Samra Rahimli

Samra Rahimli
Səmra Rəhimli
Rahimli in 2016
Background information
Also known asSamra
Born (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994 (age 30)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present

Samra Rahimli (Azerbaijani: Səmra Rəhimli, born 20 October[1] 1994[2]) 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".[3] Rahimli performed during Semi Final 1[4] 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 (Azerbaijani: Şuşa, biz qayıtmışıq), in relation to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces taking back the control of Shusha, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[5]

In February 2024, Rahimli released her first English language song in four years "Tamagotchi",[6] with "I Need A Man" being released the following month.[7]

  1. ^ "Samra Rahimli - Miracle". alleurovision.ru.
  2. ^ ""O səs Türkiyə"dən "Eurovision"a… - 121 yaşlı Səmra" [From "O Ses Türkiye" to Eurovision - 121-years-old Samra]. qafqazinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). Qafqaz İnfo. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ Omelyanchuk, Olena (9 March 2016). "Samra will represent Azerbaijan in Stockholm!". EBU.
  4. ^ Eurovision Song Contest (2016-05-10), Samra - Miracle (Azerbaijan) Live at Semi - Final 1 of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, retrieved 2016-05-11
  5. ^ ""Şuşa, biz qayıtmışıq" - Video". Qafqazinfo (in Azerbaijani). 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Samra is back with the hot sound of 'Tamagotchi' - ESC Covers". 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ "SamraI need a man".