Eldar Gasimov
Eldar Gasimov | |
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 Eldar Gasimov in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eldar Gasimov |
| Born | June 4, 1989 |
| Origin | Baku, Azerbaijan (Soviet Union at time of birth) |
| Genres | Pop, Power ballad, R&B |
| Occupation | singer |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Website | Eldar Qasimov |
Eldar "Ell" Gasimov (Template:Lang-az; born 4 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani singer who successfully represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the music duo Eldar & Nigar with Nigar Jamal.
Early life
Eldar Gasimov is the great-grandson of Azerbaijani actor couple Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh and People's Artist of USSR Marziyya Davudova, and the grandson of People's Artist of Azerbaijan actress Firangiz Sharifova.[1] Gasimov began singing when he was very young and has taken part in several concerts in various cities of Azerbaijan and Russia. Between 2001 and 2005 he received professional training in music and learned to play the piano.[2]
Eldar Gasimov graduated from Baku Slavic University with a double major in international relations and regional geography. Since 2010, he has been a graduate student of international relations at the same university.[1] Eldar Gasimov speaks German fluently.[2]
Career
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Gasimov took part in the Azerbaijani national selection, Milli Seçim Turu 2011. Gasımov's first appearance was in Heat 6, placing second with 10 points, behind winner Ilgara Ibrahimova with 12 points with both qualifying to the semi-final. Gasimov qualified from the semi-final along with four other artists to the final on 11 February 2011, where he and Nigar Jamal won the right to represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2011.[3][4][5] They sang under the pseudonym Ell & Nikki the song "Running Scared" written by Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman from Sweden and Iain Farquharson from the UK, which won.
2011–present: After Eurovision
After winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Gasimov and Jamal got to travel to a number of countries and perform their winning entry. Azerbaijan and Germany has issued a postage stamp dedicated to Eldar and Nigar's victory at Eurovision.[6][7][8]
In 2012, Eldar Gasimov was among five musicians from Azerbaijan chosen as the jury in the Danish national selection of the 2012 Eurovision contestant.[9]
References
- ^ a b Eldar Gasimov Disclosed Details of Private Life. 1news.az. 11 February 2011.
- ^ a b Singer Ell: Music is All That Makes me Live. Echo. 12 November 2010.
- ^ Hondal, Victor. "News - Azerbaijan sends Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal to Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Siim, Jarmo. "Nigar & Eldar get gold in Azerbaijan". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti - "Eurovision-2011" Milli Finalının qalibi bəlli oldu" (in Azerbaijani). İTV. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ell & Nikki (2011) IN POST STAMPS". Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Stamps on Azerbaijan's Eurovision-2011 win issued". Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Stamp on Azerbaijan's Eurovision-2011 Win Issued". Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Azerbaijan Show Business Reps Appointed Jury for Danish National Selection. Vesti.az. 16 January 2012.
External links
- Eldar Gasimov & Nigar Jamal Official Website for Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
- Eldar Gasimov Official Photos for Eurovision 2011.
- All About Eldar & Nigar in Azerbaijanian Language.
- İTV's official Eurovision site