Nadir Rashid oghlu Rustamli (, ; born 8 July 1999) is an Azerbaijani singer. Rustamli won the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan. He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Fade To Black", finishing 16th in the final.
Early life Born in Salyan, Rustamli attended secondary school #3 in 2005–2016. In his younger years, he received piano training at the Gulu Asgarov Music School in his hometown. In 2021, Rustamli graduated from the Azerbaijan University of Tourism and Management with a degree in business administration.
Career
2017–2020 From 2017 onwards, Rustamli has participated in various contests, including the Youthvision 2019 International Song Contest, where he finished second among 21 contestants.
2021: The Voice of Azerbaijan In 2021, he auditioned for the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan. In the blind auditions, he earned chair turns from Eldar Gasimov and Murad Arif. He chose to be on Team Eldar. In January 2022, he won the show with a televote percentage of 42.6%. +The Voice of Azerbaijan PerformancesSongOriginal Artist(s)NotesBlind Audition"Writing's on the Wall"Sam SmithTwo-chair turn, joins Team EldarBattle"Beggin'"The Four SeasonsWon against Amir PaşayevKnockout"We Could Be The Same"maNga 1/8 Final"Xatirədir"Alim QasimovQuarterfinal"Arcade"Duncan LaurenceSemifinal"Just the Way You Are"Bruno MarsFinal"Running Scared"Ell & NikkiDuet with Eldar Gasimov"Bad Liar"Imagine Dragons"Bu da son"Elnur Hüseynov & Samir Javadzadeh
2022: Eurovision Song Contest 2022
On 16 February 2022, İctimai Television announced that they had internally selected Rustamli to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. He came 10th in the second semi-final with 96 points, qualifying for the final. All of the points came from jury votes, with the public vote not awarding any points. Rustamli performed 15th in the grand final, and came 16th with 106 points; 103 points came from the jury, and 3 from the public.
Discography
Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP LTUPeak chart positions for singles in Lithuania: "Fade to Black": "Fade to Black" 2022 69 rowspan="9" "" — "" 2023 — "" — "" — "" — "" — "" 2024 — "" 2025 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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