Nadir Rustamli
Nadir Rustamli Nadir Rüstəmli | |
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| Rustamli performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Rustamli performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Nadir Rashid oghlu Rustamli 8 July 1999 Salyan, Azerbaijan |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Nadir Rashid oghlu Rustamli (Azerbaijani: Nadir Rəşid oğlu Rüstəmli,[1] pronounced [nɑˈdiɾ ɾæˈʃid oɣˈlu ɾystæmˈli]; born 8 July 1999)[2] is an Azerbaijani singer. Rustamli won the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan.[3] He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Fade To Black", finishing 16th in the final.[4][5]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in Salyan, Rustamli attended secondary school #3 in 2005–2016.[6] In his younger years, he received piano training at the Gulu Asgarov Music School in his hometown. In 2021, Rustamli graduated from the Azerbaijan University of Tourism and Management with a degree in business administration.[7]
Career
[edit | edit source]2017–2020
[edit | edit source]From 2017 onwards, Rustamli has participated in various contests, including the Youthvision 2019 International Song Contest, where he finished second among 21 contestants.[8]
2021: The Voice of Azerbaijan
[edit | edit source]In 2021, he auditioned for the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan. In the blind auditions, he earned chair turns from Eldar Gasimov and Murad Arif. He chose to be on Team Eldar. In January 2022, he won the show with a televote percentage of 42.6%.[9][10]
| Song | Original Artist(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "Writing's on the Wall" | Sam Smith | Two-chair turn, joins Team Eldar |
| Battle | "Beggin'" | The Four Seasons | Won against Amir Paşayev |
| Knockout | "We Could Be The Same" | maNga | |
| 1/8 Final | "Xatirədir" | Alim Qasimov | |
| Quarterfinal | "Arcade" | Duncan Laurence | |
| Semifinal | "Just the Way You Are" | Bruno Mars | |
| Final | "Running Scared" | Ell & Nikki | Duet with Eldar Gasimov |
| "Bad Liar" | Imagine Dragons | ||
| "Bu da son" | Elnur Hüseynov & Samir Javadzadeh |
2022: Eurovision Song Contest 2022
[edit | edit source]On 16 February 2022, İctimai Television announced that they had internally selected Rustamli to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[11] He came 10th in the second semi-final with 96 points, qualifying for the final. All of the points came from jury votes, with the public vote not awarding any points. Rustamli performed 15th in the grand final, and came 16th with 106 points; 103 points came from the jury, and 3 from the public.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |||||||||
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| LTU [12] | ||||||||||||
| "Fade to Black" | 2022 | 69 | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Lenetli şeher" | — | |||||||||||
| "İzin qalacaq" | 2023 | — | ||||||||||
| "Əbədi sevgi" (with Sivva) |
— | |||||||||||
| "Unuduram" (with Aslixan and Yanamary) |
— | |||||||||||
| "Bedel" | — | |||||||||||
| "Gölgelerim" | — | |||||||||||
| "Duman" | 2024 | — | ||||||||||
| "Yalan" (with Aslixan) |
2025 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Nadir Rustamli's channel on YouTube
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