Person Open DS/UK/7177 Askarov; Gochaq (27 December 1978); Azerbaijani khananda folk singer and pianist Askarov Gochaq 27 December 1978 Azerbaijani khananda folk singer and pianist Male (cisgender) Gochag Muharram oglu Askarov Garabagh, Azerbaijan (born - then Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR)

Azerbaijani Musician; Singer / Piano, folk Arab / Middle Eastern No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Gochag Askarov is an Azerbaijani khananda folk singer and piano player. He enrolled for music school but had to stop his studies in 1992 with Armenian occupation of Garabagh. His family fled and settled in Baku. In 1998 he was accepted to the Baku Music College to the class of Mugham vocals. From 2004 to 2008 he studied music and traditional vocals at the National Conservatoire in Baku. In 2006 while being a student he took part in the First National TV Contest for young khanende and became one of its winners. The next year he was invited to perform at the stage of Brunei Gallery Theatre. That was his international debut and, at the same time, his first solo concert. The same year for the first time the BBC Radio 3 featured him in its “World Routes” programme, and since then has done it many times. In 2009 BBC Radio 3 invited him to perform at its stage at the WOMAD festival in the Charlton-park in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gochag_Askarov (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 8/23/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/29/2022 687ec491-e79b-411e-9ba4-96b725f7704f