Nadir Rustamli

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Nadir Rustamli

| caption = Rustamli performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

| native_name = Nadir Rüstəmli

| image = Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 2 - Azerbaijan - Nadir Rustamli.jpg

| birth_name = Nadir Rashid oghlu Rustamli

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|7|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Salyan, Azerbaijan

| genre =

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 2016–present

| website =

}}

Nadir Rashid oghlu Rustamli ({{langx|az|Nadir Rəşid oğlu Rüstəmli}},{{cite web |title="Səs Azərbaycan" yarışmasının qalibi-Nadir Rəşid oğlu Rüstəmlini TƏBRİK EDİRİK |url=https://anakur.az/olke/1660-ses-azerbaycan-yarismasinin-qalibi-melum-olub.html |website=Anakur.az |access-date=5 March 2022 |language=az |archive-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629003739/https://anakur.az/olke/1660-ses-azerbaycan-yarismasinin-qalibi-melum-olub.html |url-status=live }} {{IPA|az|nɑˈdiɾ ɾæˈʃid oɣˈlu ɾystæmˈli|pron}}; born 8 July 1999){{cite web |last1=Ozcan |title=Azerbaycan'ı Nadir Rüstemli temsil edecek |url=https://www.escturkey.com/azerbaycan/azerbaycani-nadir-rustemli-temsil-edecek/ |website=Eurovision Turkey |access-date=20 February 2022 |language=tr |date=16 February 2022 |archive-date=20 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220092929/https://www.escturkey.com/azerbaycan/azerbaycani-nadir-rustemli-temsil-edecek/ |url-status=live }} is an Azerbaijani singer. Rustamli won the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-28|title="Səs Azərbaycan" yarışmasının qalibi məlum olub – VİDEO|url=https://oxu.az/showbiz/568305|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Oxu.Az|language=az|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215000254/https://oxu.az/showbiz/568305|url-status=live}} He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Fade To Black", finishing 16th in the final.{{Cite web |title=Nadir Rustamli to represent Azerbaijan at Eurovision Song Contest 2022 |url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Nadir_Rustamli_to_represent_Azerbaijan_at_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2022-2015933 |access-date=2022-02-16 |website=azertag.az |publisher=Azerbaijan State News Agency |location=Baku |archive-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216195644/https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Nadir_Rustamli_to_represent_Azerbaijan_at_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2022-2015933 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=Azerbaijan: Nadir Rustamli will fly to Turin! |url=https://esctoday.com/185516/azerbaijan-nadir-rustamli-will-fly-to-turin/ |access-date=2022-02-16 |website=ESCToday |location=Baku |language=en-US}}

Early life

Born in Salyan, Rustamli attended secondary school #3 in 2005–2016.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-16|title=Nadir Rüstəmli is the chosen of Ictimai for Eurovision 2022|url=https://oikotimes.co.uk/nadir-rüstəmli-chosen-eurovision-2022/|access-date=2022-02-16|publisher=Oikotimes}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite web |last = |first = |authorlink = |date = 2022-02-04 |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MnzIahhJfw |title = Səhər Mərkəzi – Cavid Məmmədov, Nadir Rüstəmli, Eldar Qasımov |format = |publisher = Xəzər Media |accessdate = |language = az |archive-date = 17 February 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220217054852/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3MnzIahhJfw |url-status = live }}

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.{{Cite web|title=Azerbaijan: Nadir Rüstəmli to Eurovision 2022|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/azerbaijan-nadir-rustmli-to-eurovision-2022|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Eurovision World|language=|archive-date=23 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223165341/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/azerbaijan-nadir-rustmli-to-eurovision-2022|url-status=live}}

= 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%.{{Cite web |title="Səs Azərbaycan"ın qalibi bəlli oldu – son xeberler |url=https://sonxeber.az/246230/ses-azerbaycanin-qalibi-belli-oldu |access-date=2022-02-16 |website=Sonxeber.az |language=az |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211230046/https://sonxeber.az/246230/ses-azerbaycanin-qalibi-belli-oldu |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Petersen |first=Christian |date=2022-02-16 |title=Azerbaijan: Nadir Rüstəmli to Eurovision 2022 |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/azerbaijan-nadir-rustmli-to-eurovision-2022 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223165341/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/azerbaijan-nadir-rustmli-to-eurovision-2022 |url-status=live }}

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|+The Voice of Azerbaijan Performances

!Song

!Original Artist(s)

!Notes

Blind Audition

|"Writing's on the Wall"

|Sam Smith

|Two-chair turn, joins Team Eldar

Battle

|"Beggin'"

|The Four Seasons

|Won against Amir Paşayev

Knockout

|"We Could Be The Same"

|maNga

1/8 Final

|"Xatirədir"

|Alim Qasimov

Quarterfinal

|"Arcade"

|Duncan Laurence

Semifinal

|"Just the Way You Are"

|Bruno Mars

rowspan="3" |Final

|"Running Scared"

|Ell & Nikki

|Duet 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.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-16|title=Azerbaijan: The Voice winner Nadir Rüstemli will sing at Eurovision 2022|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/16/azerbaijan-nadir-rustemli-sing-eurovision-2022/269783/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Wiwibloggs|language=en-US|archive-date=16 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216094810/https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/16/azerbaijan-nadir-rustemli-sing-eurovision-2022/269783/|url-status=live}} 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 =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album or EP
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \| LTU Peak chart positions for singles in Lithuania: "Fade to Black":{{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/\|title=2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)\|publisher=AGATA\|language=lt\|date=20 May 2022\|access-date=20 May 2022\|archive-date=20 May 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520074409/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \| "Fade to Black" \| rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| 69 \| rowspan="9" {{Non-album singles}}
scope="row" \| "{{lang\|az\|Lenetli şeher\|i=no}}" \| —
scope="row" \| "{{lang\|az\|İzin qalacaq\|i=no}}" \| rowspan="5" \| 2023 \| —
scope="row" \| "{{lang\|az\|Əbədi sevgi\|i=no}}" {{small\|(with Sivva)}} \| —
scope="row" \| "{{lang\|az\|Unuduram\|i=no}}" {{small\|(with Aslixan and Yanamary)}} \| —
scope="row" \| "{{lang\|az\|Bedel\|i=no}}" \| —
scope="row" \| "{{lang\|az\|Gölgelerim\|i=no}}" \| —
scope="row" \| "{{lang\|az\|Duman\|i=no}}" \| 2024 \| —
scope="row" \| "{{lang\|az\|Yalan\|i=no}}" {{small\|(with Aslixan)}} \| 2025 \| —
colspan="13" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" \| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album or EP

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | LTU
Peak chart positions for singles in Lithuania:

"Fade to Black":{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/|title=2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520074409/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | "Fade to Black"

| rowspan="2" | 2022

| 69

| rowspan="9" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "{{lang|az|Lenetli şeher|i=no}}"

| —

scope="row" | "{{lang|az|İzin qalacaq|i=no}}"

| rowspan="5" | 2023

| —

scope="row" | "{{lang|az|Əbədi sevgi|i=no}}"
{{small|(with Sivva)}}

| —

scope="row" | "{{lang|az|Unuduram|i=no}}"
{{small|(with Aslixan and Yanamary)}}