Ilhama Gasimova

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Ilhama Gasimova
Also known asIlhama
Born (1976-05-24) May 24, 1976 (age 47)
Bala Şürük, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
GenresPop
Occupation(s)singer
Years active2005 – present
LabelsUniversal Music Group
Websitewww.ilhamaqas.com

Ilhama Gasimova (

Lankaran Rayon, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani
pop singer.

Early life

Ilhama Gasimova was born in the village of Bala Şürük and raised in Lankaran, where she graduated from school. She later obtained a degree in philology from Lankaran State University and worked as an Azeri language and literature teacher for two years. In 1999 she moved to Baku to defend a Master's dissertation, but problems of adaptation and financial difficulties forced her to abandon her plan and find an office job to make a living.[1] Despite being musically gifted and citing singing as a childhood hobby, Ilhama Gasimova had not chosen to pursue a career in show business partly due to her parents opposing this choice.[1][2]

Music career

Ilhama Gasimova had no professional musical training when her coworkers persuaded her to sign up for the Baku Autumn song contest in 2000, where she won the first prize.

Universal Music.[6]

In November 2011, Ilhama Gasimova released her first single

Yiddish song.[7] The video clip for the song became the sixth most sold on iTunes.[8] She announced her plans to release an album which would include remix versions of the songs from the 1930–50s.[9] In 2012, she won an EMMAward for best video (Bei Mir Bist Du Sheen).[10]

In January–February 2012, Ilhama Gasimova went on her first big tour and gave concerts in cities around Germany and Austria, including Vienna, Berlin, Karlsruhe, Fulda, Lübeck and Ludwigshafen.[11][12]

Personal life

In 1993 (when she was age 17), Ilhama Gasimova had an arranged marriage with a man who "loved her very much" but "belonged to a world different from hers." Gasimova soon ended this marriage, in part because she was unwilling to be "confined to a life as a housewife." Since 2009, she has been living with a common-law partner, 14 years her senior.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Y. Rzakhanova, I. Asadova. Ilhama Gasimova Still Unaware Who Presented Her with Apartment Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. Echo. 24 June 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Most Unexpected Revelations from Eurovision 2011 Selection Finalist Ilhama Gasimova. Day.az. 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ Ilhama Gasimova to Present Own Show Program Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine. Vesti.az. 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ Ogtay Aliyev: "Aysel Teymurzadeh Did Not Have Much to Show in Yeni Ulduz. Day.az. 17 January 2009.
  5. ^ Azerbaijani Singer Planning to Conquer European Stage. Day.az. 8 March 2001.
  6. ^ Ilhama Gasimova Performed Édith Piaf's Hit. 1news.az. 28 November 2011.
  7. ^ Ilhama: Diese Tante aus Baku will die europäischen Clubs erobern Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. Klatsch-Tratsch.de. 12 November 2011
  8. ^ Ilhama's Song Sixth on iTunes Top Ten. 15 November 2011.
  9. ^ Ilhama Gasimova's First European Single Released. 1news.az. 11 November 2011.
  10. ^ Große EMMAward-Verleihung bei der Eldani Media Night. OpenPR. 27 June 2012.
  11. ^ [1][permanent dead link] Markaz Information Agency. 7 February 2012.
  12. ^ Ilhama Gasimova Gathered Full House. Modern.az. 6 February 2012.
  13. ^ Sabina Aliyeva. Stars' Personal Life and Four-Legged Friends Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine. Zerkalo. 2 July 2011.

External links

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