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Diana Hajiyeva (Azerbaijani: Diana Hacıyeva, Ukrainian: Діана Гаджиє́ва, Russian: Диана Гаджиева; born 13 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani singer and songwriter. She is a member and the lead vocalist of the group Dihaj, which represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Skeletons" finishing in 14th place.[1]

Diana Hajiyeva
Hajiyeva in Kyiv in 2017
Background information
Born	(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 33) Mariupol, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Origin	Baku, Azerbaijan
Genres	Indie pop electronic dark wave
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2006–present
Website	https://www.dihaj.com/

Life

Hajiyeva was born in Mariupol, Ukraine while the country was a part of the Soviet Union.[2] Since her childhood she was engaged in music, took lessons on a piano and was interested in jazz. She was a member of the musical collective "Bery Bach".[3]

She graduated from Baku Academy of Music. Here she received the education of a choral conductor. During the years of studying at the academy she was engaged in jazz at a professional level. Currently she works at the Baku Jazz Center.[3]

She lived in London, England, where she graduated from The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.

Later she launched her personal trio group called Dihaj - from the first letters of her first and last name.

She married Ali Nasirov, a member of Dihaj, in 2009. Together, they have a daughter named Savi.[4]

Eurovision Song Contest

She previously attempted to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[5][6]

In 2017, she performed the song "Skeletons". She finished in 14th place out of the 26 countries in the final, with a total of 120 points.

Career

In April 2022, Hajiyeva and pianist Afgan Rasul represented Azerbaijan in the Jazzahead 2022 festival in Germany.[7]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		SWE Heat [8]
"I Break Again"[9]	2014	—	Non-album singles
"Gecələr keçir"[10]	2015	—
"Complain"[11]	2016	—
"Eşqini aşagı sal"		—
"Skeletons"	2017	20
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

External links

• Soundcloud

Preceded by Samra with "Miracle"	Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017	Succeeded by Aisel with "X My Heart"

На других языках

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- [en] Diana Hajiyeva

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[ru] Гаджиева, Диана (певица)

Диана Гаджиева (азерб. Diana Hacıyeva Ruslan qızı; род. 13 июня 1989, Мариуполь) — азербайджанская певица, композитор и музыкант, которая представляла Азербайджан на конкурсе «Евровидение-2017» с песней «Skeletons» и заняла 14-е место, набрав 120 баллов. Выступает под сценическим псевдонимом Dihaj[1], являясь вокалисткой одноимённой группы, исполняющей электронную музыку.

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