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Aygun
Kazimova is one of the most prominent artists in the
history of Azerbaijani popular music. She is considered
the most successful female singer in Azerbaijani music
industry and has released the largest number of
best-selling singles in the history of Azerbaijan. She
is well-known for her innovative music videos and
carefully prepared mounted stage performances.
Her career began in the 1980s. She made her debut in
1988, after winning the first prize at the Baki
payizi-88 (Baku Autumn-88) musical contest. Until today
she has released six albums.
Some of her most prestigious awards include numerous
Grand-Prix, Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan and many other
music awards. Along with singing, she is also deeply
involved in charity work, giving free and benefit
concerts for orphan children every year.
In 2005, she played the title role in the musical Khari
aygunlar directed by Arif Gaziyev.
She has given concerts outside Azerbaijan, the most
successful and recent of them held in Kremlin Palace,
Moscow on January 26, 2006.
Aygun Kazimova hosted several TV shows of her own,
however they were not very successful.
She is the current president of the Best Model of
Azerbaijan annual contest. |