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Diana Hajiyeva
Diana Hacıyeva
Hajiyeva in Kyiv in 2017
Hajiyeva in Kyiv in 2017
Background information
Born (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 35)
Mariupol, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
OriginBaku, Azerbaijan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2006–present
Websitehttps://www.dihaj.com

Diana Hajiyeva (Azerbaijani: Diana Hacıyeva, Ukrainian: Діана Гаджиєва, Russian: Диана Гаджиева; born 13 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani singer and songwriter. She is a member and the lead vocalist of the group Dihaj, which represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Skeletons" finishing in 14th place.[1]

Life

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Hajiyeva was born in Mariupol, Ukraine while the country was a part of the Soviet Union.[2] Since her childhood she was engaged in music, took piano lessons and was interested in jazz. She was a member of the musical collective "Bery Bach".[3]

She graduated from Baku Academy of Music. Here she received the education of a choral conductor. During the years of studying at the academy, she was engaged in jazz at a professional level. Currently she works at the Baku Jazz Center.[3]

She lived in London, England, where she graduated from The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.

Later she launched her personal trio group called Dihaj — from the first letters of her first and last name.

She married Ali Nasirov, a member of Dihaj, in 2009. Together, they have a daughter named Savi.[4]

Eurovision Song Contest

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She previously attempted to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[5][6]

In 2017, she performed the song "Skeletons". She finished in 14th place out of the 26 countries in the final, with a total of 120 points.

Career

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In April 2022, Hajiyeva and pianist Afgan Rasul represented Azerbaijan in the Jazzahead 2022 festival in Germany.[7]

Discography

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Dihaj during Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
Heat
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"I Break Again"[9] 2014  — Non-album singles
"Gecələr keçir"[10] 2015  —
"Complain"[11] 2016  —
"Eşqini aşagı sal"  —
"Skeletons" 2017 20
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ "Dihaj reveals Azerbaijan's 'Skeletons'". Eurovision.tv. Eurovision. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "#Azerbaijan's #Dihaj sings in #Ukrainian . Nice interview and nice mood". DiHaj.
  3. ^ a b "Heç kimin tanımadığı yeni «Eurovision» təmsilçimiz haqqında maraqlı məlumatlar". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  4. ^ "Dihaj — Eurovision Song Contest Kyiv 2017". Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ Adams, William Lee (5 December 2016). "Azerbaijan: DiHaj — a.k.a. Diana Hajiyeva — will sing at Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
  6. ^ Granger, Anthony (5 December 2016). "Azerbaijan: Diana Hajiyeva to Eurovision Song Contest 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  7. ^ Azernews.Az (2022-04-29). "Azerbaijani jazz sounds in Bremen [PHOTO]". Azernews.Az. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  8. ^ "Swedish Heatseekers Chart – 19 May 2017". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  9. ^ "DiHaj ft. Isfar Sarabski — I Break Again (2014)". YouTube.
  10. ^ "DiHaj — Gecələr Keçir (2015)". YouTube.
  11. ^ "DiHaj — Complain (2016)". YouTube.
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