Azerbaijani singer and actor

Musical artist

Rashid Behbudov (Azerbaijani: Rəşid Məcid oğlu Behbudov; 14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor.

Rashid Behbudov was born in Tbilisi in 1915. His father, Majid Behbudov, was a singer as well. In 1945, upon the invitation of Tofig Guliyev, Rashid Behbudov moved to Baku. In the same year, he was *igned the main role of Asgar in the film Arshin Mal Alan (The Cloth Peddler), based on a play by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. His role in this film combined with his vocal skills brought him fame throughout Azerbaijan.

In a short time, Behbudov became also prominent Azerbaijani pop singer. His combination of vocal masterpieces ranged from cl*ical performances to lyrical songs. Behbudov's rare vocal talent gave him opportunity to travel beyond the "Iron Curtain" of the Soviet Union, and as a singer he toured with concert performances in several countries of the world, including Iran, Turkey, China, India, *an, Argentina, and many other countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

In 1966, he created the State Song Theater, which still carries his name, and became its soloist and artistic manager.

Contents

• 1 Honours and awards
• 2 Memory
• 3 See also
• 4 Notes
• 5 External links

Honours and awards

• People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR
• People's Artist of the USSR (1959)
• Hero of Socialist Labour (23 April 1980)
• Two Orders of Lenin (6 January 1976, 23 April 1980)
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1 February 1966)
• Order of Friendship of Peoples (13 December 1985)
• Stalin Prize, 2nd cl* (1946) – for his role in the film Asker "Arshin Mal Alan" (1945)
• State Prize of the Azerbaijani SSR (1978)

Memory

On 14 December 2010, FLASHMOB Azerbaijan organized a flash mob to memorialize the honor of Rashid Behbudov and to celebrate the 95th jubilee anniversary of the famous representative of Azerbaijani music and culture.

On June 11, 2016, a monument dedicated to him was erected in front of the State Song Theater named after Rashid Behbudov in Baku.

See also

• List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR

Notes

External links

• Listen to Rashid Behbudov, Music Section of Azerbaijan International
• CD series: "Arshin Mal Alan (The Cloth Peddler)". Azerbaijan International. Vol.:9, no.:3. Autumn 2001. p.:58.
• Sadikhov, Chinghiz (Autumn 2002). "The Show Must Go On: Memories of Accompanying Azerbaijan's Greatest Singers". Azerbaijan International. Vol.:10, no.:3. pp.:60–63.