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Muslim Magomayev

1942 - 2008

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Muslim Muhammad oghlu Magomayev (Azerbaijani: Müslüm Məhəmməd oğlu Maqomayev / Мүслүм Мәһәммәд оғлу Магомајев; 17 August 1942 – 25 October 2008), dubbed the "Soviet Sinatra", was a Soviet and Russo-Azerbaijani opera and pop singer. He achieved widespread recognition throughout Russia and the post-Soviet world for his vocal talent and charisma, including a People's Artist of the USSR award in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muslim Magomayev is the 287th most popular singer (up from 304th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Azerbaijan (up from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Azerbaijani Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Muslim Magomayev ranks 287 out of 4,381. Before him are Teddy Scholten, C. C. Catch, Jacqueline Boyer, Elis Regina, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, and Morten Harket. After him are Kim Carnes, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Christa Ludwig, Connie Francis, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Peng Liyuan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Muslim Magomayev ranks 124. Before him are Fred Ward, Larry Flynt, Michael Jackson, Carlos Monzón, George Jung, and Evaristo Carvalho. After him are Samuel R. Delany, Terry Jones, Bert Sakmann, Geneviève Bujold, Mirjana Marković, and Koji Funamoto. Among people deceased in 2008, Muslim Magomayev ranks 64. Before him are Horst Tappert, Bernardin Gantin, Ivan Rebroff, George Carlin, Dorothy Vaughan, and Henri Cartan. After him are Sufi Abu Taleb, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Mauricio Kagel, Hugo Claus, Isaac Hayes, and Jerry Reed.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Muslim Magomayev ranks 22 out of 232. Before him are Artur Rasizade (1935), Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885), Pavel Florensky (1882), Ayaz Mutallibov (1938), Garegin Nzhdeh (1886), and Ali Asadov (1956). After him are Mehriban Aliyeva (1964), Khaqani (1126), Banine (1905), Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh (1884), Zarifa Aliyeva (1923), and Gavriil Ilizarov (1921).

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Among SINGERS In Azerbaijan

Among singers born in Azerbaijan, Muslim Magomayev ranks 1. After him are Zeynab Khanlarova (1936), Shovkat Alakbarova (1922), Polad Bülbüloğlu (1945), Alim Qasimov (1957), Larisa Dolina (1955), Nigar Jamal (1980), Aygün Kazımova (1971), Brilliant Dadashova (1959), Sabina Babayeva (1979), Samira Efendi (1991), and Aysel Teymurzadeh (1989).

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