Mirza Babayev was born on 16 July 1913 in Baku, into a family of an oil agent. His mother, Sona khanim Khanlarova, was a member of the bey family. He got his primary education at an art school. In 1939, he graduated from Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. In 1948, Mirza Babayev entered Azerbaijan State Conservatoire, where he studied in the class of Bulbul and in 1953, he graduated from there on vocal specialty.[2][3][4]