The 2011 Azerbaijani Eurovision winner Eldar Gasimov goes one step closer with his brand new videoclip Closer.

Eldar Gasimov has released his latest videoclip  Closer on his official VEVO channel. The music of his latest single has been written by a famous Azerbaijani producer and composer Isa Malikov, whilst Eldar himself has penned the lyrics of song. The video was shot in Kiev by Ukrainian director Alex Lamakh. On July 2 the Azerbaijani version of the song Canim was released on BMF channel.

Eldar represent Azerbaijan with Nigar at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf with their entry Running scared. The duo gave Azerbaijan their very first Eurovision victory and brought the contest to the Land of Fire in 2012.

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