Samra Rahimli

{{Short description|Azerbaijani singer (born 1994)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Samra Rahimli

| image = ESC2016 - Azerbaijan Meet & Greet 10 (crop).jpg

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| caption = Rahimli in 2016

| native_name = Səmra Rəhimli

| native_name_lang = az

| birth_name =

| alias = Samra

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Baku, Azerbaijan

| origin =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|R&B|pop}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Singer
• rapper

}}

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2015–present

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| website =

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Samra Rahimli ({{langx|az|Səmra Rəhimli}}, born 20 October{{cite web|url=http://www.alleurovision.ru/azerbajdzhan-evrovidenie-2016/1151-samra-rahimli-miracle.html|title=Samra Rahimli - Miracle|publisher=alleurovision.ru}} 1994{{cite web|title="O səs Türkiyə"dən "Eurovision"a… - 121 yaşlı Səmra|trans-title=From "O Ses Türkiye" to Eurovision - 121-years-old Samra|url=http://www.qafqazinfo.az/medeniyyet-10/o-ses-turkiye-den-eurovision-a-21-yasli-semra-140493|website=qafqazinfo.az|publisher=Qafqaz İnfo|access-date=11 March 2016|language=az|date=10 March 2016}}) is an Azerbaijani singer and rapper. In 2015, she competed in O Ses Türkiye (The Voice of Turkey) where she made it to the quarterfinals and in March 2016, she became a finalist on the first season of Səs Azərbaycan (The Voice of Azerbaijan). On 10 March 2016, she was announced as the Azerbaijani act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Miracle".{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=samra_will_represent_azerbaijan_in_stockholm|title=Samra will represent Azerbaijan in Stockholm!|date=9 March 2016|last=Omelyanchuk|first=Olena|publisher=EBU}} Rahimli performed during Semi Final 1{{Citation|last=Eurovision Song Contest|title=Samra - Miracle (Azerbaijan) Live at Semi - Final 1 of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest|date=2016-05-10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmaRaN0MbbI|access-date=2016-05-11}} and successfully progressed to the Grand Final where she placed 17th with 117 points.

On 22 June 2017, Rahimli released her comeback single "Badminton" with an accompanied music video.

On 1 December 2020, she released a song titled Shusha, we are back ({{langx|az|Şuşa, biz qayıtmışıq}}), in relation to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces taking back the control of Shusha, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.{{Cite web |url=https://qafqazinfo.az/news/detail/susa-biz-qayitmisiq-video-307089 |title="Şuşa, biz qayıtmışıq" - Video |date=1 December 2020 |access-date=5 December 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today//QUxrn |archive-date=5 December 2020 |work=Qafqazinfo |language=az }}

In February 2024, Rahimli released her first English language song in four years "Tamagotchi",{{cite web | url=https://www.esccovers.com/samra-is-back-with-the-hot-sound-of-tamagotchi/ | title=Samra is back with the hot sound of 'Tamagotchi' - ESC Covers | date=17 February 2024 }} with "I Need A Man" being released the following month.{{cite web | url=https://more-music.com/portfolio-item/samrai-need-a-man/ | title=SamraI need a man }}