Rashid Behbudov

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| name = Rashid Behbudov

| native_name_lang = az

| native_name = {{nobold|Rəşid Behbudov}}

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| caption = Behbudov in 1956

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|12|14}}

| birth_place = Tbilisi, Russian Empire (present-day Georgia)

| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|6|9|1915|12|14}}

| death_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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| occupation = Singer, actor

| years_active = 1933{{ndash}}1988

| spouse = Jeyran Behbudova

| children = {{ill|Rashida Rashid|az|Rəşidə Rəşid}}

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Rashid Macid oglu Behbudov{{efn|name=spelling|{{bulleted list|{{langx|az|Rəşid Məcid oğlu Behbudov}}|Azerbaijani Cyrillic: Рəшид Мәҹид оғлу Беһбудов|{{langx|ru|Рашид Меджид оглы Бейбутов|{{transliteration|ru|Rashid Medzhid ogly Beybutov}}}}}}}} (14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. He has been referred to as the "golden voice of Azerbaijan".{{Cite book |last=Sturman |first=Janet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L0OKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT601 |title=The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture |date=26 February 2019 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-1-5063-5337-1 |pages=601 |language=en}} He performed his songs in multiple languages.

Biography

Rashid Behbudov was born in Tbilisi into the family of singer Majid Behbudov and Firuza Vakilova. His siblings included theatre director, {{III|Anvar Behbudov|az|Ənvər Behbudov}}; and actress, {{III|Najiba Behbudova|az|Nəcibə Behbudova}}.

Between 1934 and 1944 Behbudov worked at the Philharmonic Theater in Yerevan.{{Cite book |last=Gasimov |first=Zaur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=seE6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA65 |title=Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan |date=20 December 2017 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-1042-3 |pages=65 |language=en}} In the mid-1940s, composer and pianist Tofig Guliyev began creative collaboration with Behbudov.{{Cite book |last=Huseynova |first=Aida |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f2OjCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA211 |title=Music of Azerbaijan: From Mugham to Opera |date=21 March 2016 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-01949-3 |pages=211 |language=en}} In 1945, upon the invitation of Tofig Guliyev, Rashid Behbudov moved to Baku. In the same year, he was assigned the main role of Asgar in the film The Cloth Peddler (1945 film) ({{Langx|az|Arşın Mal Alan}}),[http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/53_folder/53_articles/53_arshin.html Photo Essay: Film "Arshin Mal Alan"] (The Cloth Peddler), Musical Comedy by Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Azerbaijan International, Vol. 5:3 (Autumn 1997), pp. 54–56. based on a play[http://hajibeyov.com/music/librettos_index.htm Libretto for Arshin Mal Alan in English or Azeri] at HAJIBEYOV.com by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. His role in this film combined with his vocal skills brought him fame throughout Azerbaijan.

In a short time, Behbudov also became a prominent Azerbaijani pop singer. His combination of vocal masterpieces ranged from classical performances to lyrical songs. Behbudov's rare vocal talent gave him an opportunity to travel beyond the "Iron Curtain" of the Soviet Union,{{cite magazine |title=Rashid Behbudov: With a Song in His Heart |first=Azad |last=Sharifov |magazine=Azerbaijan International |volume=5 |issue=4 |date=Winter 1997 |pages=58–61 |url=http://azeri.org/Azeri/az_latin/latin_articles/latin_text/latin_54/eng_54/54_behbudov.html |access-date=5 November 2021}} and as a singer he toured with concert performances in several countries of the world, including Iran, Turkey, China, India, Japan, Argentina, and many other countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. He sang his songs in Russian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian, and a dozen other languages.

In 1966 he created the State Song Theater, which still carries his name,{{Cite book |last=Shrayer-Petrov |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWyVCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA231 |title=Dinner with Stalin and Other Stories |date=28 April 2014 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-0-8156-5278-6 |pages=231 |language=en}} and became its soloist and artistic manager.

He was married to Jeyran Behbudova, and was the father of opera singer {{III|Rashida Rashid|az|Rəşidə Rəşid}}.{{Cite web |date=September 2006 |title=AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI |trans-title=Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan |url=http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/11978 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923125325/http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/11978 |archive-date=2017-09-23 |website=e-qanun.az}}

Honors and awards

People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR
People's Artist of the USSR (1959).{{Cite web |url=http://www.knowbysight.info/1_SSSR/07797.asp |title=Список депутатов Верховного Совета СССР 11 созыва |accessdate=2015-01-14 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GDx0gGhz?url=http://www.knowbysight.info/1_SSSR/07797.asp |archivedate=2013-04-28}}
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 class (1946) – for his role in the film Asker "Arshin Mal Alan" (1945)
{{ill|State Prize of the Azerbaijani SSR|az|Azərbaycan SSR Dövlət mükafatı}} (1978)[http://www.anl.az/down/he_serencamlar.pdf Ədəbiyyat, incəsənət və arxitektura sahəsində 1978-ci il Azərbaycan SSR Dövlət mükafatlarının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan KP MK-nın və Azərbaycan SSR Nazirlər Sovetinin 1978-ci il tarixli Qərarı] — anl.az saytı

Legacy and memory

He is the namesake of Rashid Behbudov Street ({{langx|az|Rəşid Behbudov küçəsi}}) in Baku; formerly named "Lieutenant Schmidt Street" and renamed in 1991.Qara Məşədiyev, "Bakı küçələri: adlar və talelər" (Streets of Baku: Names and Fates), Baki: "Elm və təhsil", 2013.

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.{{YouTube|id=Zxn8pEm_BVc&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL215FF2A3C3E3BB65|title=Rashid BEHBUDOV Tribute Flashmob in Baku (VIDEO)}}

On 11 June 2016 a monument dedicated to him was erected in front of the State Song Theater named after Rashid Behbudov in Baku.{{cite web|url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/President_Ilham_Aliyev_unveiled_monument_to_world_renowned_singer_Rashid_Behbudov_VIDEO-998363 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010033858/https://azertag.az/en/xeber/President_Ilham_Aliyev_unveiled_monument_to_world_renowned_singer_Rashid_Behbudov_VIDEO-998363|archivedate=10 October 2016|title=President Ilham Aliyev unveiled monument to world-renowned singer Rashid Behbudov VIDEO|author= |date=4 October 2016|publisher=Azerbaijan State News Agency|accessdate=12 April 2022|language=en}}

Filmography

The Cloth Peddler (1945 film), as Asker
Bakhtiar (film) (1955), as Bakhtiar
{{III|The 1001st Tour|az|1001-ci qastrol (film, 1974)}} (1974), as Eldar Aliyev

Notes

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=nm0067133}}
[http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/music/AudioPages/Behbudov/rashid.behbudov.html Listen to Rashid Behbudov], Music Section of Azerbaijan International
CD series: {{cite magazine |url=http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/93_folder/93_articles/93_arshin.html |title=Arshin Mal Alan (The Cloth Peddler) |journal=Azerbaijan International |volume=9 |issue=3 |date=Autumn 2001 |page=58}}
{{cite magazine |url=http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai103_folder/103_articles/103_sadikhov.html |title=The Show Must Go On: Memories of Accompanying Azerbaijan's Greatest Singers |first=Chinghiz |last=Sadikhov |magazine=Azerbaijan International |volume=10 |issue=3 |date=Autumn 2002 |pages=60–63}}

Category:1915 births

Category:1988 deaths

Category:Azerbaijani actors

Category:Soviet male actors

Category:Male actors from Tbilisi

Category:Soviet male singers

Category:Azerbaijani singers

Category:Recipients of the Stalin Prize

Category:20th-century singers

Category:Georgian Azerbaijanis

Category:Musicians from Tbilisi

Category:Azerbaijani film actors