Franghiz Ahmadova

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Franghiz Ahmadova (

Franghiz Ahmadova was born on 23 September 1928 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union. She enjoyed music as a child, encouraged by her father who worked in the oil sector. Her mother, a botany teacher, realized that she was talented enough to attend the Baku Music College, where she was enrolled without previous experience. She went on to attend the Baku Academy of Music where she studied under Margarita Kolotova, graduating in 1955.^[1][3]

While at the music college, she made her first radio broadcast together with the school choir but her first notable appearance was during her years at the conservatory when Ismail Idayatzadeh, who headed the state opera, chose her to sing Nigar's aria from the Opera Koroghlu for an important concert. She performed it brilliantly. As a result, she was invited to join the state opera.^[1]

She had to wait some time before she was given solo parts but she made her début in the early 1950s when she played the title role in

Franghiz Ahmadova died in Baku on 16 December 2011.^[citation needed]

Honours and awards

In 1967, Ahmadova was awarded the Order of Lenin.^[3] On her 70th birthday, she was honoured with the Shohrat Order, Azerbaijan's highest distinction.^{[citation needed]}

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