Teymur Mirzoyev

Teymur Ibrahim oghlu Mirzoyev (Azerbaijani: Teymur İbrahim oğlu Mirzəyev, 1936 — 27 September 2021) was an Azerbaijani singer, artistic director of Gaya Quartet, People's Artiste of Azerbaijan (1993).

Teymur Mirzoyev
Teymur Mirzəyev
Born1936 (1936)
Aghdam, Aghdam District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Died27 September 2021(2021-09-27) (aged 84–85)
Israel
Occupation(s)singer
Formerly ofGaya Quartet
Awards

Biography

Teymur Mirzoyev was born in 1936 in Aghdam. He graduated from the choir-conductor faculty of the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. In 1961, he created the Gaya Quartet, became the artistic director and soloist of the ensemble. The Gaya ensemble, a laureate of All-Union and International competitions, was one of the well-known collectives in the territory of the USSR and many foreign countries.[1]

Together with the collective, he toured in Germany, Austria, America, Turkey, India, Africa, Czechoslovakia, Israel, Canada, Georgia, Ukraine.[2]

Teymur Mirzoyev, who lived in Israel for a long time, died on 27 September 2021, at the age of 85.[3]

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