Rashid Behbudov

Known for

Acting

Born

December 14, 1915

Birthplace

Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

Died

June 9, 1989 (aged 73)

Biography

Rashid Behbudov (Azerbaijani: Rəşid Məcid oğlu Behbudov) was an Azerbaijani singer and actor. He sang in Azerbaijani, Turkish, Russian, Persian, Georgian, Hindi, Armenian, Urdu, and Bengali among other languages.

Rashid Behbudov was born in Tbilisi, in 1915. His father, Majid Behbudoghlu, was a singer as well. From 1938 to 1944, Rashid moved to Armenia and worked at Yerevan State Philharmonia and Opera House, and 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, based on a play by Uzeyir Hadjibeyov. His role in this film combined with his vocal skills brought him fame througho...