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'{{Infobox musical artist |Name = Aygun Kazimova | |Img = Aygunkazimova.JPG | | imagesize = 200px |Img_capt = Aygun Kazimova | |Background = solo_singer | |Born = {{Birth date and age|1971|1|26|df=y}} <br> [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] | |Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] | |Years_active = 1988 – | |URL = [http://aygunfans.ws// aygunfans.ws] | }} '''Aygun Alasgar qizi Kazimova''' ([[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]]: ''Aygün Kazımova'') (born [[26 January]], [[1971]], [[Baku]]) is an Azerbaijani singer, songwriter, pop musician and actress, and a six-time winner of the ''Grand'' Music Award for best concert, videoclip and song. She is considered [[Azerbaijan]]'s leading pop star, and is seen as a cultural icon for the [[South Caucasus|South Caucasian]] nation in fast transition from post-[[Soviet]] state to a boom country. She has spoken passionately on many causes, such as the prevention of [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] to the [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] conflict in which she claims to have once taken up arms against [[separatist]] [[Armenia]]n forces.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/programmes/this_world/transcripts/places_that_dont_exist_nagorno_karabakh.txt Places That Don't Exist: Nagorno-Karabakh] by Simon Reeve. ''BBC'' News</ref> ==Early life== Aygun was the youngest of the family's four children. She revealed her musical talent at the time she was a middle school student. Along with amateur music, Kazimova was passionate about [[Team handball|handball]] and was the captain of the school's female handball team. She abandoned sports upon graduating from high school and entering the Maarif [[Technicum]] of Arts, from where she dropped out in 1986. At the time she worked with the ''Gaya'' youth band.<ref name="aygunfans">[http://www.aygunfans.ws/biography.php?lang=az Aygun Kazimova: Biography]. Kazimova's Official Fan Club ''Aygunfans.ws''</ref> ==Career== Kazimova's professional solo career began in 1988, when she won the first prize at the ''Baki payizi-88'' (Baku Autumn-88) musical contest. In 1989 Aygun won an award in the Yurmala music contest, and then in 1992 she won an award in the "The voice of Asia" music contest, in Rebublic of Kazakhstan. Aygun released her first album in 1997. The CD ''Sevgi Gulleri'' (Flowers of love) contained 14 tracks and most of them was written by famous pop music composer Vagif Gerayzade. Until today she has released six albums and the most successful in sales was CD ''Aygun'' which released in October 2000 and contained multimedia files with videos and pictures of Aygun. In 2002 she became Honourary Artist of Azerbaijan. Some of her most prestigious awards include numerous Grand-Prix, Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan and many other music awards. Along with singing, she is also deeply involved in [[Charitable cause|charity]] work, giving free and benefit concerts for [[orphan]] children every year. Kazimova also tried herself as an actress. In 2005, she played the title role in the musical ''[[Khari Bulbullar]]'' directed by [[Arif Gaziyev]] and Sanam in the screen version of the play ''Meshadi Ibad''. She has given concerts outside Azerbaijan, the most successful and recent of them held in [[Kremlin Palace]], [[Moscow]] on [[January 26]], [[2006]]. On June 20, 2007 Aygun gave a fantastic solo concert at the T. Bakhramov stadium dedicated to her 20th anniversary of the pop music career in Azerbaijan. Aygun Kazimova hosted several TV shows of her own, however they were not very successful. She was president of the annual ''Best Model of Azerbaijan'' contest in 2006–2008. Aygun Kazimova is one of the most prominent artists in the history of Azerbaijani popular music. She is considered the most successful female singer in Azerbaijani music industry and has released the largest number of best-selling singles in the history of Azerbaijan. She is well-known for her innovative music videos and carefully prepared mounted stage performances. ==Private life== In 1989 Aygun Kazimova ran away with her long-time boyfriend Ilgar Ibrahimov and in 1990 gave birth to daughter Ilgara. Ibrahimov and Kazimova divorced in 1991. In 1994 she married Rza Guliyev (nephew of Azerbaijan's ex-Speaker of the Parliament and current opposition member [[Rasul Guliyev]]), from whom she has been virtually separated since Guliyev was taken into custody in 1996.<ref name="aygunfans"/> Beginning in the late 90s, the Azerbaijani mass media numerously reported Aygun Kazimova's plans to get remarried (pop-singer [[Faig Aghayev]] and [[Turkey|Turkish]] model [[Mert Kilic]] among others were named her potential spouses). These plans would later turn out to be rumours. In her interview with ''Aysel'' dated January 2006, Kazimova said she did not have plans to remarry as legally she was not divorced.<ref>[http://www.aysel.az/more.php?id=65_0_5_0_C Dedim ki, Izim Qala]. ''Aysel'' Magazine. January 2006</ref> For the past few years, she has been in an affair with [[meykhana]]-singer Namig Garachukhurlu. ==Albums== *''Sevgi gullari'' (1997) *''Ey manim dunyam'' (1999) *''Aygun'' (2000) *''Sevdim'' (2001) *''Son soz'' (2004) *''Sevarsanmi?'' (2005) ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.mp3-az.com/ru/m3_tracks/2/aygun_kazimova.shtml Aygun Kazimova mp3s] at Mp3-az.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kazimova, Aygun}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Azerbaijani singers]] [[Category:People from Baku]] [[Category:People's Artists of Azerbaijan]] [[ar:أيغون كازيموفا]] [[az:Aygün Kazımova]] [[bg:Айгюн Кязимова]] [[el:Αϊγκιούν Καζίμοβα]] [[es:Aygun Kazimova]] [[fr:Aygün Kazımova]] [[ru:Кязимова, Айгюн Алескер кызы]] [[tr:Aygün Kazımova]]'