Zulfiyya Khanbabayeva

Zulfiyya Khanbabayeva, Zulya, (Azerbaijani: Zülfiyyə Xanbabayeva / Зүлфијјə Ханбабајева, born on 16 October 1967 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani singer^[1] and performer.

Biography

Childhood - Bakı Payızı (Baku Autumn)

Zulfiyya Khanbabayeva was born on 16 October 1967 in Baku city. They were three child in family: two girls, one boy. From the child years she had an interest for music, and she loved to sing for her grandparents, she had some little concerts.

Zulfiyya studied at school #161. In school years she was singing in Afshar Javanshirov chorus. First time when newspapers wrote from her she was only 12, that time for the poem "Shabi Hicran" (Şəbi-Hicran) by the greatest Azeri poet Fuzûlî in Uzeyir Hajibeyov home-museum. Zulfiyya learned from her mother Azeri national folk music. The same time she listened modern Russian music, singers like Alla Pugacheva and Sofia Rotaru. And she decided to be singer or actress, although her father wished to see her as student of Foreign Languages Institute. After school she entered to Theater Director faculty. In the Student years she directed some plays and played a little roles. The same years she got a friend - Nigar, and today Nigar Hajizadeh is Zulfiyya's producer. In 1987 Nigar acquainted her with Brilliant Dadashova. And Brilliant listened to her, liked her singing. She told to great Azeri composer Cavanshir Guliev to listen to Zulya. Cavanshir Guliev saw her talant, and so began to work with Zulfiyya xanim. In 1989 Zulfiyya participate in Bakı Payızı 88 (Baku Autumn) song contest with the Vagif Gerayzadeh song “Səni Xatırlayarkən” (Remembering You) and entered to final.

Aypara gr. - Zulya today

In 1994 Zulfiyya sang in Vagif Gerayzadeh group Aypara. After leaving group Zulfiyya started solo career as singer. Her first album released in 2000 year named Gecə (Night) and became best-selling album of the year in Azerbaijan. She released 2 music videos and 4 radio-singles from this album. In 2001 She released her second studio album Sən Gedən Gündən (Since You've Been Gone) with 3 music videos and 9 radio-singles. Her third studio album Qəlbinə Yol (The Way To Your Soul) released in 2003 year. Music video for title song was the most expensive music video of all times for Azeri show-business. From this album were released 1 music video and 6 radio-singles. And the fourth studio album...named Sənsiz (Without You) released in December 2004, but was given to stores on 2–5 January 2005. 4 music videos, 7 radio-singles and all became #1 in all national charts. In 2005 she gave 5 concert-programms in the frame of her "Canım Məmləkətim" tour (My Dear Land) in 5 cities of Azerbaijan. She named Deserve Artist of Azerbaijan Republic in November 2003. On 17 September 2008 she named National Artist of Azerbaijan Republic by President of Azerbaijan Republic. Married. On 26 October 2007 was born Deniz, Zulfiyya xanim daughter. First photographs of Zulfiyya Khanbabayeva and her daughter were published by OK Azerbaijan magazine.

Music career

Studio albums

2000 Gecə (The Night)
2001 Sən Gedən Gündən (Since You've Been Gone)
2003 Qəlbinə Yol (The Way To Your Heart)
2005 Sənsiz (Without You)
2009 Dəniz (The Sea)

Singles

1999 Gecikməyin Sevməyə (Don't be late to love)
2000 Gecə (The night)
2000 Demirəm (I don't say)
2000 Darıxmışam (I miss)
2000 Xatırla Məni (Remember me)
2000 Aləm Oyansın (Let the world wake up)
2001 Qaytar Eşqimi (Give me back my love)
2001 Son Görüş (The last meeting)
2001 Sən Gedən Gündən (Since you've been gone)
2001 Şuşanın Dağları (The Shusha mountains)
2001 Son Gecə (The last night)
2002 Xəbərin Yox (You don't know)
2002 İşıqlı Zülmət (Lightly darkness)
2002 Anladım Sonunda (Unterstood at last)
2002 Kölgələr Düşdü (Shadows time has come)
2002 Gəl - gəl (Let us)
2003 Qəlbinə Yol (The way to your soul)
2003 Sevirəm Səni (I love you)
2003 Məni Daha Gözləmə (Enough you're waiting for me)
2003 Sənsiz (Without you)
2004 Azərbaycan (Azerbaijan)
2004 Ayrılığa Dözərəm (I can go through separation)
2004 Səninlə (With you)
2004 Şərq, Qərb (East, west)
2005 Bilmirəm (I don't know)
2005 Xatırla Məni [remix] (Remember me)
2006 Gözümün Qarası (The pupil of my eye)
2007 Mənimsən (You're mine)
2009 Yuxuma Gəl Sən (If you'd come to my dream)
2009 Yox Demə (Don't say "no")
2009 Unut Getsin (Forget)
2010 Nə Faydası (What Kind Help)
2010 Tənhalıq Səni Sıxanda (When Loneliness Comes To You)

Songs never included in any albums

1999 Dəyişir Dünya (The world is changing)
2005 Xatırla Məni [remix] (Remember me)
2006 Sevgilim, Süz (Pour, lover)
2007 Səni Gəzəcəyəm (I'll look for you)
2008 Mahram

References