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on . -lrb- 2015 -rrb- the ceremony of rewarding the order of honour order of friendship 1968 -- present 40 px polad bülbüloğlu
 polad bülbüloğlu solo_singer 4 february 1945 pop , folk Полад Бюльбюль-оглы . jpg baku , azssr , ussr polad murtuza oğlu məmmədov singer , composer , actor
polad bülbüloğlu

polad bülbüloğlu -lrb- ; born february 4 , 1945 -rrb- is a soviet and azerbaijani singer , actor , politician , and diplomat .
bülbüloğlu became famous in the soviet union with composing jazz-influenced pop songs which has heavy azeri folk feelings in russian and azerbaijani languages .
he also sang his own songs .
three of his songs became songs of the year and he received numerous prestigious awards in the soviet union .
bülbüloğlu is a lyrical tenor .
in the 1990s , despite having a huge success with a new version of his old song `` gəl ey səhər '' -lrb- `` come , hey morning ! '' -rrb-
in turkey and sold out concerts in russia , bülbüloğlu started a political career .
he became the minister of culture of azerbaijan and is currently the azerbaijani ambassador to russia .
