Aygun Alasgar gizi Kazimova (Azerbaijani: Aygün Ələsgər qızı Kazımova) (born 26 January 1971) is an Azerbaijani singer, songwriter, pop musician, and actress.
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She is a well known singer in Azerbaijan, Turkey and Russia. Her 2006 and 2007 solo concerts in Moscow and Baku brought her fame. During 2002 – 2006 she was president of the "Best Model of Azerbaijan" competition. Her "Hayat Ona Guzel" single was the most popular in Turkey on iTunes. Kazimova wrote and sang the anthem of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2012. Her duet with Snoop Dogg Coffee from Colombia was a number one hit on the Azerbaijani, Turkish, Czech Republic, Colombian, Georgian and Russian charts. Kazimova has recorded ten albums.
Early life
editKazimova was the youngest of the family's four children. She revealed her musical talent at the time she was a middle school student. Along with amateur music, she was passionate about handball and was the captain of the school's female handball team. She abandoned sports upon graduating from high school and entered the Maarif Technicum of Arts, before dropping out in 1986. At the time, she worked with the Gaya youth band.[1]
Career
editKazimova's professional solo career began in 1988, when she won the first prize at the Baki payizi-88 (Baku Autumn-88) music contest. In 1989 she won an award in the Yurmala music contest, and then in 1992 she won an award in "The Voice of Asia" music contest, in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazimova released her first album in 1997. The CD Sevgi Gulleri (Flowers of love) contained 14 tracks with most of them written by pop composer Vagif Gerayzade. She has released ten albums, with the most successful in sales being the CD Aygun which was released in October 2000 and contained multimedia files with videos and pictures. In 2002, she became 'Honorary Artist of Azerbaijan'.
Some of her awards include numerous Grand-Prix, Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan and other music awards. Along with singing, she is also deeply involved in charity work, giving free and benefit concerts for orphan children every year.
Kazimova is also an actress. In 2005, she played the title role in the musical Khari Bulbullar directed by Arif Gaziyev, the role of Sanam in the screen version of the play Meshadi Ibad. She has also hosted several television shows.
She has given concerts outside Azerbaijan, the most successful being held in Kremlin Palace, Moscow on 26 January 2006. On 20 June 2007 Aygun gave a solo concert at the T. Bakhramov stadium dedicated to the 20th anniversary of her pop music career in Azerbaijan.
She was president of the annual Best Model of Azerbaijan contest in 2002–2006.
In 2013, Kazimova collaborated with Snoop Dogg for the song 'Coffee From Columbia'. It was released by Dokuz Sekiz Müzik and included remixes by My Digital Enemy and Bimbo Jones.
Aygun Kazimova is considered the most successful female singer in the Azerbaijani music industry and has released the largest number of best-selling singles in the history of Azerbaijan. She is also known for innovative music videos and carefully prepared stage performances.
It was reported that on 1 November 2012, Kazimova was issued an Azerbaijani diplomatic passport.[2]
Private life
editThis article needs to be updated. (August 2022) |
In 1989, Kazimova married her long-time boyfriend Ibrahim Ibrahimov and in 1990 gave birth to her daughter Ilgara. Ibrahimov and Kazimova divorced in 1991. In 1994 she married Rza Guliyev (nephew of Azerbaijan's ex-Speaker of the Parliament and current opposition member Rasul Guliyev), from whom she has been forcibly separated since Guliyev was taken into custody in 1996.[1][3] From 2001 to 2002, she was in a relationship with Mert Kılıç.[4] From 2004 to 2010, she was in a relationship with meykhana-singer Namig Garachukhurlu.[5] In August 2010, she made an official statement that they had separated.[6]
In 2014, Aygun came to Kazim Bagirov's Xalg parade radio show wearing a necklace with a pendant in the shape of the letter F and said that this was the initial letter of the new boyfriend's name.[7] Information appeared in the media that this person was the son of Azerbaijani Energy Minister Natik Aliyev - Farhad Aliyev.[8] In 2016, Aygun announced their separation.[8]
Discography
editStudio album
edit- Ömrüm – Günüm (1997)
- Ah...! (1998)
- Aygün (2000)
- Sevdim (2001)
- Sevgi gülləri (2003)
- Sevərsənmi? (2005)
- Yenə tək (2008)
Compilation albums
edit- Aygün Kazımova, Vol. 1 (2008)
- Aygün Kazımova, Vol. 2 (2008)
- Aygün Kazımova, Vol. 3 (2008)
- Aygün Kazımova, Vol. 4 (2008)
- Sevdi Ürək (2012)
- Ya Devushka Vostochnaya (2013)
- Səni Belə Sevmədilər (2015)
- Azərbaycan Qızıyam (2015)
- Aygün Kazımovanın ifaları (2016)
- By SS Production (2020)
- Remakes (2020)
Live albums
edit- Crystal Hall (2020)
EPs
edit- Duy (2018)
- Ya v Nirvane (2021)
Singles
edit| Name | Year |
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| Petrol | 2011 |
| Qoy bütün aləm bizdən danışsın | 2012 |
| Hayat Ona Güzel | 2012 |
| İkinci Sen (feat. Sinan Akçıl) | 2012 |
| İkinci Sen (Batu Çaldıran Remix) (feat. Sinan Akçıl) | 2012 |
| Gol | 2012 |
| Telafisi Yok | 2013 |
| Sənə Xəstəyəm | 2014 |
| Unutmuşam | 2015 |
| Aklım Başıma Geldi | 2015 |
| Arama beni | 2016 |
| Seni Böyle Sevmediler | 2017 |
| S.U.S. | 2017 |
| Hardasan | 2018 |
| Yakıştın Bana (feat. Rauf) | 2018 |
| AYA (feat. Rauf) | 2018 |
| Paramparça | 2019 |
| Dola Mənə Qolunu (feat. Rəsul Əfəndiyev) | 2019 |
| Mən Gəlirəm | 2019 |
| Kim Dinler Sizi | 2019 |
| Gedək Şəhərdən (feat. Rəsul Əfəndiyev) | 2019 |
| Jalma (feat. Philipp Kirkorov) | 2019 |
| Ehtiyacım Var | 2019 |
| Can Azərbaycan (feat. Philipp Kirkorov) | 2019 |
| Bizdən Danışaq (feat. Rauf) | 2020 |
| Jalma (Remake) (Solo) | 2020 |
| Deli fikirler | 2020 |
| İcazəli (feat. Miri Yusif) | 2020 |
| Paramparça (acoustic) | 2020 |
| Əsgər Marşı | 2020 |
| Vətən oğlu | 2020 |
| Yarımdı o (feat. Rəsul Əfəndiyev) | 2021 |
| Bu qadın | 2021 |
| Söylə | 2021 |
| Azərbaycan Türkiyə (Remake) | 2021 |
| De | 2021 |
| Denizin Ortasında | 2021 |
| Lya Lya Fa | 2021 |
| Азербайджан (Azerbaijan) (feat. Emin) | 2021 |
| Saxla Şəkilləri (feat. Rauf) | 2022 |
| Ey Mənim Dünyam (2022 Remake) | 2022 |
| Погоди, постой (Wait, wait) (feat. Rəsul Əfəndiyev) | 2022 |
| Qorxuram | 2023 |
| Vəfasızlar Unudulmur | 2023 |
| Dəyməzmiş | 2023 |
| Çalxala | 2023 |
| Parol | 2023 |
| Bilmək Olmaz | 2024 |
| Sağ-Salamat | 2024 |
| Maşallah (feat. Genco Ecer) | 2024 |
| S.O.S | 2024 |
| 1 (feat. Kazım Can) | 2024 |
| Can Ol | 2024 |
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Program | Character | Episode | TV |
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| 1998–1999 | Aygün Bu Gün | Herself | season 2 | Sara TV |
| 2000–2001 | Bumeranq Şou | season 1 | Lider TV | |
| 2001 | Gecə yarısı | season 1 | ANS TV | |
| 2003 | Gələn Var | season 1 | Space TV | |
| 2005 | Aygün Bu Gün | season 1 | Space TV | |
| Yeni Ulduz | ATV | |||
| 2008–2010 | Xeyir Ola | season 2 | ATV | |
| 2011 | Extreme Azerbaijan | season 1 | Space TV | |
| 2015–2016 | Ozunu Tanit | season 1 | ATV |
Film
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| Yarımştat | 1996 | Aygün | ||
| Yaşıl eynəkli adam 2 | 1999 | Aygün | ||
| Nekroloq | 2001 | Aygün | ||
| Qış nağılı | 2002 | Aygün | ||
| Tam məxfi | 2004 | Aygün | ||
| Xarı Bülbüllər | 2005 | Xurşudbanu Natəvan | ||
| Məşədi İbad 94 | 2005 | Sənəm | ||
| Adam Ol | 2006 | Aygün | ||
| 3 Bacı | 2013–2014 | Aygün | soundtrack |
Awards
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| Nominations | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Big Apple Music Awards
editThe "Big Apple Music Awards", is an annual American awards show.[9][10]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2015 | Aygun Kazimova | Best Azerbaijani Female Artist | Nominated | [11] |
| 2015 | Best Caucasian Female Artist | Nominated | [11] |
Daf Bama Music Awards
editThe "Daf Bama Music Awards ", is an annual German awards show.[12]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2015 | Aygun Kazimova | Best Azerbaijani Female Artist | Nominated | [12] |
| 2016 | Best Azerbaijani Female Artist | Won | [13] | |
| 2017 | BAMA People's Choice Award | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2018 | Best Azerbaijani Female Artist | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Reference |
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| 2012 | Hayat Ona Güzel | Song of the Year | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Female Artist | Nominated | [16] |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Aygun Kazimova | Best Azerbaijani Female Artist | Nominated | [17] |
| 2018 | Best Azerbaijani Female Artist | Won | [18] |
References
edit- ^ a b Aygun Kazimova: Biography. Kazimova's Official Fan Club Aygunfans.ws
- ^ Айгюн Кязымова пользуется дипломатическим паспортом Archived 23 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Vesti.az. 21 August 2013.
- ^ Dedim ki, Izim Qala Archived 12 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Aysel Magazine. January 2006
- ^ "Ben Mert'i, Bülent Ersoy'a yedirtmem". Hürriyet Daily News. 11 August 2002. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Aygün Kazımova ilə Namiq Qaraçuxurlu ayrıldı". anspress.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Айгюн Кязимова рассталась с Намиком Гарачухурлу". 1News.az. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Айгюн Кязимова рассказала о переменах в личной жизни". 1News.az. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Айгюн Кязимова рассказала о своих любовных отношениях с сыном министра Натика Алиева". Baku.ws. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Aygün Kazımova "Big Apple Music Awards 2015" müsabiqəsində |". Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "bama2018". bama2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Aygün Kazımova "DAF BAMA Music Awards – 2016"-da – FOTO". oxu.az. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ 1news. "Aygün Kazımova Avropa musiqi mükafatına namizəd olub – FOTO – VİDEO". 1news.az. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Azerbaycan'ın Divasi Aygün Kazımova Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri Gecesinde". Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "KRAL TV ´TÜRKİYE MÜZİK ÖDÜLLERİ´ ADAY ADAYLARI AÇIKLANDI". sinemamuzik.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Aygün Kazımova "Altın Kelebekden imtina etdi – 2017"".
- ^ "Aygun Kazimova Altin Kelebek Kazandi". 9 December 2018.