Bio
Safura Alizadeh (Azerbaijani: Səfurə Əlizadə; born 20 September 1992, Baku) is an Azerbaijani singer and saxophonist.
Safura Alizadeh's father is a professional painter and her mother is a pianist and a fashion designer. Alizadeh began singing when she was very young and made her first stage appearance at age 6. In the course of her career, she sang in children's bands Sharg Ulduzlari and Bulbullar. Alizadeh took up violin lessons at the Baku Musical School No 2 but later also learned to play the piano and the saxophone. She became the winner of the national contest Yeni Ulduz (Season 8).[1] Her favourite author is Stephenie Meyer, and her favourite book is the Twilight series. Safura expressed a wish to see Robert Pattinson in one of her music videos.
Safura's saxophone playing was praised by composer Farhad Badalbeyli, who described it as brilliant.
[edit] Eurovision 2010
On 2 March 2010, Alizadeh won the Azerbaijani national final decided by jury and will represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held on 29 May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. She will perform at the contest the song "Drip Drop", written by Anders Bagge, Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman.[4] Shortly after she performed on 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 Rupert Wainwright, and choreographed by JaQuel Knight, who worked with Beyoncé and Britney Spears. Knight will also design 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.
Before the start of Eurovision 2010, most betting agencies favor Safura, predicting that she will win the contest. However, others believe that she will have to compete with Lena Meyer-Landrut of Germany for the first place.
Safura's first album, titled "It's my war", is scheduled for release on 18 June 2010.
Šaltinis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safura_Alizadeh
Safura Alizadeh's father is a professional painter and her mother is a pianist and a fashion designer. Alizadeh began singing when she was very young and made her first stage appearance at age 6. In the course of her career, she sang in children's bands Sharg Ulduzlari and Bulbullar. Alizadeh took up violin lessons at the Baku Musical School No 2 but later also learned to play the piano and the saxophone. She became the winner of the national contest Yeni Ulduz (Season 8).[1] Her favourite author is Stephenie Meyer, and her favourite book is the Twilight series. Safura expressed a wish to see Robert Pattinson in one of her music videos.
Safura's saxophone playing was praised by composer Farhad Badalbeyli, who described it as brilliant.
[edit] Eurovision 2010
On 2 March 2010, Alizadeh won the Azerbaijani national final decided by jury and will represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held on 29 May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. She will perform at the contest the song "Drip Drop", written by Anders Bagge, Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman.[4] Shortly after she performed on 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 Rupert Wainwright, and choreographed by JaQuel Knight, who worked with Beyoncé and Britney Spears. Knight will also design 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.
Before the start of Eurovision 2010, most betting agencies favor Safura, predicting that she will win the contest. However, others believe that she will have to compete with Lena Meyer-Landrut of Germany for the first place.
Safura's first album, titled "It's my war", is scheduled for release on 18 June 2010.
Šaltinis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safura_Alizadeh
