Actress, Florist and Artist, Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT ME

Sugra Baghirzade was born on February 10th, 1947 in the city of Baku. She has shown a great interest in art ever since childhood. Her first success was the song "Jujalarim" (My chickens), performed at the celebration of Azerbaijani culture festival in Moscow in 1959 on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. It was precisely in the performance of Sugra Bagirzade and the accompaniment of the State Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan under the direction of maestro Niyazi that the song "Jujalarim" was included in the collection "The Best Children's Voices of the World". At the age of 12, that talented girl was invited to the “Azerbaijanfilm” studio as a dubbing actress. While studying in 8th grade, she starred in the short film "Roads and Streets" directed by Zeynab Kazimova. In 1963, she was invited to the leading role of Yeter in Agarza Guliyev's film "Ulduz", which became very popular in the mid-60s and has since enjoyed great success and love of the audience. After graduating from the Engineering and Technology Department of the Azerbaijan Oil Academy in 1970, she returned to the “Azerbaijanfilm” as an engineer, while continuing her career as an actress and creating memorable images in many films. Sugra Bagirzade is a member of the Union of Artists, the Union of Cinematographers of Azerbaijan and the Confederation of Cinematographers of the CIS and the Baltic States.