It has now been confirmed by iTV that a nineteen year old RnB singer with no previous recording experience has been selected to represent Azerbaijan in their second participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Aysel Teymourzadeh was internally selected by a seven- member jury of music experts and Azeri government and TV officials.
A seven-member jury comprising ITV Director General Ismayil Omarov, Rector of Baku Music Academy Farhad Badalbeyli, Executive Director of the Friends of Azerbaijani Culture Foundation Ibrahim Guliyev, President of the Azerbaijan National Music Committee of the International Music Council Lala Kazimova, Director of the Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall Murad Adigozalzadeh, Department Chief of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Manzar Nuraliyeva and official of the Ministry of Youth and Sport Farhad Hajiyev auditioned the fourty candidates back in October. It has now been confirmed that Aysel Teymourzadeh, talent show Yeni Ulduz participant, was the one to succeed Elnur and Samir on the Eurovision stage.
Ayse was born in 1989 in Baku in a family of University professors. She studied music, the piano in particular at the Baku Music School. In 2006, she won the Pohre music contest. Between 2005 and 2006 she lived in Texas, USA, where she won three gold medals in Youth Song Contests which were held in the Southern Arkansas University, Arkansas, USA. Upon her return to Azrbaijan, she took part in the"Yeni Ulduz 4 talent show. Currently she is a student of Azerbaijan University of Languages, department of International Relations
A press conference is expected to take place today in Baku to present Aysel to the Azrbaijani public so stay tuned for more information later in the day.
