Sabina Babayeva ( Azeri. Səbinə Eldar qızı Babayeva ; born December 2, 1979 in Baku ) is an Azerbaijani singer [1] . Took fourth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 , which was held in Baku on May 26, 2012. [2] Competitive song - " When The Music Dies " . [3] Honored Artist of Azerbaijan.
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| Date of Birth | December 2, 1979 (39 years) |
| Place of Birth | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| A country | Azerbaijan |
| Professions | Singer |
| Years of activity | from 1999 to the present |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | Jazz, folk, pop, soul |
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Biography
Sabina Babayeva was born on December 2, 1979 in Baku , in a military and pianist family [4] . From 10-12 years old she was a soloist in the “Merry Notes” choir. After graduating from the secondary school, she entered the vocal class of the Baku Musical College named after Asaf Zeynalli . Since 1999, she has successfully participated in a number of vocal competitions at home and abroad. Sabina became widely known to the Azerbaijani audience as a performer of the song “Röya kimi” (“Like a Dream”) - the soundtrack to the Azerbaijani television series “ Bəyaz həyat ” (“White Life”, 2003 ). [five]
Earlier, Sabina Babayeva had already participated in the national qualifying round of the Eurovision Song Contest , however, she took only the third place in her group and was unable to reach the semifinals. [6] . In 2012, Sabina became the finalist of the national qualifying round and represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, which was held in the capital of Azerbaijan. In this difficult musical contest among worthy rivals she managed to climb to the 4th step with the song "When the music dies".
Achievements and awards
- UNICEF diploma for participation in charity concerts;
- Diploma of the young performer of the international competition " Slavic Bazar 99 ". Belarus;
- Winner of the 3rd prize of the International Competition for Young Performers " Golden Schlager-99 ". Belarus.;
- Winner of the 1st Prize of the Republican contest of young performers " Wave-99 " in the nomination "The Best Performer of a Foreign Song", held between the musical institutions of the country. Azerbaijan, Baku;
- Winner of the 1st prize of the Republican contest of young performers " Golden Key 2001 ". Azerbaijan, Baku;
- Winner of the 1st prize of the festival dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the Second World War in the nomination "The best performance of a patriotic song." Belarus , Belovezhskaya Pushcha;
- 2002 - invitation to the vocal department at LAMA ( Los Angeles Academy of Music);
- Singer of the soundtrack “Roya Kimi ” in the 10-episode Azerbaijani film “ Beyaz Hayat ”, broadcast in Azerbaijan and Turkey in 2003-2004;
- Winner of the Grand Prix of the VIII International Music TV Festival Amberstar 2009 , held on the cruise ship MS Romantika (Riga-Stockholm-Riga) (video: 1 , 2 );
- The winner of the Grand Prix at the International Contest of Young Performers " Slavic Star 2009 ", held in Russia;
- In 2010–2011 - soloist of the musical “ Notre Dame de Paris ”, staged by the ÜNS Theater, Baku (Azerbaijan);
- Since 2011, the soloist of the Baku Jazz Center ;
- 2007–2012 - soloist of the VIA “ Aypara ”;
- 2011—2013 - participation in the events of the “Days of Azerbaijani Culture” in Washington , Paris , Cannes , Vilnius ;
- 2012 - participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song " When the Music Dies " ( video ), 4th place;
- 2012 - an honorary prize from the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan for participation in the competition "Voice of the Year 2012";
- 2015 - honorary torchbearer at the first European Games in Azerbaijan , singer of the National Anthem of Azerbaijan at the closing ceremony of the European Games 2015;
- 2017 - guest of honor at the concert dedicated to the closing of the Islamic Solidarity Games 2017.
- On May 27, 2018, President of Azerbaijan Sabine Babayeva “For merits in the development of Azerbaijani culture” was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan [7] .
Discography
- Sabina Babayeva (2001) [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
- Roya kimi (OTS) - Sabina Babayeva (2003) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
- Duets - Sabina Babayeva (2009) [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
- When the music dies - Sabina Babayeva (Eurovision-2012) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ]
- Retro - Sabina (2012) [ 1 ]
- Ey Azerbaycanim - Sabina Babayeva (2013) [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
- Geca - Sabina (2014) [ 1 ]
- Oceans away - Sabina Babayeva (2014) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
- Out Of Love - DJ AKG & Sabina Babayeva (2014) [ 1 ]
Notes
- ↑ QAFQAZINFO.AZ - Səbinə Babayeva birinci oldu (Not available link) . The appeal date is February 13, 2012. Archived January 16, 2012.
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final | Year page | Eurovision Song Contest - Baku 2012
- ↑ Sabina Babayeva to sing “When The Music Dies” in Baku | News | Eurovision Song Contest - Baku 2012
- ↑ Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be presented by Sabina Babaeva (Rus.) , REGNUM news agency (13.02.2012). (inaccessible link)
- ↑ ( azar .) Sabina Babaeva - Röya Kimi Archived December 3, 2013. . IA "Merkez". February 13, 2012
- ↑ Azerbaijan: Sabina Babayeva to represent the host country | ESCDaily.com || The latest Eurovision 2012 news from across Europe
- ↑ Order of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic on conferring honorary titles to cultural workers of the Azerbaijan Republic