Music and Time Annotation << Back The Contribution of the First Television Mugham Competition to Azerbaijani Art V.A. Valiyeva Azerbaijani mugham has existed and lived for centuries, developed by masters and passed on from generation to generation. From time to time, singers appeared who knew how to write their names in golden letters on Azerbaijani mugham, and even today, wherever there is the art of mugham, the names of these singers are mentioned. For example, Seyid Shushinsky, Khan Shushinsky, Jabbar Garyagdyoglu, Abulfat Aliyev, Shavkat Alekperova, Rubaba Muradova, Sara Gadimova, Agakhan Abdullayev, Yagub Mamedov, Islam Rzayev, Alim Gasimov and others. Many artists managed to constantly raise the art of mugham to a height. Keywords: mugham, competition, art, jury, gaval. DOI: 10.25791/music.1.2024.1270 Pp. 03-05.