Aygün Beyler

Aygün Aydin gizi Hümmatova (22 August 1975 – 6 January 2024), known professionally as Aygün Beyler, was an Azerbaijani singer and actress.

Early life and education Aygün Hummetova (Beyler) was born on 22 August 1975 in Baku. The family had 6 children. She received her first musical education in the drum class at the music school of the Sattar Bahlulzade Palace of Culture. Television, radio, major state events, and also consistently represented Azerbaijani musical art abroad. In 1998, Beyler entered the singing faculty of the Baku Academy of Music, opening a new page in her artistic career. She learned the intricacies of mugham from prominent artists such as Arif Babayev, Islam Rzayev, Aghakhan Abdullayev, Elkhan Muzaffarov, and Alim Gasimov.

From this period, from 2005 to 2010, she performed in solo concerts as a regular participant in music festivals held in many countries around the world: France, Spain, Morocco, the US, England, Russia, Turkey, Greece, the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Sweden, Denmark, etc. She herself attributed his illness to this event. In 2022, the Beyler was gifted a house by the head of state.

Personal life and death Beyler was married to her childhood friend, Rasul Vilayat. In 2009, she gave birth to her daughter. It was announced that her condition was serious and that she would be brought to Azerbaijan on a flight from Ankara at 22:50. A few hours later, the Ministry of Culture confirmed that Beyler had died of breast cancer in Ankara. Her body was brought to Baku on 7 January.

On 8 January, at 11:00, a farewell ceremony was held at the Sattar Bahlulzade Cultural Center in Əmircan. After the farewell ceremony, Beyler was buried in the Surakhani cemetery.

Awards and honors In 2002, Beyer was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the signature of President Heydar Aliyev.