Akif Islamzade (, born August 8, 1948) is a popular Azerbaijani singer. Biography Islamzade was born on 8 August 1948 in Baku to mugham singer Sara Gadimova. He graduated from Azerbaijan State Economic University in 1979. In 1972, he started as vocalist at Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre. In 1976, he participated as vocalist in Tofig Ahmadov's state orchestra. In 1986, he stopped his musical activities due loss of voice. After that, he retired from recording full-length albums. The problem of his voice got worse, and affected not only his ability to sing, but also to speak. References 20th-century Azerbaijani male singers Musicians from Baku Living people 1948 births Azerbaijani pop singers