Composers from Azerbaijan

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Azerbaijani Composers of all time. This list of famous Azerbaijani Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Uzeyir Hajibeyov

   1885 - 1948

   HPI 67.8549 langs

   Uzeyir hajibeyov is most famous for composing the opera "Leyli and Majnun."

2. #2

   

   Fikret Amirov

   1922 - 1984

   HPI 64.0535 langs

   Azerbaijani composer

3. #3

   

   Gara Garayev

   1918 - 1982

   HPI 63.4534 langs

   Azerbaijani composer (1918-1982)

4. #4

   

   Avet Terterian

   1929 - 1994

   HPI 56.7716 langs

   Soviet and Armenian composer (1929–1994)

5. #5

   

   Arif Malikov

   1933 - 2019

   HPI 56.5720 langs

   Soviet and Azerbaijani composer (1933-2019)

6. #6

   

   Tofig Guliyev

   1917 - 2000

   HPI 55.0517 langs

   Azerbaijani musician (1917–2000)

7. #7

   

   Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

   b. 1947

   HPI 54.5317 langs

   Azerbaijani composer

8. #8

   

   Elza Ibrahimova

   1938 - 2012

   HPI 53.1617 langs

   Azerbaijani composer

9. #9

   

   Rauf Hajiyev

   1922 - 1995

   HPI 52.2115 langs

   Azerbaijani musician (1922-1995)