Safura Alizadeh Aliyev (born 20 September 1992) is an Azerbaijani
pop singer. In 2009, she became the winner of the national contest "Pop Idol" (season 8). In 2010, Safura took part in the Eurovision Song Contest, where she brought Azerbaijan on 5th place in the final, with the song ''Drip Drop'', where she only was 17 years old. With ''Drip Drop'', she reached the sales charts in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Belgium and Turkey.
Early life
Safura's father is a professional painter and her mother is a pianist. Safura began singing when she was very young and made her first stage appearance at the age of 6. In the course of her career, she sang in children's bands "Sharg Ulduzlari" and "Bulbullar". Safura took up violin and piano lessons at the "Baku Musical School No2", but later also learned to play the saxophone. Safura graduated school No23 in Baku.
She became the winner of the national contest "Pop Idol" (season 8).
Safura attended the
Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, then she moved to Sweden.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
On 2 March 2010, Safura won the Azerbaijani national final, decided by jury and represented Azerbaijan in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organise ...
, which was held in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
, Norway. Safura performed at the contest with the song "
Drip Drop", written by
Anders Bagge
Sven Anders Bagge (; born 16 January 1968) is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Peer Åström. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer. Bagge is also one of jury members for the TV4 sin ...
, Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman.
Shortly after she performed on the concert in Ukraine and exchanged wishes with Ukrainian performer
Vasyl Lazarovych. The video for the song was directed by a well known film director
Rupert Wainwright
Rupert Wainwright is an English film and television director, with credits including ''Blank Check'' (1994), ''The Sadness of Sex'' (1995) and ''Stigmata'' (1999). He is also a music video producer and multiple award-winner.
British-born, Wain ...
, and choreographed by JaQuel Knight, who worked with
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
and
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
. Knight also designed the choreography of Safura's stage performance in Oslo.
On 1 May 2010, Safura began her promotional tour, and visited Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Sweden.
After Eurovision
The singer performed in
Bydgoszcz Hit Festival with the song Drip Drop. She was the official spokesperson of the Azeri voting in
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 Uni ...
and
2012
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.
[ Due to an unknown reason as yet, Georgia did not reveal their votes, leaving only 41 countries voting in total.]
Safura has signed a five year contract with the Swedish record company Zaphire. Her first album, titled ''
It's My War'', was released on 18 June 2010.
''Drip Drop'' was the first single released from ''It's My War''. The second single to be released from ''It's My War'' was confirmed to be ''March On'', which was released on 20 August.
Safura announced that she had terminated her contract with Euteria due to an intolerable limitations that the company had placed on her, including limiting her trips to her home country and banning her from using online social networks. She noted the possibility of seeking a contract with another European company.
In 2019, Safura released her third single ''High On Your Love''. On 5 August 2021, Safura released her second album titled ''Möcüze''. On 25 November 2021, she released her third single ''L.O.V.E''.
Safura joined the ruling
New Azerbaijan Party
The New Azerbaijan Party ( az, Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası, YAP) is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan, founded on 21 November 1992 under the leadership of Heydar Aliyev. After his election as President of Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993, and ...
in 2011.
Discography
Albums
*2010: ''It's My War''
*2021: ''Möcüze''
Singles
Personal life
On 5 July 2013, Safura married Farhad Aliyev, son of Azerbaijan's
Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan Republic Natig Aliyev
Natiq Aghaami oglu Aliyev ( az, Natiq Ağaəmi oğlu Əliyev; November 23, 1947 – June 9, 2017) was an Azerbaijani politician. He served as the president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic and was the Minister of Industry and Ene ...
. Safura and her husband have three children: two sons born in 2014 and 2019 and a daughter born in 2017.
Səfurə üçüncü dəfə ana oldu: adını Natiq qoydular
''Oxu.az''. 20 May 2019.
See also
*Azerbaijani pop music
Azerbaijani pop music ( az, Azərbaycan pop musiqisi) is a pop music created in Azerbaijan. The emergence of Azerbaijani pop music dates back to the mid-20th century. Growth of new generation of musicians in the 1970s positively influenced Azerba ...
*Azerbaijani rock
Azerbaijani rock ( az, Azərbaycan roku) is a wide variety of forms of rock music made in Azerbaijan or by artists of Azerbaijani descent.
History
Soviet Era
Rock was greatly restricted for most of the period Azerbaijan was under Soviet rule, be ...
*Azerbaijani hip hop
Azerbaijani hip hop ( az, Azərbaycan hip-hopu) is the musical genre which became popular in Azerbaijan in mid-1990s. It's a mix of native meykhana genre of Azerbaijani music with Western hip hop.
History
The first Azerbaijani hip-hop song "Dü ...
References
External links
Safura Alizadeh – Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway
Drip Drop – Official Eurosong
of Safura Alizadeh at Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eldar & Nigar
– New Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany
Safura's page on Zaphire Group website
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1992 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Azerbaijan
21st-century Azerbaijani women singers
Azerbaijani saxophonists
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2010
Musicians from Baku
English-language singers from Azerbaijan
21st-century saxophonists
Azerbaijani pop musicians
Azerbaijani women singer-songwriters
Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni