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Murat Nasyrov

Russian singer (1969-2007)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ1365223 ↗
Source-derived summary

Murat Ismailovich Nasyrov (Russian: Мурат Исмаилович Насыров; Uyghur: مۇرات ناسىروۋ, romanized: Murat Nasirow; 13 December 1969 – 19 January 2007) was a Soviet, Kazakhstani, and Russian singer and songwriter of Uyghur ethnicity.

Controversy over his death

It is claimed that he committed suicide by jumping from a balcony on 19 January 2007. The postmortem examination of his body did not reveal any traces of alcohol or drugs.

Nasyrov's supposed suicide has been disputed. Recent reports in the Russian press have implied that he may have been the victim of foul play, as family members and friends insist that Nasyrov was not depressed and had never considered suicide before. Some suspect that he was given an LSD tablet in a glass of wine at a club and after drinking it, he experienced hallucinations and leapt off his balcony.

Discography

Step (1995; Single)

The Boy Wants to go to Tambov (1997; Single)

Someone Will Forgive (1997)

My Story (1998)

All This Was Not Me (2000)

Wake Me Up (2002)

Kaldim Yalguz (2004)

2006 {Posthumous Album Digital Release Only} (2016)

Remixes (2010)

See also

Ablajan Awut Ayup

Erkin Abdulla

References

External links

Official website

Atush (Uyghur people song in arrangement of Murat Nasyrov)

Qaldim Yalghuz (Left alone).

Editorial summary

“Murat Nasyrov” enters the record as russian singer (1969-2007). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Murat, Nasyrov and Russian can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1969, 2007, 1995, 1997—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1969-12-13. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Murat, Nasyrov and Russian.
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“Murat Nasyrov” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Murat, Nasyrov and Russian provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1365223. VIAF identifies the subject as 3270154260821224480006. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1969, 2007, 1995 and 1997.

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This entry incorporates text from “Murat Nasyrov” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.