Bulbul (singer)

Bulbul
Bülbül
Background information
Birth nameMurtuza Mashadi Rza oghlu Mammadov
Born(1897-06-22)22 June 1897
Khanbaghi, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (present-day Azerbaijan)
Died26 September 1961(1961-09-26) (aged 64)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
GenresClassical, folk
OccupationSinger
InstrumentSinging
Years active1916–1961

Bulbul (22 June 1897  26 September 1961, born Murtuza Mashadi Rza oghlu Mammadov) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet operatic tenor, folk music performer, and one of the founders of vocal arts and national musical theatre in Azerbaijan.