Elnur Hüseynov | |
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| Also known as | Elnur Hussein |
| Born | (1987-03-03)3 March 1987 (age 38) Ashkhabad,Turkmen SSR, USSR |
| Origin | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | BEAT Music |
| Website | http://elnurhussein.com |
Elnur Hüseynov (born 3 March 1987), also known asElnur Hussein, is an Azerbaijani singer. He was the first Azerbaijan's representative to perform "Day After Day" at theEurovision Song Contest 2008 alongsideSamir Javadzadeh as duo Elnur and Samir. In 2015, he won the fourth season ofThe Voice of Turkey and represented Azerbaijan in theEurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Hour of the Wolf".
Elnur Hüseynov was born in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to ethnicAzeri parents. His father was a military serviceman and his mother specializes inmusic theory. At age five, Elnur was admitted to a music school where he was trained as apiano player. In 1999, the family moved to Baku, Azerbaijan, where Elnur studied at a medical school and graduated with a degree indentistry. In 2004, he graduated from theAsaf Zeynally Music College and took up hairstylist courses. He worked shortly at theAzerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and with the choir group of theAzerbaijan State Philharmonic Society, in addition to singing in a church choir.[1]
In 2003, he received first prize in the musical competitionSing Your Song aired on Azerbaijan'sLider TV.
Elnur Hüseynov andSamir Javadzadeh were selected to represent Azerbaijan at theEurovision Song Contest 2008, marking the country's debut in this song contest. Identified as the duoElnur and Samir, together they sang "Day After Day". They were placed eighth in the finals. Following the contest, the duo split.
In December 2009, Elnur Hüseynov announced his intention to move permanently to Ukraine to further pursue his musical career.[2] In June 2010, Elnur Hüseynov performed the part ofPhoebus in the musicalNotre-Dame de Paris, which was staged inHeydar Aliyev Palace.[3]
In October 2010, he submitted an application to represent Azerbaijan at theEurovision Song Contest 2011[4] but did not compete in the semifinals, with the exception of making acameo appearance in one of the performances of the semifinalist Diana Hajiyeva.[5]
Elnur Hüseynov later performed in the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall.[6]
In 2014, Huseynov, while on a visit to Istanbul applied to take part in season 4 ofO Ses Türkiye, the Turkish version ofThe Voice. During the blind auditions, and on the 19th session broadcast on 1 December 2014 broadcast on the Turkish stationTV8, singing "Latch" from the British garage-house duoDisclosure featuring vocals fromSam Smith. All four judges turned their chairs. Upon insistence of the judges and the public, he also performed on his audition five additional traditional and pop tunes, including "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" fromEurythmics and "Aşk" fromSertab Erener. JudgeGökhan Özoğuz joined on stage to sing with the contestant in his final audition rendition. With rave comments and comments from all judges, he opted to be on judgeEbru Gündeş's team.
The strong favourite throughout the season, on 18 February 2015, Elnur Hüseynov was declared the winner of theO Ses Türkiye season,[7] with Kaya Aslantepe as runner-up.
His performances during the season:
Elnur Hüseynov represented Azerbaijan for a second time in theEurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Hour of the Wolf".[8] He finished in 12th place in the final.
Media related toElnur Hüseynov at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by none(Debut entry) | Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008(withSamir) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | The Voice of Turkey winner 2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | Succeeded by |
