Peoples Artist of Azerbaijan, the country`s ambassador to Russia has performed at the Tchaikovsky concert hall on his 70th jubilee.
During the concert the photos of artist`s life were shown via the monitors.
Polad Bulbuloglu, famous Azeri composer, singer and politician in a jubilee concert performed with the Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography.
Polad Bulbuloglu considered national leader Heydar Aliyev as his teacher and the artist`s picture with national leader aroused keen interest among the audience.
Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Sergey Naryshkin, special envoy of the Russian President for international cultural cooperation Michael Shvidkov, first vice director general of ITAR-TASS Agency Michael Gusman, Head of the Department for Interregional Cooperation, Social Inclusion and Relations with Religious Organisations Yury Artyukh also congratulated the Azerbaijani artist.
The grandiose jubilee of the Azerbaijani artist has been held in Moscow. Next concerts of Polad Bulbuloglu will be held in Baku, Tbilisi and Istanbul.
Bülbüloğlu became famous in whole Soviet Union with composing jazz-influenced pop songs which has heavy Azeri folk feelings in Russian and Azerbaijani languages. He also sang his own songs. Three of his songs became Songs of the Year and he received numerous prestigious awards in the Soviet Union. Bülbüloğlu is a lyrical tenor.
In the 1990s, with a new version of his old song Gəl Ey Səhər in Turkey and sold out concerts in Russia, Bülbüloğlu started a political career.
In his career, Bülbüloğlu combined modern music style with national Azeri music to create a new musical stream. He toured and performed around the world. In 1982, Bülbüloğlu became a National Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. He participated in the Soviet television program and festival Song of the Year and won the first prize on four occasions. His songs were performed, among others, by Muslim Magomayev, Joseph Kobzon and Lev Leshchenko.
He composed music for over twenty feature films and had leading roles in several. Bülbüloğlu has a star at the Moscow Square of Performers, inaugurated in 2000. He received a doctorate of the History of Art from the Azerbaijan National Academy of Culture and holds an honorary professorship in the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts.