Safura Alizadeh (; born 20 September 1992) is an Azerbaijani pop singer. In 2009, she became the winner of the eighth season of ''Pop Idol''. She in the

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with the song " Drip Drop", finishing in fifth place.

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 as decided by the jury and represented Azerbaijan in the

, which was held in

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, Norway. Safura performed at the contest with the song " Drip Drop", written by

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, Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman. Shortly after, she performed at 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

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, and choreographed by JaQuel Knight, who worked with

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and

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. 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,

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. 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 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 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. 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.

References

External links

Safura Alizadeh – Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, NorwayDrip 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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