- Began as opera baritone in Baku (now Azerbaijan); after the marriage with Tamara Sinyavskaya went to the Bolshoy Theater in Moscow and then became a concert singer, often in duet with Tamara Sinyavskaya.
- Performed about 1963 the first and most popular Soviet twists "Koroleva krasoty" and "Shagayet solntse po bulvaram" with the music and lyrics by Anatoliy Gorokhov.
- In 1975, he became the artistic director of Azerbaijan's State Bandstand-Symphonic Orchestra, which gave concerts in Iran, France, and Canada.
- He started out as an opera singer, but became much more successful after switching to pop music. He received many state awards.
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