Diana Hajiyeva
- Indie pop
- electronic
- dark wave
- Singer
- songwriter
- Vocals
Diana Hajiyeva (Azerbaijani: Diana Hacıyeva, Ukrainian: Діана Гаджиєва, Russian: Диана Гаджиева; born 13 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani singer and songwriter. She is a member and the lead vocalist of the group Dihaj, which represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Skeletons" finishing in 14th place.[1]
Life
Hajiyeva was born in Mariupol, Ukraine while the country was a part of the Soviet Union.[2] Since her childhood she was engaged in music, took piano lessons and was interested in jazz. She was a member of the musical collective "Bery Bach".[3]
She graduated from Baku Academy of Music. Here she received the education of a choral conductor. During the years of studying at the academy, she was engaged in jazz at a professional level. Currently she works at the Baku Jazz Center.[3]
She lived in London, England, where she graduated from The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.
Later she launched her personal trio group called Dihaj — from the first letters of her first and last name.
She married Ali Nasirov, a member of Dihaj, in 2009. Together, they have a daughter named Savi.[4]
Eurovision Song Contest
She previously attempted to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[5][6]
In 2017, she performed the song "Skeletons". She finished in 14th place out of the 26 countries in the final, with a total of 120 points.
Career
In April 2022, Hajiyeva and pianist Afgan Rasul represented Azerbaijan in the Jazzahead 2022 festival in Germany.[7]
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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SWE Heat [8] | |||||||||||||
"I Break Again"[9] | 2014 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
"Gecələr keçir"[10] | 2015 | — | |||||||||||
"Complain"[11] | 2016 | — | |||||||||||
"Eşqini aşagı sal" | — | ||||||||||||
"Skeletons" | 2017 | 20 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ "Dihaj reveals Azerbaijan's 'Skeletons'". Eurovision.tv. Eurovision. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "#Azerbaijan's #Dihaj sings in #Ukrainian . Nice interview and nice mood". DiHaj.
- ^ a b "Heç kimin tanımadığı yeni «Eurovision» təmsilçimiz haqqında maraqlı məlumatlar". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Dihaj — Eurovision Song Contest Kyiv 2017". Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (5 December 2016). "Azerbaijan: DiHaj — a.k.a. Diana Hajiyeva — will sing at Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (5 December 2016). "Azerbaijan: Diana Hajiyeva to Eurovision Song Contest 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
- ^ Azernews.Az (2022-04-29). "Azerbaijani jazz sounds in Bremen [PHOTO]". Azernews.Az. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ "Swedish Heatseekers Chart – 19 May 2017". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "DiHaj ft. Isfar Sarabski — I Break Again (2014)". YouTube.
- ^ "DiHaj — Gecələr Keçir (2015)". YouTube.
- ^ "DiHaj — Complain (2016)". YouTube.
External links
- Soundcloud
Preceded by Samra with "Miracle" | Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | Succeeded by Aisel with "X My Heart" |
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- Aisel
- Arash
- Aysel
- Sabina Babayeva
- Chingiz
- Dihaj
- Ilkin Dovlatov
- Efendi
- Fahree
- Eldar Gasimov
- Elnur Hüseynov
- Nigar Jamal
- Dilara Kazimova
- Farid Mammadov
- Nadir Rustamli
- Safura
- Samir
- Samra
- TuralTuranX
- "Always"
"Cleopatra"- "Day After Day"
- "Drip Drop"
- "Fade to Black"
- "Hold Me"
- "Hour of the Wolf"
- "Mata Hari"
- "Miracle"
- "Özünlə apar"
- "Running Scared"
- "Skeletons"
- "Start a Fire"
- "Tell Me More"
- "Truth"
- "When the Music Dies"
- "X My Heart"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Azerbaijan did not compete
- Armenia–Azerbaijan relations in the Eurovision Song Contest
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