Sound · Original Music Composer · Music
Born Sep 13, 1933 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Active 1969–2019 · Awards: Order of the Badge of Honour, People's Artist of the USSR, Heydar Aliyev Order, Independence Order, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR, Nizami Ganjavi Gold Medal, Shohrat Order
Arif Melikov was born on September 13, 1933 in Baku. After graduating from high school, he studied at the Baku musical college in 1948-1951, and in 1953-1958 studied at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory. A.