Azerbaijani singer-songwriter (born 1989)
Musical artist
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
Dihaj during Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Singles
References
External links
Participation Artists Songs
Countries
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Artists
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Songs
Final Semi-finals
"Apollo "
"Blackbird"
"Breathlessly"
"Dance Alone"
"Dying to Try"
"In Too Deep"
"Keep the Faith"
"Line"
"My Turn"
"On My Way "
"Paper "
"Rain of Revolution"
"Space"
"Spirit of the Night"
"Verona "
"World "
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