Diana Hajiyeva ( az, Diana Hacıyeva, , russian: Диана Гаджиева; born 13 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani singer and songwriter. She is a member and the lead vocalist of the group Dihaj, which represented

Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Azerbaijan participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Skeletons (Dihaj song), Skeletons" written by Isa Melikov and Sandra Bjurman. The song was performed by Diana Hajiyeva, Dihaj, who was internally selected by the Azerbaija ...

with the song "

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" finishing in 14th place.

Life

Hajiyeva was born in

Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...

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while the country was a part of the

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. Since her childhood she was engaged in music, took lessons on a piano and was interested in jazz. She was a member of the musical collective "Bery Bach".Heç kimin tanımadığı yeni «Eurovision» təmsilçimiz haqqında maraqlı məlumatlar
/ref> She graduated from

Baku Academy of Music The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. H ...

. Here she received the education of a choral conductor. During the years of studying at the academy she was engaged in jazz at a professional level. Currently she works at the Baku Jazz Center. She lived in

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, where she graduated from

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP, formerly known as the Guitar Institute), is an independent music education provider located in London, United Kingdom. The school currently has two sites, one in Kilburn and another in Queen ...

. Later she launched her personal trio group called Dihaj - from the first letters of her first and last name. She married Ali Nasirov, a member of Dihaj, in 2009. Together, they have a daughter named Savi.

Eurovision Song Contest

She previously attempted to represent Azerbaijan in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union ...

. In 2017, she performed the song "

". She finished in 14th place out of the 26 countries in the final, with a total of 120 points.

Career

In April 2022, Hajiyeva and pianist Afgan Rasul represented Azerbaijan in the Jazzahead 2022 festival in Germany.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Soundcloud
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2017 21st-century Azerbaijani women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Azerbaijan Azerbaijani women singer-songwriters Azerbaijani Muslims Living people 1989 births Ukrainian people of Azerbaijani descent People from Mariupol Baku Academy of Music alumni {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub