The renowned singer died in Moscow at age 66 following a serious illness.
The head of state conveyed his sincere condolences to the singer's wife Tamara Sinyavska, his family and friends, and all of the artist's fans.
Muslim Magomayev was born in Baku (Azerbaijan) in 1942. He graduated from the State Conservatory of Azerbaijan in singing. The artist became famous following his performance at the festival of Azerbaijani art in Moscow in 1962. He performed his first solo concert in 1963.
Muslim Magomayev became a soloist at the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and continued to perform concerts as he toured through the cities of the former Soviet Union. He studied temporarily at the La Scala theatre in Milan. In 1966 and 1969 Muslim Magomayev's concert tours concluded with great success in the famous Olympia theatre in Paris. In 1969 the singer won first prize at a festival in Sopot (Poland) and the Golden Disc in Cannes.
Muslim Magomayev's concert repertoire contain more than 600 works (Russian romances, classical pieces, pop music and Neapolitan songs). He is the author of more than 20 songs, music for films, as well as the creator of a renown television series on the life and work of American singer Mario Lanza, about whom he also wrote a book.