Polad Bülbüloğlu
Soviet-Azerbaijani singer (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Polad Bulbuloghlu (Azerbaijani: Polad Bülbüloğlu; born February 4, 1945) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, actor, politician, and diplomat. Bulbuloghlu became famous in the Soviet Union with composing jazz-influenced songs with heavy Azerbaijani folk influences in Azerbaijani and Russian languages.[1] He also sang his own songs. Three of his songs became Songs of the Year and he received numerous prestigious awards in the Soviet Union. Bulbuloghlu is a lyrical tenor.
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Birth name | Polad Mammadov |
Born | (1945-02-04) February 4, 1945 (age 79) |
Origin | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
Genres | Pop, folk |
Occupations | Singer, composer, actor |
Years active | 1968–present |
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In the late 1990s, despite having a huge success with a new version arranged by Paul Buckmaster of his old song Gəl Ey Səhər (Come, Hey Morning!) in Turkey and sold-out concerts in Russia, Bulbuloghlu started a political career. He became the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan and is currently the Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia.[2]
In 2017, he was a candidate to the post of Director-General of UNESCO.[3] He withdrew his candidacy on October 10 after getting only 2 votes in the first round of the election.