the State Song Theatre named after Rashid Behbudov. He also attended th Rafiq Babayevin "Cəngi" ensemble and became a laureate of "Odlar Yurdu Baki-90" song contest. In 1992 he entered the Baku Music Academy's vocal branch. In 1994 he entered the vocal branch of Italy State Conservatory named after "Agostino Steffani" in Castelfranko, Veneto. He took vocal lessons for 2 years from professor Alemanno Osvaldo, who was the assistant and student of Mario del Monako. In 1995, he was awarded the gold medal by the "European Turkish-Islamic Cultural Society". In 1996 he finished his education as an opera singer and came back to Azerbaijan and became a soloist in Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Balet Theater.

With his "Liriko-dramatik tenor" voice tone he is one of the leading performers in Europe and Azerbaijan. Azer Zeynalov also performs the songs, romances and oratorios of Azerbaijani composers. These include Emin Sabitoglu's "Sukriyyə", "Genceden gelirem", Tofiq Quliyev's "Bextever oldu", "Azerbaijan" ("Russia" in movie "Bextiyar". To dedicate this work to Azerbaijan and its first performance belongs to Azer Zeynalov), Rauf Hajiyev's "Leyla" (to make a text in Azerbaijani, for this song in Russian, is the initiative of Azer Zeynalov), Ramiz Mirishli's "Veten harayi, Ruhengiz Qasimova's "Seninleyem, Azerbaycan", Ramiz Mustafayev's "Mehemmed and Leyla", Vasif Adıgozelov's "Qem karvani", "Tenteneli kantata", "Çanaqqala", "Qarabağ şikestesi", Mobil Babayev's "Ölüm-qara qarışqa", Azer Dadashov's "Ana yurdu" odasi etc. Folk music is also part of his repertoire.

His first album "Şükriyyə" was made in 1997 by Turkish RAQS company. In 1998 he was awarded the People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He has performed in Italy, Austria, England, France, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, China, Turkey, TRNC, Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Gagauz, Ukraine, Dagestan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Tatarstan, Kazakhstan, Tatarstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Hungary, India, Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, USA, Canada. Since 2001, Azer Zeynalov works as the head of the department of vocal pedagogy of Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Art. In 2008 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Republic of Dagestan. His book Vocal Singing was published in 2012, the first textbook in Azerbaijani in this field.

On 30 April 2014 and 6 May 2015, he received the Azerbaijan President's Award given to leading figures in the arts.[2]

Personal life

He is from the family of Nesreddin Tusi and son of poet Zeynel Vefa.. He is married and has four children.

Opera

Works

Filmography

  1. Bircəciyim (movie, 1986)
  2. Cry (movie, 1993)
  3. Girl tower (movie, 2000) (composer)
  4. Dream (movie, 2001)
  5. Balash and Medine (movie, 2003)
  6. Griefs do not end (movie, 2009)(singer)
  7. Capsized world (movie, 2011)
  8. Three meetings (movie, 2012)

References

  1. ↑ Trend (13 December 2011). "Tələbələri ad günündə Azər Zeynalova dəri kürsü hədiyyə ediblər".
  2. ↑ "İncəsənət xadimlərinə Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin mükafatlarının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı"
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