[2] Aghayev debuted at the "Bakı Payızı 1988" ("Baku Autumn 1988") musical contest where he won the first place.

[citation needed] 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.

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).

[10] He was also the winner of Qızıl Mikrofon ("Golden Microphone") National Music Award for Singer of the Year.

[1] In April 2019, Faig Aghayev was appointed a member of arts council of Azad Azerbaijan TV channel.