page_title: Muslim Magomayev (musician)
section_title: Later years
hierarchical_section_title: Muslim Magomayev (musician) / Later years
caption_attribution_description: Azərbaycanca: Müslim Maqomayevin 70 illiyinə həsr olunmuş marka.
context_page_description: Muslim Magometovich Magomayev, dubbed the "King of Songs" and the "Soviet Sinatra" was a Soviet Azerbajiani baritone operatic pop singer. He achieved iconic status in Russia and the post-Soviet countries for his vocal talent and charisma.
context_section_description: In the early 2000s, Magomayev officially stopped his musical career and gave only a few performances, together with his wife. He died on 25 October 2008 in his flat in Moscow from a heart attack. He was buried in the Alley of Honor in his native city of Baku, next to his grandfather, on 29 October. The funeral ceremony was attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Magomayev's widow Tamara Sinyavskaya, his daughter Marina, as well as state officials and international delegations. Thousands of people came to pay a final tribute to the singer.
caption: Magomaev on a postage stamp of Azerbaijan
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