Aygun Alasgar gyzy Kazimova () (born 26 January 1971) is an Azerbaijani

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, songwriter, pop musician, and actress. She is a well known singer in

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. Her 2006 and 2007 solo concerts in

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brought her fame. During 2002 – 2006 she was president of the "Best Model of Azerbaijan" competition. Her "Hayat Ona Guzel" single was the most popular in Turkey on iTunes. Kazimova wrote and sang the anthem of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2012. Her duet with

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''Coffee from Colombia'' was a number one hit on the Azerbaijani, Turkish,

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charts. Kazimova has recorded ten albums.

Early life

Kazimova was the youngest of the family's four children. She revealed her musical talent at the time she was a middle school student. Along with amateur music, she was passionate about

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and was the captain of the school's female handball team. She abandoned sports upon graduating from high school and entered the Maarif Technicum of Arts, before dropping out in 1986. At the time, she worked with the ''Gaya'' youth band.Aygun Kazimova: Biography
Kazimova's Official Fan Club ''Aygunfans.ws''

Career

Kazimova's professional solo career began in 1988, when she won the first prize at the ''Baki payizi-88'' (Baku Autumn-88) music contest. In 1989 she won an award in the Yurmala music contest, and then in 1992 she won an award in "The Voice of Asia" music contest, in the Republic of

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. Kazimova released her first album in 1997. The CD ''Sevgi Gulleri'' (Flowers of love) contained 14 tracks with most of them written by pop composer Vagif Gerayzade. She has released ten albums, with the most successful in sales being the CD ''Aygun'' which was released in October 2000 and contained multimedia files with videos and pictures. In 2002, she became 'Honorary Artist of Azerbaijan'. Some of her awards include numerous Grand-Prix, Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan and other music awards. Along with singing, she is also deeply involved in

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work, giving free and benefit concerts for

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children every year. Kazimova is also an actress. In 2005, she played the title role in the musical ''Khari Bulbullar'' directed by Arif Gaziyev, the role of Sanam in the screen version of the play ''Meshadi Ibad''. She has also hosted several television shows. She has given concerts outside Azerbaijan, the most successful being held in

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, Moscow on 26 January 2006. On 20 June 2007 Aygun gave a solo concert at the T. Bakhramov stadium dedicated to the 20th anniversary of her pop music career in Azerbaijan. She was president of the annual ''Best Model of Azerbaijan'' contest in 2002–2006. In 2013, Kazimova collaborated with Snoop Dogg for the song 'Coffee From Columbia'. It was released by Dokuz Sekiz Müzik and included remixes by My Digital Enemy and Bimbo Jones. Aygun Kazimova is considered the most successful female singer in the Azerbaijani music industry and has released the largest number of best-selling singles in the history of Azerbaijan. She is also known for innovative music videos and carefully prepared stage performances. It was reported that on 1 November 2012, Kazimova was issued an Azerbaijani diplomatic passport.

Private life

In 1989, Kazimova married her long-time boyfriend Ibrahim Ibrahimov and in 1990 gave birth to her daughter Ilgara. Ibrahimov and Kazimova divorced in 1991. In 1994 she married Rza Guliyev (nephew of Azerbaijan's ex-Speaker of the Parliament and current opposition member Rasul Guliyev), from whom she has been forcibly separated since Guliyev was taken into custody in 1996. From 2001 to 2002, she was in a relationship with Mert Kılıç. From 2004 to 2010, she was in a relationship with meykhana-singer Namig Garachukhurlu. In August 2010, she made an official statement that they had separated. In 2014, Aygun came to Kazim Bagirov's ''Xalg parade'' radio show wearing a necklace with a pendant in the shape of the letter F and said that this was the initial letter of the new boyfriend's name. Information appeared in the media that this person was the son of Azerbaijani Energy Minister Natik Aliyev - Farhad Aliyev. In 2016, Aygun announced their separation.

Discography

Studio album

* Ömrüm – Günüm (1997) * Ah...! (1998) * Aygün (2000) * Sevdim (2001) * Sevgi gülləri (2003) * Sevərsənmi? (2005) * Yenə tək (2008)

Compilation albums

* Aygün Kazımova, Vol. 1 (2008) * Aygün Kazımova, Vol. 2 (2008) *

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(2008) *

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(2008) * Sevdi Ürək (2012) * Ya Devushka Vostochnaya (2013) * Səni Belə Sevmədilər (2015) * Azərbaycan Qızıyam (2015) * Aygün Kazımovanın ifaları (2016) * By SS Production (2020) * Remakes (2020)

Live albums

* ''Crystal Hall'' (2020)

EPs

* '' Duy'' (2018) * '' Ya v Nirvane'' (2021)

Singles

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

Big Apple Music Awards

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Daf Bama Music Awards

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Kral Music Awards

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kazimova, Aygun 1971 births Living people 21st-century Azerbaijani women singers Azerbaijani film actresses Azerbaijani television actresses Musicians from Baku People's Artists of Azerbaijan Soviet Azerbaijani people English-language singers from Azerbaijan Azerbaijani women pop singers Azerbaijani jazz singers Azerbaijani women singer-songwriters Azerbaijani singer-songwriters Golden Butterfly Award winners