Aghayev debuted at the "Bakı Payızı 1988" ("Baku Autumn 1988") musical contest, where he won first place. During his time at university, he gained recognition as a singer, winning multiple musical contests, including the "Qızıl payız 1989" ("Golden Autumn 1989") contest, "Vitebsk 1990" international contest, and the "Yalta 1992" international television song contest. After graduating from the
Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Art in 1993, he continued participating in contests and was placed first in "Kharkov 1995" and "Golden Hit." In 1995, his first album,
Ola bilməz (''It Can't Be
) was produced. It was the first in a series of albums, such as Səni əvəz eləmir
(None Can Replace You
) in 1996, Vəfasızım
(My Faithless
) in 1998, Faiq Ağayev – Seçmələr
(The Best of Faig Aghayev
) in 1999, Minilliyin sonu
(The End of Millennium
) in 2000, in 2004 Tam məxfi
(Top Secret
) and in 2006 Faiq Ağayev - Albom Kolleksiyası
(Album Collection''). Since 1996, Aghayev has been the soloist of Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Company (
AzTV). In 2012–2013 he was also the soloist of the Azerbaijan State Mugham Theatre. In 2013, 2015, and 2018, Aghayev was a member of Azerbaijan's national jury at the
Eurovision Song Contest. He was the spokesperson for the presentation of points for Azerbaijan at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019. He was also the coach at
The Voice of Azerbaijan contest in 2015. == Awards ==