Gunesh Alisafayevna Abasova ( az, Günəş Əlisaf qızı Abbasova; be, Гюнэш Алісафаеўна Абасава, ''Hjuneš Alisafajeŭna Abasava'';
born 1979), often known simply as Gunesh, is a
Belarusian-Azerbaijani singer-songwriter. She represented in the
Turkvision Song Contest 2013 with the song "".
Early life
Abasova was born in
Baranavichy
Baranavichy ( ; be, Бара́навічы, Belarusian Latin alphabet, Łacinka: , ; russian: Бара́новичи; yi, באַראַנאָוויטש; pl, Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus, with a population (as of ...
in 1979.
She is fluent in
Turkish.
Career
In 2004, Abasova collaborated with Belarusian band
Krambambula for their album ''Radio Krambambula 0.33 FM'' as a vocalist. She recorded two songs in
Azerbaijani for the album.
She has attempted to represent in the
Eurovision Song Contest
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 pr ...
several times since 2005. She competed in the with the song "Call My Name", with "Connect the Hearts", with "I Can't Live Without You", with "Fantastic Girl", with "And Morning Will Come" (later changed to "Tell Me Why"), with "I Believe in a Miracle", and with "I Won't Cry".
She was awarded the second prize for young pop song performers at the 2005 edition of the
Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
The International Festival of Arts “Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk” ( be, Міжнародны фестываль мастацтваў «Славянскі базар у Віцебску», uk, Міжнародний фестиваль мист ...
. She later performed at the 2006 edition to celebrate the festival's 15th anniversary.
In 2011, she was awarded the Medal of Francysk Skaryna by
President of Belarus
The president of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь; russian: Президент Республики Беларусь) is the head of state and head of government of Belarus. The office was cre ...
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian language, Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian language, Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лука ...
.
Abasova and her song "" were revealed as the ian entry for the
Turkvision Song Contest 2013 in November 2013. The song was written and composed by Abasova herself. Belarus qualified from the semi-final held on 19 December 2013, and placed second in the final on 21 December 2013 with 205 points.
Personal life
Abasova married her Turkish husband in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
in June 2014. The couple had been engaged since December 2012.
She currently resides in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
References
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1979 births
21st-century Belarusian women singers
Azerbaijani-language singers
Belarusian people of Azerbaijani descent
Belarusian singer-songwriters
Living people
People from Baranavichy
Turkish-language singers
Turkvision Song Contest entrants