Polad Bulbuloghlu

Polad Bulbuloghlu (; born February 4, 1945) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, actor, politician, and diplomat. Bulbuloghlu became famous in the Soviet Union with composing jazz-influenced songs with heavy Azerbaijani folk influences in Azerbaijani and Russian languages. He withdrew his candidacy on October 10 after getting only 2 votes in the first round of the election.

Biography Bulbuloghlu was born Polad Murtuza oghlu Mammadov on February 4, 1945, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR. His father was Murtuza Rza oglu Mammadov (1897–1961), better known by sobriquet Bulbul (lit. "nightingale"), a famous Azerbaijani opera singer and a native of Shusha, who exposed Polad to musical culture from an early age. Polad studied the piano in a music school and then studied composing in the Baku Academy of Music, under Gara Garayev. By the age of 17 he composed several songs that were performed by professionals, as well as songs for his friend Muslim Magomayev. Bülbüloğlu's singing talent was also discovered on a trip to Moscow with Magomayev, where Bulbuloghlu recorded his own songs in the Azerbaijani language. Azerbaijan – Heydar Aliyev Order (2020)

Titles People's Artist of Turkmenistan (2017)