Samira Efendi
Samira Efendi Samirə Əfəndi | |
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Birth name | Samira Azer gizi Efendiyeva |
Born | USSR | 17 April 1991
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2009–present |
Samira Azer gizi Efendiyeva (Azerbaijani: Samirə Azər qızı Əfəndiyeva;[1] born 17 April 1991), known as Samira Efendi or Efendi, is an Azerbaijani singer. She represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Mata Hari".
Career
Early career
Efendiyeva gained popularity in her home country after participating in the singing competitions Yeni Ulduz (2009),
In 2014, she participated in Azerbaijan's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest but was eliminated at the third heat of the competition.[4]
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 with the song "Cleopatra", held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2] However, the contest was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She instead represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Mata Hari". Efendi qualified to the final, where she ended up in 20th place out of 26 countries, receiving 65 points.[5][6]
During her time at the Eurovision Song Contest, she would gain publicity after the Norwegian singer that had been selected to go to the contest, Andreas Haukeland, otherwise known as
Personal life
Efendi has been rumored to have been dating Norwegian
Efendi has practiced
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
UK Down. [12] | |||
"Yarımın yarı" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Sən gələndə" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Yol ayrıcı" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Cleopatra" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | |
"Mata Hari" | 2021 | 44 | 21 | 47 | 64 | |
"Damlalar" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Being a Woman" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | |
"Efendi" (with MadTeen) | — | — | — | — | ||
"Doğma diyarım" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ a b "Azərbaycanı Eurovision-2020 müsabiqəsində təmsil edəcək Samirə Əfəndi kimdir?". BBC News Azərbaycanca (in Azerbaijani). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Meet Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2020 artist Samira Efendi". Eurovision.tv. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Dyussembekova, Zhazira (5 October 2017). "Qazaqstan TV starts broadcast of Silk Way Star contest". The Astana Times. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Efendi: 10 facts about Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2021 singer". wiwibloggs. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Ismayilova, Laman (2021-05-24). "Efendi shines on Eurovision stage". AzerNews. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Efendi - Azerbaijan - Rotterdam 2021". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Efendi & TIX - A Eurovision Saga - Eurovision 2021". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ a b "Efentix: Azerbaijan's Efendi says she will move to Norway to be with TIX". wiwibloggs. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "Discografie Efendi". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-21". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart: 28 May 2021 – 3 June 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.