Sevil Hajiyeva

Sevil Hajiyeva
Sevil Maqsud qızı Hacıyeva
Born(1968-10-03)3 October 1968
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died12 September 2000(2000-09-12) (aged 31)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, lead vocalist
Years active1980s–1990s
Formerly of

Sevil Magsud gizi Hajiyeva (Azerbaijani: Sevil Hacıyeva; 3 October 1968 – 12 September 2000) was an Azerbaijani singer and lead vocalist of the music groups Karvan [az] and Qaya [az].

Life and career

Sevil Hajiyeva was born on 3 October 1968 in Azerbaijan's capital Baku and graduated from the piano department of Baku Academy of Music (then called Azerbaijan State Conservatory).[1]

In the late 1980s, she became one of the most prominent Azerbaijani singers.[1] At that time she participated in the Baku Autumn-88 [az] and Yurmala-89 song contests.[1] As a lead vocalist, she became primarily associated with the music group Karvan. There, she sang her hit song "Şahzadə" (Prince). After Karvan's breakup, she was invited to sing in the vocal quartet Qaya by the group's art manager Teymur Mirzayev [az]. There she sang until the mid-1990s, after which she disappeared from the public eye and settled in the United States.

Death

On 12 September 2000, Hajiyeva died in Los Angeles from multiple gunshot wounds[2] during an armed robbery.[3] She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dünyanın bu günü" (in Azerbaijani). APA.tv. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Sevil Gadjieva". Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ Piccalo, Gina (13 September 2000). "Fatal Shooting Stuns Fashionable District". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Sevil Gadjieva". Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Association. Retrieved 16 August 2022.