Samir Javadzadeh ( az, Samir Cavadzadə pron. ; born 16 April 1980,

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) is an Azerbaijani pop singer. He was selected as the

i representative, along with

Elnur Hüseynov Elnur Hüseynov (born 3 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani singer. He was Azerbaijan's representative to perform " Day After Day" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 alongside Samir Javadzadeh as duo Elnur and Samir. In 2015, he won the fourth season ...

, to perform at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcas ...

. They performed " Day After Day" finishing 8th overall.

Career

Samir Javadzadeh graduated from university with a degree in business in 2002. In 2003, he finished five-year courses in music, specializing in

mugham Mugham ( az, Muğam) or Mughamat ( az, Muğamat) is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik. It is a highly complex art form that weds classical poetry and musical improvisation in specific l ...

. After serving in the army for a year, he became a member of the pop band ''Sheron'' for the next three years and eventually started pursuing solo career. Originally, Samir Javadzadeh was not named among those who competed to represent Azerbaijan at Eurovision. On 2 February 2008, the jury chose

over two other candidates (Aynur Isgandarli and the rock band Unformal), and it was then revealed that the winning song " Day After Day" would be performed as a duet by Hüseynov and Javadzadeh. In an interview following the decision, one of the coordinators of the contest (and author of the lyrics of "Day After Day") Zahra Badalbeyli stated that it was not contrary to the contest rules for Elnur Hüseynov to invite another performer or more to sing with him, and that it was his and Javadzadeh's mutual agreement to perform the song in a duet.

Personal life

In July 2012, Javadzadeh announced his plans to get married. In 2011 he allegedly attacked the brother of Elnur Huseynov, Alvin.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Javadzadeh, Samir 1980 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Azerbaijan 21st-century Azerbaijani male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008 Musicians from Baku English-language singers from Azerbaijan

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