Mashadibaba Aydamirov

Mashadibaba Aydamirov
Birth name Mashadibaba Bilal ogly Aydamirov
Born (1971-02-13)February 13, 1971
Mashtaga, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR
Died January 10, 2011(2011-01-10) (aged 39)
Mashtaga, Baku, Azerbaijan
Genres Meykhana
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1984-2010

Baba Bilal ogly Aydamirov, also known as Mashadibaba, (Azerbaijani: Məşədibaba Aydəmirov, born February 13, 1971 in Mastaga, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR - January 10, 2011 in Mashtaga, Baku, Azerbaijan) was a legendary performer of Azerbaijani meykhana music. He was an accomplished poet who later took up performing meykhana for money and became a major figure in the meykhana world.

Biography

Mashadibaba started to perform meykhana in 1984, in his late teens.[1] Before performing, Mashadibaba wrote poems and songs, and only later took to meykhana due to the financial difficulties since meykhana was a rather lucrative activity at the time. He, with his friend Elchin, who was also a distinguished performer, rose to prominence in the early 1990s. Rumors have it that Mashadibaba was consuming huge amount of alcohol at the time. He served six years in prison after being accused of killing Elchin Mashtaghaly.[1] As a result, drinking spree-related nervous breakdown, though, brought the performer to depression.[2] By this time Mashadibaba had been suffering from alcoholism.[3] With the deterioration of health and alcoholism also came the divorce with his wife. Mashadibaba underwent another nervous breakdown after it and became increasingly reclusive and outrageous. His performing abilities also deteriorated. As a result, he committed suicide by self-immolation on 10 January 2011.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Rza, Nizam. "Özünü yandıran meyxanaçının meyiti ailəsinə təhvil verilib". news.lent.az. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Məşədibaba Aydəmirov sabah Maştağada dəfn olunacaq". www.azxeber.com (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Известный исполнитель мейханы совершил суицид. aze.az (in Russian). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "AYRILIĞA DÖZMƏYİB İNTİHAR EDƏN MEYXANAÇININ HƏYAT HEKAYƏTİ". musavat.com (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 18 August 2014.


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