Hagigat Rzayeva

Biography

Hagigat Ali qizi Rzayeva (Azerbaijani: Həqiqət Rzayeva) was an Azerbaijani actress and singer (folk, opera, and pop). Hagigat Rzayeva was born in a small village near Lankaran (southeastern Azerbaijan). In 1917 she started attending Maryam Bayramalibeyova's secular Uns School for Girls in Lankaran, where a variety of activities helped her acting and singing skills improve and develop. After Sovietization, Rzayeva moved to Baku to receive a post-secondary degree in teaching. While acting in an am…