Samira Efendi

Samira Azer gizi Efendiyeva (Azerbaijani: Samirə Azər qızı Əfəndiyeva;[1] 17 April 1991), known as Samira Efendi or Efendi, is an Azerbaijani singer.

Samira Efendi
Samirə Əfəndiyeva
Birth nameSamira Azer gizi Efendiyeva
Born (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991
Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, USSR
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2009–present

Career

Early career

Efendiyeva gained popularity in her home country after participating in the singing competitions Yeni Ulduz (2009), Böyük Səhnə (2014) and The Voice of Azerbaijan (2015-2016, third place).[1] In 2017, she was the Azerbaijani representative in the international singing competition Silk Way Star, staged in Almaty, Kazakhstan, finishing in third place.[2][3] Efendiyeva represented her country again at the Voice of Nur-Sultan festival held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in 2019.[2]

2020–present: Eurovision Song Contest

On 28 February 2020, the Azerbaijani broadcaster İTV announced that Efendiyeva had been internally selected to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2] However, on March 18, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 March 2020, Efendi announced on her Instagram account that she will represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 after the cancellation of 2020 contest.

Discography

Singles
Title Year Album
"Yarımın Yarı" 2019 Non-album single
"Sən Gələndə"
"Yol Ayrıcı"
"Cleopatra" 2020

References
  1. "Azərbaycanı Eurovision-2020 müsabiqəsində təmsil edəcək Samirə Əfəndi kimdir?". BBC News Azərbaycanca (in Azerbaijani). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. "Meet Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2020 artist Samira Efendi". Eurovision.tv. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. Dyussembekova, Zhazira (5 October 2017). "Qazaqstan TV starts broadcast of Silk Way Star contest". The Astana Times. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
Preceded by
Chingiz
with "Truth"		 Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest
2020 (cancelled)
2021		 Succeeded by
To be determined


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