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Azerbaijan In The Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Azerbaijan participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Truth" written by Borislav Milanov, Trey Campbell, Joacim Persson, Pablo Dinero and Hostess. The song was performed by Chingiz, who was internally selected by the Azerbaijani broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV) in March 2019 to represent the nation at the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Songwriter Trey Campbell represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 as part of the group Equinox with the song " Bones" where they placed fourteenth in the grand final of the competition. The song "Truth" was presented to the public on 8 March 2019. Azerbaijan was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 16 May 2019. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 18, "Truth" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Azerbaijan pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chingiz Mustafayev (singer)
Chingiz Mustafayev ( az, Çingiz Mustafayev; born 11 March 1991) is an Azerbaijani singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Truth", finishing in eighth place. Early life Mustafayev was born in Moscow and moved to his parents' native Qazax, Azerbaijan when he was six years old. He learned to play the guitar and started composing his own songs while still a young boy. Career At age 13, he moved with his mother and his brother to Baku where he auditioned for the Azerbaijani version of ''Pop Idol'' in 2007. Mustafayev won the competition, and soon became a rising star in the Azerbaijani music industry. In 2013, he represented Azerbaijan internationally in the '' New Wave'' competition in Jūrmala, Latvia. He placed 11th overall and sang along with Polina Gagarina. Three years later, Mustafayev auditioned for the sixth season of ''The Voice of Ukraine'', however he was eliminated in the subsequent Battle Round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisel (singer)
Aysel Mammadova ( az, Aysel Məmmədova; born 3 July 1989), known professionally as Aisel is an Azerbaijani singer. She represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " X My Heart". Early life Mammadova attended the Special Secondary Musical School and the Azerbaijan State Conservatory. Career Mammadova participated in the Baku International Jazz Festival in 2005 and 2006, and the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2009. She is a member of the Baku Jazz Center. Eurovision Song Contest Mammadova was announced as the Azerbaijani artist for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broa ... on 8 November 2017. Her entry, "X My Heart", was released on 4 March 2018. She performed first in the first semi-final on 8 May, placing 11th with 94 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Jean
Jean Patrik Olsson (born 3 May 1990), known as Patrik Jean, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written or co-written songs for many artists, including the Mamas, Marcus & Martinus, and Felix Jaehn. He frequently works with fellow songwriters and producers Melanie Wehbe and Herman Gardarfve. He released his second extended play titled ''Consequence'' in November 2020. Jean participated in ''Melodifestivalen 2021'' with the song "Tears Run Dry", but failed to qualify to the finals. Influences Jean cited Whitney Houston, Sam Smith, Khalid, Frank Ocean, and Summer Walker as his influences. Personal life Patrik Jean came out as gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 .... He is in a relationship with photographer and video director Magnus Ragnvid. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faig Aghayev
Faig Balagha oghlu Aghayev ( az, Faiq Balağa oğlu Ağayev, 29 December 1971) is an Azerbaijani pop singer and is the winner of the People's Artist of Azerbaijan award (2008).Order of the President of Azerbaijan Republic No.3045 — Database of legal acts of Azerbaijan Republic Career Aghayev made his on stage debut in "Bakı Payızı 1988" ("Baku Autumn 1988") musical contest where he won the first place. During his time at university he gained recognition as a singer, winning multiple musical contests, including "Qızıl payız 1989" ("Golden Autumn 1989") contest, "Vitebsk 1990" international contest and "Yalta 1992" international television song contest. After graduating from the |
Murad Arif
Murad Arif oghlu Shukur ( az, Murad Arif oğlu Şükür) (born 27 September 1981) is an Azerbaijani singer, composer, record producer, showman, and journalist. The Azerbaijanian press has described him as "Hitmaker". He is the author and presenter of YouTube project "Popumuz Var!". He was chosen as a coach in the international project "The Voice". Biography Murad Arif was born on 27 September 1981 in Sumgait. His father is originally from Fuzuli, and his mother is originally from Shusha. He has two sisters. He is the brother of TV presenter Konul Arifgizi. Murad received his secondary education in Sumgait Sumgait (; az, Sumqayıt, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Bak .... He is a graduate of the International Economic Relations faculty. He has two children: his son was born in 2014 and his da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Macedonia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2019
North Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Proud" written by Darko Dimitrov, Robert Bilbilov, Lazar Cvetkoski, Kosta Petrov and Sanja Popovska. The song was performed by Tamara Todevska, who was internally selected by the Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) to compete for Macedonia at the 2019 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Todevska previously represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song " Let Me Love You" together with Vrčak and Adrijan but failed to qualify to the final. Tamara Todevska's appointment as the Macedonian representative was announced on 25 January 2019, while her song, "Proud", was presented to the public on 8 March 2019. North Macedonia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 16 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 17, "Proud" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Five (Eurovision)
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samira Efendi
Samira Azer gizi Efendiyeva (; born 17 April 1991), known as Samira Efendi or Efendi, is an Azerbaijani singer. She represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Mata Hari". Career Early career Efendiyeva gained popularity in her home country after participating in the singing competitions ''Yeni Ulduz'' (2009), '' Böyük Səhnə'' (2014) and '' The Voice of Azerbaijan'' (2015-2016, third place). In 2017, she was the Azerbaijani representative in the international singing competition ''Silk Way Star'', staged in Almaty, Kazakhstan, finishing in third place. Efendiyeva represented her country again at the ''Voice of Nur-Sultan'' festival held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in 2019. In 2014, she participated in Azerbaijan's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest but was eliminated at the third heat of the competition. 2020–present: Eurovision Song Contest On 28 February 2020, the Azerbaijani broadcaster İTV announced that Efendiyeva had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Mammadov
Farid Mammadov ( az , Fərid Məmmədov; born 30 August 1991, in Baku) is an Azerbaijani singer. He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Hold Me (Farid Mammadov song), Hold Me" and came second after Denmark. Biography Early life and career Mammadov was born in Baku, to Asif Mammadov, a professional judoka and amateur rock musician, and Maya Mammadova, a silver-winning Soviet gymnast. Farid Mammadov studied at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. Since childhood, Mammadov sang in the Bulbul ensemble managed by Aybaniz Hashimova. For a long time he was a soloist of this ensemble. He has been interested in Soul music, soul and jazz since age 8 and cites Stevie Wonder as a major influence.Farid Mammadov's Rivals at Eurovis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arash (singer)
Arash Labbaf ( fa, آرش لباف, ; born 23 April 1977) is an Iranian-Swedish singer, entertainer, and producer. He represented Azerbaijan along with Aysel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, finishing third with the song " Always". He is also one of the judges of ''Persia's Got Talent'', a Persian franchise of the British talent show ''Got Talent''. Early life Arash Labbaf was born in Tehran, Iran. He and his parents lived near Mellat Park. At age ten, he and his family moved to Sweden, where he still resides. In an interview with BBC Persian Television, he has mentioned that his mother and father are from the Iranian cities of Shiraz and Isfahan, respectively. Arash Labbaf has stated in his interviews that he is interested in association football, accordingly, he released songs about association football. Also, in an interview with Deutsche Welle, Arash stated that he had been interested in singing since childhood and he even formed an informal band with his frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aysel Teymurzadeh
Aysel Teymurzadeh ( az, Aysel Məhəmməd qızı Teymurzadə; born 25 April 1989, Baku) is an Azerbaijani pop and R&B singer. She has become well known after singing the song "Always" along with Arash during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow finishing third. Biography Aysel was born in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, the youngest of the three daughters of a journalist and university professor. She is a descendant of the nineteenth-century Azerbaijani author and journalist Hasan bey Zardabi. Her maternal grandmother was half-Russian, half-Ukrainian. Aysel started to sing at the age of four and the piano became her passion since childhood. Aysel graduated from the Intellect Lyceum in Baku and attended Texas High School (Texarkana, Texas) in 2005–2006. Within days of her arrival in the United States, she signed up for the local choir and began training for young vocalists competitions. While in the U.S., Aysel won three gold medals at contests held at Southern Arkans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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