Coldünya (, ) is an

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

i rock band based in Baku. The members are Teymur Nadir (vocals), Rovshan Karimov (vocals, guitar), Samir Jafaali (drums) and Aydin Hajiyev (bass guitar). The band got its name from the English word Cold and the Azerbaijani word ''Dünya'' (World). They are one of the better known and most prolific Azerbaijani bands of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

History

In 1996, Coldünya recorded and released their first album, ''Nota Bene'', and filmed their first video, "Sehrbaz", which was broadcast and promoted by ANS Radio and

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. Their song "Sehrbaz" was broadcast within two weeks in

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show, presented by

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, and took 7th place in BBC's foreign hit-list.

Discography

Albums

*'' Oyanish'' (December 2003) with

Alim Qasimov Alim Hamza oghlu Qasimov ( az, Alim Həmzə oğlu Qasımov; born August 14, 1957) is an Azerbaijani musician and one of the foremost mugham singers in Azerbaijan. He was awarded the International Music Council-UNESCO Music Prize in 1999, one of ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coldunya Azerbaijani rock music groups