Rashid Macid oglu Behbudov was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. He has been referred to as the "golden voice of Azerbaijan". He performed his songs in multiple languages.
Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music.
Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev was a prominent Soviet Azerbaijani composer. Garayev wrote nearly 110 musical pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, solos for piano, cantatas, songs, and marches, and rose to prominence not only in the Azerbaijan SSR, but also in the rest of the Soviet Union and worldwide.
Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer.
Marziyya Yusuf gizi Davudova was a Soviet Azerbaijani, Astrakhan Tatar actress who starred in theatre and silent film. She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR (1949).
Hagigat Ali qizi Rzayeva was a Soviet Azerbaijani actress and singer of folk, opera, and pop music.
Munavvar Samad qizi Kalantarli was an Azerbaijani actress and folk singer.
Huseyngulu Sarabski, born Hüseynqulu Malik oğlu Rzayev, was an Azerbaijani opera singer (tenor), composer, playwright, stage actor, theatre director, and musician (tar).
Nasiba Jahangir gizi Zeynalova was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actress. People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1967).
Fidan Akram gizi Gasimova is an Azerbaijani operatic soprano who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1988.
Gulkhar Ibrahim gizi Hasanova was an Azerbaijani mugham opera singer.
Opera in Azerbaijan has a history dating back to the 19th century Russian Empire.
Hokuma Abbasali gizi Gurbanova was an Azerbaijani and Soviet stage and film actress who was born and died in Baku. People's Artist of the USSR (1965).
Sakina Aliyeva was an Azerbaijani-Soviet politician. From 1951, she served in various capacities in the Nakhchivan Regional Committee of the Communist Party. In 1963, she was elected Chair of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and served in that capacity until 1990. In January of that year, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union Aliyeva presented the declaration for Nakhchivan to secede from the USSR in protest of the Soviet actions during "Black January". During her career, she was awarded the Order of the October Revolution, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and an Honorary Decree of Merit from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Elza Imameddin qizi Ibrahimova was an Azerbaijani composer, People's artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2008) and People's artist of Dagestan.
Khumar Rza gizi Zulfugarova was an Azerbaijani dancer, choreographer, founder of the Azerbaijan State Dance Ensemble. She was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1959), People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979), and Chevalier of the Order of Glory (2009).
Suraya Sadraddin gizi Qajar was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer (mezzo-soprano). She was awarded the honorary titles of People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR and People's Artist of the Armenian SSR.
Yaver Kelenterli (1902–1979), née Yaver Ali gizi Zamanova, also spelled as Yavar Kalantarli, was an Azerbaijani Soviet khananda singer of mugham, an Azeri music genre. In 1939, she was celebrated with the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.
"Daughter of the Mountains – Reyhan" is an Azerbaijani folk song.
