Tunzala Aghayeva, a renowned Azerbaijani singer and composer, was born on 21 October 1976 in the city of Tovuz, in the north-west of Azerbaijan. She completed the piano class of the music school in Tovuz, and later continued her studies in the piano class of the Gambar Huseynli Music College in the city of Ganja. She also took composition lessons at the Uzeyir Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music. At the age of just 12 she composed her first song, "Sən o deyilsən" (You Are Not the One), to the words of the Azerbaijani poet Samad Vurgun. This song was later included on her first album. By Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated 16 May 2006, she was awarded the honorary title of "Honoured Artist". On 21 October 2019 she was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Azerbaijan. On 20 June 2011 she was admitted as a member of the New Azerbaijan Party.
