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Muslim Magomayev represented one of the most respected artistic dynasties in Azerbaijan.

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His grandfather Muslim Magomayev — , a friend and contemporary of the prominent Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov , was one of the founders of modern Azerbaijani classical music. Magomayev's father, Mahammad Magomayev, who died two days prior to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II while serving as a soldier in the Soviet Army , was a gifted scenic designer ; and his mother, Aishet Kinzhalova, was an actress, who deserted him with his paternal grandmother when he was less than a year old.

After his adoption by his grandmother he learned to play the piano as a child, and began to take voice lessons at the age of As a teenager, he became interested in Italian songs, American jazz , and other styles of popular music. He majored in piano and composition at the Baku Academy of Music. He was 19 when he first performed at an international youth music festival in Helsinki.

Magomayev declined the offer. He also became known for his arias from Puccini 's " Tosca ", Hajibeyov 's " Koroghlu " and "Shah Ismayil", which was composed by his grandfather.

In and , Muslim was a visiting artist at La Scala in Milan , but turned down the invitation to sing in the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre upon his return. Instead, the singer turned to popular music, becoming a cult figure of soviet estrada for several generations of music lovers in the Soviet Union. He used to gave three concerts a day filling huge arenas all across the Soviet Union, while his albums sold millions.

In and , Magomayev performed in Olympia with great success. The director of Olympia Bruno Coquatrix offered him a contract, and Magomayev was seriously considering an opportunity to pursue an international career, but Yekaterina Furtseva refused to grant the Ministry of Culture's permission, claiming that it needed Magomayev to perform at government concerts.

Magomayev moved to Moscow in the early s.