Sabina Babayeva facts for kids
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Səbinə Babayeva
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Sabina Babayeva (2012)
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| Born | 2 December 1979 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Jazz, pop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Associated acts | Alim Gasimov |
Sabina Babayeva (born December 2, 1979, in Baku) is a talented singer from Azerbaijan. She is well-known for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. This big music competition was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Sabina performed her song "When the Music Dies" and achieved a great result, finishing 4th overall.
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Sabina Babayeva's Music Journey
Sabina Babayeva studied vocal arts at the Asaf Zeynally Music School in Baku. She has taken part in many singing competitions both in Azerbaijan and other countries. People in Azerbaijan know her for singing "Roya kimi." This was the main song for a TV series called Bayaz hayat in 2003.
Sabina had tried to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest several times. She applied every year since Azerbaijan first joined the contest in 2008. In 2011, she came in third place in her qualifying round.
Before being chosen for Eurovision, Sabina recorded a song called Sikhvarulis tamashi. She sang this song as a duet with Anri Jokhadze. Anri Jokhadze also represented Georgia in the same contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
To promote her song, Sabina traveled and performed in cities like London, Amsterdam, and Budapest. At the Eurovision contest, she finished in fourth place. This was the best result for a host country since the semi-finals were introduced. She also won the Marcel Bezençon Press Award. This award is given by journalists for the best performance.
Life After Eurovision
In 2012, Sabina Babayeva continued her music education. She joined a special program at the Baku Academy of Music.
In 2014, Sabina was the spokesperson for Azerbaijan's votes in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. This contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sabina's Personal Life
Sabina Babayeva admires the singer Engelbert Humperdinck. She has said she would love to sing a duet with him one day.
On July 30, 2012, it was announced that Sabina got engaged to Javidan Sharifov. He was a program director at Ictimai TV. They had been dating for about a year. Even though Sabina first said it wasn't true, they got married on September 26, 2012. In early 2016, Sabina became a mother when she gave birth to a son.
Achievements and Awards
Sabina Babayeva has received many awards and recognitions throughout her career:
- She won the 1st award for the best foreign song performance in a local competition called "Wave" in 1999.
- She was a winner at the international contest for young vocal performers, "Golden Hit’99."
- She received a diploma for taking part in charity concerts in 2000. These concerts were for the International Day of Innocent Children victims of aggression.
- In 2002, she was invited to the vocal department at LAMA (Los Angeles Music Academy).
- She won the 1st premium at an international festival celebrating 55 years since World War II.
- She won the 1st premium in the Republic Contest of young singers, "Golden Key 2001."
- She won the Grand-prix at the International contest of young performers "Amberstar 2009" in Latvia – Stockholm.
- She also won the Grand-prix at the International contest of young performers called "Slavic Star’2009."
- Sabina sang the soundtrack "Like a Dream" for a 10-part movie called "White Life."
- She was a soloist in the Aypara music vocal instrumental group.
- She was a soloist at the Baku jazz club.
- She was a soloist in the musical "Noterdam De Pari" from 2010 to 2011.
- She represented Azerbaijan at culture weeks in Paris (2011), Washington (2013), Cannes (2013), and Vilnius (2013).
- She represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and achieved 4th place.
- She performed live concerts in Moscow at the "Zaferano" club and in Baku at the "11" club in 2012.
- The Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic gave her the "Voice of year’2012" nomination.
- She sang the National Anthem at the first European Games in Baku in 2015.
- She was a special guest at the closing ceremony of the Islamic Games in 2017.
See also
In Spanish: Sabina Babayeva para niños
