Eldar "Ell" Parviz oglu Gasimov (Azerbaijani: Eldar Pərviz oğlu Qasımov, IPA: [elˈdɑɾ pæɾˈviz oɣˈlu ˈɡɑsɯmov]; born 4 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani singer. He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 alongside Nigar Jamal, winning the competition with the song "Running Scared". He co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku.
Eldar Gasimov Eldar Qasımov | |
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 Eldar Gasimov in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eldar Parviz oglu Gasimov |
| Born | 4 June 1989 Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | Eldar Qasimov profile |
Early life edit
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.
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 Russian and German fluently and is also proficient in English.[2]
Career edit
Eurovision Song Contest 2011 edit
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] 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 the competition with 221 points.
2011–present: After Eurovision edit
After winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Gasimov and Jamal got to travel to a number of countries and perform their winning entry. In Azerbaijan 15,000 postage stamps in the denomination of 1 Azerbaijani manat were printed.[5] The production of postage stamps in Azerbaijan were in dedication of Eldar and Nigar's victory at 2011 contest.[6] In 2012, Eldar Gasimov was among five musicians from Azerbaijan chosen as the jury in the Danish national selection of the 2012 Eurovision contestant.[7]
In January 2012, he released his first post-Eurovision song called "Birlikda nahayat" ("At last together").[8] Gasimov was one of the hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan after his win the year before.[9]
On 17 July 2012, Gasimov released the acoustic version of his new single I'm Free.[10] The official video was released in September 2012. The original version of the track had been featured with famous Azerbaijani DJ/producer ALIGEE. The track had been produced in a studio of AzeriLife Music Entertainment by the executive record and music producer Farid (a.k.a. Phareed) Mammadov and Ali (a.k.a. ALIGEE) Abasbeili.
In October 2012, Eldar Gasimov announced on his social network account that he had been hired by the Baku Slavic University, where he had received his master's degree, to teach a course in international relations.[11]
The Voice of Azerbaijan edit
Between 2021 and 2022, he served as a coach in the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan. His contestant Nadir Rustamli won and represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, where he finished in 16th place.[12][13]
Discography edit
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | BEL(Vl) | BEL(WAL) | GER | ICE | IRE | NL | ROM | RUS
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SVK | SUI | UK | |||
| 2011 | "Running Scared" (with Nigar Jamal) | 22 | 37 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 41 | 59 | 99 | 10 | 50 | 11 | 61 | Play With Me (Nigar Jamal album) |
| 2012 | "Birlikdə nəhayət" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "I'm Free" (with Aligee) | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "Music's Still Alive" (with Nigar Jamal) | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Heartbreaker" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Waiting" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | Waiting | |
| "Ангелы" (with SoSmile Project) | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2014 | "Onu Sən De" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ice and Fire" (with Zlata Ognevich) | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In Your Head" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Anladım" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "The One" | – | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Gülümse" (with Rustam) | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Closer" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Sevgi Alovlandirandir" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "1&Only" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Tell Me About Love" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Son Nəfəsim Ol" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Чи Була Любов" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Duman" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Yeni il gəlir" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "I Miss You" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | "Rising Up" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Novruz Gəlir" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Məsafələr" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'll Find A Way" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bax Uçuram" | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "Until the End" (with VoColor) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Catch If You Fall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | "Break Free"[25] | – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Eldar Gasimov Disclosed Details of Private Life Archived 2011-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. 1news.az. 11 February 2011.
- ^ Singer Ell: Music is All That Makes me Live. Echo. 12 November 2010. Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Siim, Jarmo. "Nigar & Eldar get gold in Azerbaijan". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti - "Eurovision-2011" Milli Finalının qalibi bəlli oldu" (in Azerbaijani). İTV. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Stamps on Azerbaijan's Eurovision-2011 win issued". Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Ell & Nikki (2011) IN POST STAMPS". Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Azerbaijan Show Business Reps Appointed Jury for Danish National Selection. Vesti.az. 16 January 2012. Archived January 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Song by Eurovision 2011 Winner Eldar Gasimov Archived 2013-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Vesti.az. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Siim, Jarmo. "Eldar, Nargiz, Leyla to host Eurovision 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ Irada Asadova. I'm Free: Eldar Released Acoustic Version of New Single. Echo. 17 July 2012.
- ^ (in Russian) Eldar Gasimov to Change Jobs Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. 1news.az. 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Diving into Eurovision headfirst with Azerbaijan's Nadir Rustamli". Eurovision.tv. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "Nadir Rustamli - Azerbaijan - Turin 2022". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Ell/Nikki - Running Scared". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running scared". RÚV. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Irish Singles Chart. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. IFPI. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "New music this week (part 2): Songs from Marco Mengoni, Loïc Nottet, Eldar and more". Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Eldar Gasimov at Wikimedia Commons
