Nigar Jamal
Nigar Jamal | |
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![]() Jamal performing as a part of Ell & Nikki in 2012 in Baku | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Nigar Mutallibzadeh |
Also known as | Nikki Jamal |
Born | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR | 7 September 1980
Genres | |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Website | www |
Nigar Aydin kizi Jamal (née Mutallibzadeh Azerbaijani: Nigar Aydın qızı Camal (Mütəllibzadə); born 7 September 1980), sometimes known as Nikki Jamal, is an English-Azerbaijani singer. Born and raised in Baku, she has resided in London since 2005. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with Eldar Gasimov with the song "Running Scared". She and Gasimov have since performed as a duo on various occasions under the name Ell & Nikki.
Early life
Jamal was born as Nigar Mutallibzadeh in Baku on 7 September 1980.[1] In 1997, she entered Khazar University, majoring in economics and management, finishing 3 out of 4 years. Before trying herself as a singer, Nigar Jamal had been a housewife for five years.[2] In an interview to The Sun she confessed having once planned to participate on The X Factor but having narrowly missed the show's deadline.[3] Jamal says she is inspired by the likes of Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Brandy Norwood, Craig David and Chris Brown.[4]
Career
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ell_%26_Nikki_-_Azerbaijan_%28Eurovision_Song_Contest_2011%29.jpg/200px-Ell_%26_Nikki_-_Azerbaijan_%28Eurovision_Song_Contest_2011%29.jpg)
In December 2010, Jamal took part in the Azerbaijani national selection, Milli Seçim Turu 2011. Her first appearance was in Heat 7, placing joint first with 11 points, along with Ilhama Gasimova, both qualifying to the semi-final. Jamal qualified from the semi-final along with four other artists to the final on 11 February 2011, where she and Eldar Gasimov won the right to represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2011.[4][5][6] They sang under the pseudonym Ell & Nikki the song "Running Scared" written by Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman from Sweden and Iain Farquharson from the UK, which won with a total of 221 points.[7]
2011–present: After Eurovision
After winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Jamal and Gasimov got to travel to a number of countries and perform their winning entry. In Azerbaijan 15,000 postage stamps in the denomination of 1 Azerbaijani manat were printed.[8] The production of postage stamps in Azerbaijan were in dedication of Eldar and Nigar's victory at 2011 contest.[9] In September 2011, it was announced that Nigar Jamal would appear in one of the episodes of the Turkish comedy series Yahşi Cazibe.[10]
In 2012, she was among five musicians from Azerbaijan chosen as the jury in the Danish national selection of the 2012 Eurovision contestant.[11]
On 1 December 2011 Nikki presented her first post-Eurovision solo song and video clip "Crush on You".[12] Other new material was released afterwards, including a duet with Miri Yusif entitled "Qal" ("Stay");[13] and another duet with Eurovision 2008 winner Dima Bilan entitled "Come Into My World".[14]
On 11 August 2012 she released her debut album entitled "Play With Me". She has reportedly worked with Danish songwriter Boe Larsen for the album.[15][16][17]
In early 2014 she was a judge in the Turkish television show X Factor and produced the winner of the show.
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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AUT | BEL (Vl) | GER | IRE | NL | ROM | RUS | SVK | SUI | UK | |||
2014 | "Play With Me" [16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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TUR | AUT [18] |
BEL (Vl) [19] |
GER [20] |
IRE [21] |
NL [22] |
ROM [23] |
RUS [24] |
SVK [25] |
SUI [26] |
UK [27] | ||||
2011 | "Running Scared" (with Eldar Gasimov) |
— | 22 | 37 | 33 | 41 | 59 | 99 | 10 | 50 | 11 | 61 | — | Play With Me |
"Crush On You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012 | "Qal" ("Stay") (with Miri Yusif) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Come Into My World" (with Dima Bilan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Play With Me | |
"Play With Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"One With The Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sevdiyimə nifrət edirəm" ("I hate the one I love") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2015 | "Broken Dreams" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Herhalde" feat. Berksan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
See also
References
- ^ Nigar Camalın atasının vəziyyəti ağırdır Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani) 1news.az. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013
- ^ Ross McGuinness. Eurovision Winner Nigar Jamal Revealed as Spurs Fan Living in London. Metro. 15 May 2011.
- ^ Nigar Jamal: I wanted to do X-Factor instead of Eurovision. Today.az. 23 May 2011.
- ^ a b Siim, Jarmo. "Nigar & Eldar get gold in Azerbaijan". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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(help) - ^ Hondal, Victor. "News - Azerbaijan sends Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal to Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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- ^ "Stamps on Azerbaijan's Eurovision-2011 win issued". Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Ell & Nikki (2011) IN POST STAMPS". Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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- ^ "Azerbaijan: Nikki Jamal (2011) releases 'Crush on You'". ESCDaily.com. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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- ^ "Danish songwriter headhunted by Azerbaijan's Nikki". EBU. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Nikki Jamal / Play With Me album". rutracker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Azerbaijan: Nikki Jamal releases new album "Play With Me"". 11 August 2012. ESCDaily.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
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- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. IFPI. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Running Scared". Peak Chart Position. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
External links
Media related to Nigar Jamal at Wikimedia Commons
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Azerbaijani Eurovision Song Contest entrants
- Azerbaijani female singers
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2011
- Azerbaijani emigrants to England
- English-language singers of Azerbaijan
- 21st-century Azerbaijani singers
- Azerbaijani-language singers
- Khazar University alumni
- People from Baku