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Nigar Jamal
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| Background information | |
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Nigar Camal
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| Birth name | Nigar Mutallibzadeh |
| Also known as | Nikki Jamal |
| Born | 7 September 1980 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2011–2014 |
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Nigar "Nikki" Jamal is a singer from Azerbaijan. She was born in Baku on September 7, 1980. Since 2005, she has lived in London, England. Nigar is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with Eldar Gasimov. They sang the song "Running Scared" as the duo Ell & Nikki.
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Early Life
Nigar Jamal was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. She went to Khazar University in 1997. There, she studied economics and management. Before she became a singer, Nigar was a housewife for five years. She has said that singers like Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, and Craig David inspired her music.
Career
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
In December 2010, Nigar Jamal joined Azerbaijan's national singing competition. This competition was called Milli Seçim Turu 2011. She did very well in the early rounds.
On February 11, 2011, Nigar and Eldar Gasimov won the final round. This meant they would represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The contest was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. They performed as the duo Ell & Nikki. Their song was "Running Scared". It was written by Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman, and Iain Farquharson. Ell & Nikki won the contest with a total of 221 points!
After Eurovision
After winning Eurovision in 2011, Nigar and Eldar traveled to many countries. They performed their winning song for fans around the world. Azerbaijan even printed 15,000 postage stamps to celebrate their victory!
In September 2011, Nigar appeared in a Turkish TV comedy show called Yahşi Cazibe. In 2012, she was part of a group of five musicians from Azerbaijan. They were chosen to be judges for Denmark's national selection for their Eurovision contestant.
Nigar released her first solo song and music video after Eurovision on December 1, 2011. It was called "Crush on You". She also released other new songs. One was a duet with Miri Yusif called "Qal" (which means "Stay"). Another was a duet with Dima Bilan, who won Eurovision in 2008. Their song was called "Come Into My World".
On August 11, 2012, Nigar released her first album. It was titled "Play With Me". She worked with a songwriter from Denmark named Boe Larsen on this album. In early 2014, Nigar was a judge on the Turkish TV show X Factor. She helped guide the person who won that show.
Discography
Albums
- 2014: Play With Me
Singles
- 2011: "Running Scared" (with Eldar Gasimov)
- 2011: "Crush On You"
- 2012: "Qal" ("Stay") (with Miri Yusif)
- 2012: "Come Into My World" (with Dima Bilan)
- 2012: "Play With Me"
- 2012: "One With The Music"
- 2012: "Sevdiyimə nifrət edirəm" ("I hate the one I love")
- 2015: "Broken Dreams"
- 2015: "Herhalde" (feat. Berksan)
See also
- British Azerbaijanis
- Azerbaijani ballet
- Azerbaijani pop music
- Azerbaijani jazz
