Aysel Teymurzadeh (; born 25 April 1989,

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) is an

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i pop and R&B singer. She represented Azerbaijan in the

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alongside Arash with the song " Always", finishing third.

Biography

Aysel was born in the Azerbaijani capital

, the youngest of the three daughters of a journalist and university professor. She is a descendant of the nineteenth-century Azerbaijani author and journalist Hasan bey Zardabi. Her maternal grandmother was half-

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, half- Ukrainian. Aysel started to sing at the age of four and the piano became her passion since childhood. Aysel graduated from the Intellect Lyceum in Baku and attended Texas High School (

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) in 2005–2006. Within days of her arrival in the United States, she signed up for the local choir and began training for young vocalists competitions. While in the U.S., Aysel won three gold medals at contests held at

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and at the

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. In 2005, she participated in Season 4 of the national song contest ''Yeni Ulduz'' ("New Star"). As of January 2009, Teymurzadeh was majoring in

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at the Azerbaijan University of Languages.

Eurovision

In January 2009, Teymurzadeh was selected internally by İTV to represent Azerbaijan in the

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along with

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singer Arash with the song " Always". Aysel became the first female singer to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest. On May 16, 2009, Aysel Teymurzadeh and Arash finished third with 207 points, among the 25 performers that qualified for the Eurovision grand final. Aysel together with Arash became the winner of the 4th Annual ESC Radio Awards in the category of the Best Group.

After Eurovision

On May 28, Teymurzadeh announced going on a European tour with Arash, involving concerts in countries such as Sweden, Greece and Russia. Upon return she announced that together with Arash and his team she is working on an album, which will be released by

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and

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. The date of release is unknown. She starred in a high-profile

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for

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yogurts, which was broadcast on Azerbaijani and Georgian TV channels. In 2012, Aysel Teymurzadeh was among five musicians from Azerbaijan chosen as the jury in the Danish national selection of the 2012 Eurovision contestant. She was the spokesperson for the Azerbaijani jury at the

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Personal life

In 2012, Teymurzadeh married Murad Adigozalov, 39, director of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society and divorced father of two children. According to some sources, her plan after marriage was to leave the big stage and only perform on official events. The couple has three children: two sons born in 2012 and 2016, and a daughter born in 2014.

Discography

Singles

*2009 — " Always" *2010 — " Fallin'" *2010 — "

" *2010 — " Yanaram" (Azeri-language version of "Fallin'") *2010 — " Don't Let the Morning Come" *2010 — " San" *2011 — "

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Charts

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teymurzadeh, Aysel 1989 births Living people 21st-century Azerbaijani women singers Azerbaijani women pop singers Azerbaijani jazz singers Musicians from Baku English-language singers from Azerbaijan Texas High School alumni Azerbaijani emigrants to the United States Eurovision Song Contest entrants