Brilliant Suleyman gyzy Dadashova ( az, Brilliant Süleyman qızı Dadaşova ; born 15 September 1959Бриллиант Дадашева подтверждает свое турецкое гражданство
23 saylı Nəsimi-Səbayıl seçki dairəsi üzrə seçicilərin daimi siyahısı
or 1965, according to other sources)Kim harada və nə vaxt doğulub? (SİYAHI)
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Life

Brilliant Dadashova was born into a family of five children. Her older sisters also pursued careers in music. She first appeared on stage in 1985 with the songs by Azerbaijani composer

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. In 1986, she participated in the annual International Youth Festival in

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. Two years later, she won the prestigious All-Union Pop Singers Contest, a singing competition among representatives of the

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. In 1990, she graduated from the Azerbaijan National Culture and Arts Institute. She is one of the few pop singers native to Azerbaijan to have played outside of their home country. Dadashova's concert venues included the

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. In 1995, her song ''Züleyha'' hit the top 10 in Russian charts. In 1997, Dadashova was among the musicians who participated in the recording of the album ''Landet vi kommer fra'' ("The Land We Came From"; released by

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), which included Azerbaijani folk songs sung in Azerbaijani and

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by the Azerbaijani soloists and the Norwegian choir

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. In 1999, Brilliant Dadashova was elected to the Baku City Council. From 2001 to 2006 she hosted her own prime time talk-show ''Gözəllik dünyanı xilas edəcək'' ("Beauty will save the world") on Azerbaijan's

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. In 2012, her song ''Vokaliz'' (a 2001 vocal improvisation of the Azerbaijani folk dance tunes ''Meydan'' and ''Baki'', as well as Vagif Garayzadeh's ''Novruzu'' musical composition) became an issue of controversy after allegedly having been performed by the

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n singer

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, who was accused of violating copyright. Vardanyan vehemently denied the accusations and claimed that the song is a traditional Armenian folk song. Since September 2006, Brilliant Dadashova has been actively involved in the ''Akademiya'' TV-project (the Azerbaijani version of ''

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'') aimed at professional musical training of talented youths and preparing them for the big stage. During her career, Brilliant released seven albums. Her last one called ''Saninlayam'' ("I'm with You"), was released in September 2002, and was dedicated to the memory of composer

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. She released another studio album, titled ''Masal Dunyam'', in

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in August 2008. The song 'Per sempre' with Adriano Celentano was published in 2021. Brilliant Dadashova is married to stage actor Adalat Hajiyev and has a son. In March 2011, she announced that she had filed for divorce due to a long-term complicated relationship. In 2020, Brilliant Dadashova celebrated 32 years of marriage.Brilliant Dadashova about her husband: "Everyone thinks ..."
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References

External links

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Brilliant Dadashova's Homepage at brilliantdadasova.com
* (videoclip shot in 2004) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brilliant Dadashova 1959 births Living people 20th-century Azerbaijani women singers Musicians from Baku People's Artists of Azerbaijan Soviet Azerbaijani people Turkish-language singers 21st-century Azerbaijani women singers