Eldar "Ell" Parviz oglu Gasimov (, ; born 4 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani singer. He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 alongside Nigar Jamal, winning the competition with the song "Running Scared". He co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku.

Early life Eldar Gasimov is the great-grandson of Azerbaijani actor couple Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh and People's Artist of USSR Marziyya Davudova, and the grandson of People's Artist of Azerbaijan actress Firangiz Sharifova.Eldar Gasimov Disclosed Details of Private Life . 1news.az. 11 February 2011. Gasimov began singing when he was very young and has taken part in several concerts in various cities of Azerbaijan and Russia. Between 2001 and 2005 he received professional training in music and learned to play the piano.

Eldar Gasimov graduated from Baku Slavic University with a double major in international relations and regional geography. Since 2010, he has been a graduate student of international relations at the same university. Eldar Gasimov speaks Russian and German fluently and is also proficient in English.Singer Ell: Music is All That Makes me Live. Echo. 12 November 2010.

Career Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Gasimov took part in the Azerbaijani national selection, Milli Seçim Turu 2011. Gasımov's first appearance was in Heat 6, placing second with 10 points, behind winner Ilgara Ibrahimova with 12 points with both qualifying to the semi-final. Gasimov qualified from the semi-final along with four other artists to the final on 11 February 2011, where he and Nigar Jamal won the right to represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2011. 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 the competition with 221 points.

2011–present: After Eurovision

After winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Gasimov and Jamal 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. The production of postage stamps in Azerbaijan were in dedication of Eldar and Nigar's victory at 2011 contest. In 2012, Eldar Gasimov was among five musicians from Azerbaijan chosen as the jury in the Danish national selection of the 2012 Eurovision contestant.Azerbaijan Show Business Reps Appointed Jury for Danish National Selection. Vesti.az. 16 January 2012.

In January 2012, he released his first post-Eurovision song called "Birlikda nahayat" ("At last together").New Song by Eurovision 2011 Winner Eldar Gasimov . Vesti.az. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012. Gasimov was one of the hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan after his win the year before.

On 17 July 2012, Gasimov released the acoustic version of his new single I'm Free.Irada Asadova. . Echo. 17 July 2012. The official video was released in September 2012. The original version of the track had been featured with famous Azerbaijani DJ/producer ALIGEE. The track had been produced in a studio of AzeriLife Music Entertainment by the executive record and music producer Farid (a.k.a. Phareed) Mammadov and Ali (a.k.a. ALIGEE) Abasbeili.

In October 2012, Eldar Gasimov announced on his social network account that he had been hired by the Baku Slavic University, where he had received his master's degree, to teach a course in international relations. Eldar Gasimov to Change Jobs . 1news.az. 19 October 2012.

The Voice of Azerbaijan Between 2021 and 2022, he served as a coach in the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan. His contestant Nadir Rustamli won and represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, where he finished in 16th place.

Discography

Singles Year Single Peak chart position Album AUT BEL(Vl) BEL(WAL) GER ICE IRE NL ROM RUS SVKSUIUK 2011 "Running Scared" 22 37 7 332 41 59 99 10 50 11 61Play With Me 2012 "Birlikdə nəhayət" – – — —— – — — — — — — rowspan=4 "I'm Free" – – — —— – — — — — — — 2013 "Music's Still Alive" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Heartbreaker" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Waiting" – – — —— – — — — — — —Waiting "Ангелы" – – — —— – — — — — — —rowspan=23 2014 "Onu Sən De" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Ice and Fire" – – — —— – — — — — — — "In Your Head" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Anladım" – – — —— – — — — — — — 2015 "The One" – —— —— – — — — — — — "Gülümse" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Closer" – – — —— – — — — — — — 2016 "Sevgi Alovlandirandir" – – — —— – — — — — — — "1&Only" – – — —— – — — — — — — 2017 "Tell Me About Love" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Son Nəfəsim Ol" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Чи Була Любов" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Duman" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Yeni il gəlir" – – — —— – — — — — — — 2018 "I Miss You" – – — —— – — — — — — — 2019 "Rising Up" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Novruz Gəlir" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Məsafələr" – – — —— – — — — — — — "I'll Find A Way" – – — —— – — — — — — — "Bax Uçuram" – – — —— – — — — — — —2020 "Until the End" ———————————— "Catch If You Fall"———————————— 2023 "Break Free" – – — —— – — — — — — —

See also Azerbaijani pop music Azerbaijani jazz

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