| Akif Islamzade | |
| Native Name Lang: | Akif İslamzadə |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR |
| Instrument: | Voice |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | singer |
| Years Active: | 1972–1986 |
Akif Islamzade (Azerbaijani: Akif İslamzadə, born August 8, 1948) is an Azerbaijani singer.[1]
Islamzade was born on 8 August 1948 in Baku to mugham singer Sara Gadimova.[2] He graduated from Azerbaijan State Economic University in 1979.[2] In 1972, he started as a vocalist at Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre. In 1976, he participated as a vocalist in Tofig Ahmadov's state orchestra. In 1986, he stopped his musical activities due loss of voice.[3] After that, he retired from recording full-length albums. The problem of his voice got worse, and affected not only his ability to sing, but also to speak.[4]