Safura Alizadeh
| Səfurə Aliyeva | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Safura Alizadeh |
| Born | 20 September 1992 |
| Origin | Azerbaijan |
| Genres | Pop, Teen pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Alive Records |
| Associated acts | Colby O'Donis |
| Website |
Safura Music http://www.safuraworld.com/ |
Safura Aliyeva (Azerbaijani: Səfurə Aliyeva; born: 20 September 1992; Baku, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani singer, actress and saxophonist. Aliyeva took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, where she brought Azerbaijan on 5th place, with the song "Drip Drop". She later released her debut album, It's My War, which made its way into several European countries. Her second debut single "March On" was released in September.
Safura Aliyeva's father is a professional painter and her mother is a pianist and a fashion designer. Aliyeva 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). Since the eighth grade Safura has been studying at the school no. 23 in Baku.
Safura's saxophone playing was praised by composer Farhad Badalbeyli, who described it as brilliant.
On 2 March 2010, Alizadeh won the Azerbaijani national final decided by jury and represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, which was held in Oslo, Norway. Alizadeh performed at the contest with the song "Drip Drop", written by Anders Bagge, Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman. 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 also designed the choreography of Safura's stage performance in Oslo.
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