Murad Arif

Murad Arif oglu Shukur () (born 27 September 1981) is an Azerbaijani singer, composer, record producer, showman and journalist. The Azerbaijanian press has described him as “Hitmaker”. He is the author and presenter of Youtube project “Popumuz Var!”. He was chosen as a coach in the international project “The Voice“.
Biography.
Shukur was born on 27 September 1981 in Sumgait. His father was originally comes from Fuzuli, while his mother is from Shusha. He has two sisters. He is the brother of TV presenter Konul Arifgizi. Shukur was educated in Sumgait, he has studied at schools №15, №28 and "Istedad" lyceum. He is a graduate of the International Economic Relations faculty. In 2012 his son was born, and he has a daughter born in 2015.
Television career.
In 2002, Shukur worked for Radio Space 104 FM. Later, he worked in Lider Jazz FM, Public radio & Day.AZ radio as DJ. His first television show was broadcast on ITV , in 2006 with Husniyya Maharramova , named “Qaraj”. In 2007, Shukur was the winner of the project of Murad Dadashov – “Mashin show” and won the car. He was also the presenter of “Yeni Sahar”, “Solo” in Lider TV and “Gun kechir” in ATV. In 2010 he was commentator of the opening ceremony of World Football Championship. Also, he was commentator of the international music competition “5 Звезд”. In 2014, as a jury member of “Böyük səhnə”, he initiated Dilara Kazimova’s victory in the national selection for Eurovision 2014. He has presented his own YouTube show “Popumuz Var!”.
Music career.
For a long time, Shukur was the record producer of Ayaz Qasimov, Khayyam Nisanov, Yashar Calilov and Elton Huseynaliyev. He presented “Almalarinla” in 2008 with Ayaz Qasimov. In 2009, his song “Sevdiyini söylə” won the competition "Bakı Gecələri" which was held and organised by Ministry of Culture. The song was performed by Intizar and Natavan Habibi. In 2011, singer Natavan Habibi, sings the song "Təyyarələr" which was composed and written by Murad Arif in the «Turkcevizyon Muzik Festivali 2011» the festival of the Turkish speaking countries, competition which was held in Denizli, Turkey.
In 2018 Shukur performed a solo concert in the Centre of Heydar Aliyev. In 2019, he held another concert in the same location. In 2019, 5 September, Murad Arif had concert “Tufan” in the biggest club of the country “Electra Hall”. In 2020, Murad is being selected as the coach of the international project "The Voice Kids".