| Polad Bülbüloğlu | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Polad Murtuza oğlu Məmmədov |
| Born | February 4, 1945 |
| Origin | Baku, AzSSR, USSR |
| Genres | Pop, Folk |
| Occupations | Singer, Composer, Actor |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Polad Bülbüloğlu (Russian: Полад Бюль-Бюль Оглы; born February 4, 1945) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, actor, politician and diplomat. Bülbüloğlu became famous in whole Soviet Union with composing jazz-influenced pop songs which has heavy Azeri folk feelings in Russian and Azerbaijani languages.[1] Polad have also started to sing his own songs and even starred in famous film Don't Worry, I'm With You (1981). Three of his songs have became Song of the Year and in soon Polad was awarded with Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan SSR (1973), People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1982), and the professor in the specialty "music", Doctor of Arts of the National creative Academy of Azerbaijan Republic (1991). Polad is a lyrical tenor.
In 1990s, despite having a huge success with a new version of his old song Gəl Ey Səhər (Come, Hey Morning!) in Turkey and sold out concerts in Russia, Polad started a political career. He became the Minister of Culture and is currently the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia.[2]
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Bülbüloğlu was born Polad Murtuza oğlu Məmmədov on February 4, 1945 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR. His father was Bulbul, a famous Azeri opera singer, and exposed Polad to musical culture from an early age.[1] Polad studied the piano in a music school and then studied composing in the Baku Academy of Music, under Gara Garayev. By the age of 17 he composed several songs that were performed by professionals, as well as songs for his friend Muslim Magomayev. Bülbüloğlu's singing talent was also discovered on a trip to Moscow with Magomayev, where Bülbüloğlu recorded his own songs in the Azerbaijani language.[3]
In his career, Bülbüloğlu combined modern music style with national Azeri music to create a new musical stream in the Soviet Union. He toured the entire USSR and performed around the world.[1] In 1982, Bülbüloğlu became a National Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. He participated in the Soviet television program and festival Song of the Year and won the first prize on four occasions. His songs were performed, among others, by Muslim Magomayev, Joseph Kobzon and Lev Leschenko.[3]
In 1969, Bülbüloğlu became a member of the USSR Union of Composers and the USSR Union of Cinematographers.[4] He composed music for over twenty feature films and had leading roles in several.[1] Among others, he worked with the Russian director Eduard Smolny.[5] Bülbüloğlu has a star at the Moscow Square of Performers, inaugurated in 2000. He received a doctorate of the History of Art from the Azerbaijan National Academy of Culture and holds an honorary professorship in the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts.[1]
Polad's Bülbüloğlu son, Teimur Polad oğlu Bülbül, born in 1975, is a musician in the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio and a Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation.[6]
Bülbüloğlu managed the Azerbaijan SSR Stage Ensemble (from 1976) and the Azerbaijan National Philharmonic Orchestra for several years (from 1987),[3][1] and in 1988 became the Culture Minister of the Azerbaijan SSR. In 1995 he joined the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.[1]
| Year | Title | Russian title | Role |
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| 2006 | Park of a Soviet Era | Парк советского периода | Himself |
| 1981 | Don't Worry, I am With You | Не бойся, я с тобой | Teimur |
| 1973 | On the Wings of Song | На крыльях песни | |
| 1970 | Rhythms of Apsheron | Ритмы Апшерона | |
| 1970 | "Margaret" Storms | Бушует «Маргарита» | |
| 1966 | Tales of the Russian Forest | Сказки русского леса | |
| 1954 | To the Beloved Nation | Родному народу | |
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