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Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite ЕВРОВИДЕНИЕ 2010 Германия - Lena - Satellite

On the "Eurovision 2010" was shown without a map of Azerbaijan territories occupied by Armenia

“Eurovision-2010”-da Azərbaycanın ərazi bütövlüyü təhrif edildiHər bir ölkə təmsilçisinin çıxışından əvvəl həmin ölkənin xəritəsi və bayrağı nümayiş etdirilir. Azərbaycan təmsilçisi Səfurə Əlizadənin çıxışından əvvəl Azərbaycanın xəritəsi səhv göstərilib. Belə ki, xəritədə ölkəmizin Ermənistan tərəfindən işğal edilmiş əraziləri olmayıb.Daha bir maraqlı məqam: Digər iştirakçıların, məsələn, Gürcüstanın xəritəsi ekranda 5 saniyə qalıb, Azərbaycanın xəritəsi isə ekrandan dərhal çıxarılıb. Digər ölkələr isə xəritə ilə bağlı problemlə üzləşməyiblər.On the "Eurovision 2010" was shown without a map of Azerbaijan territories occupied by ArmeniaIn the second semifinal of the popular international contest "Eurovision 2010", which took place just a few hours ago, was a serious error with regard to Azerbaijan.Probably many of us watched the performances of artists, and especially for the performance of our member Safury Alizadeh. At the outset of each artist are displayed map and flag of the countries of the "Eurovision". Interestingly, at the outset of our participants can see that the map of Azerbaijan has been demonstrated wrong! Map of our country demonstrated without the occupied Azerbaijani territories by Armenia.There is another interesting fact - if before the performance of other participants, for example, Georgia, map of the country hanging on the screen for 5 seconds, the map of Azerbaijan has appeared and disappeared in an instant. All other countries are no problems with cards not experienced.It remains unclear why the competition organizers allowed a political incident. We hope that the finale, which will be held on May 29, organizers of the "Eurovision 2010" will be carried out related work on the bugs and the map of Azerbaijan will be presented in proper form.На «Евровидении 2010» была продемонстрирована карта Азербайджана без территорий, оккупированных АрмениейВо втором полуфинале популярного международного конкурса «Евровидение 2010», который состоялся всего несколько часов назад, была допущена грубейшая ошибка в отношении Азербайджана.Вероятно, многие из нас следили за выступлениями исполнителей, и в особенности за выступлением нашей участницы Сафуры Ализаде. В начале выступления каждого исполнителя демонстрируются карта и флаг страны-участницы «Евровидения». Интересно, что в начале выступления нашей участницы можно заметить, что карта Азербайджана была продемонстрирована неправильно! Карта нашей страны демонстрировалась без оккупированных Арменией азербайджанских территорий.Интересен и другой факт – если перед выступлением других участниц, к примеру, Грузии, карта этой страны висела на экране на протяжении 5 секунд, карта Азербайджана появилась и исчезла в одно мгновение. Все остальные страны никаких проблем с картами не испытали.Остается непонятным, почему организаторы конкурса допустили такой политический казус. Надеемся, что до финала, который состоится 29 мая, организаторами «Евровидения 2010» будет проведена соответствующая работа над ошибками и карта Азербайджана будет представлена в правильном виде.

EUROVISION 2010 TURKEY - maNga - We Could Be The Same

EUROVISION 2010 Azerbaijan - Safura - Drip Drop Евровидение 2010 Азербайджан - Сафура Ализаде / Səfurə Əlizadə! Eurovision Song Contest Oslo 2010

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Safura Alizadeh Səfurə Əlizadə Сафура Ализаде

Safura Alizadeh

Safura Alizadeh Azerbaijani Səfurə Əlizadə; born 20 September 1992, Baku) is an Azerbaijani singer and saxophonist

Early life

Safura Alizadeh's father is a professional painter and her mother is a pianist and a fashion designer. Alizadeh began singing when she was very young and made her first stage appearance at age 6. In the course of her career, she sang in children's bands Sharg Ulduzlari and Bulbullar. Alizadeh took up violin lessons at the Baku Musical School No 2 but later also learned to play the piano and the saxophone. She became the winner of the national contest Yeni Ulduz (Season 8). Her favourite author is Stephenie Meyer, and her favourite book is the Twilight series. Safura expressed a wish to see Robert Pattinson in one of her music videos.

Safura's saxophone playing was praised by composer Farhad Badalbeyli, who described it as brilliant.


Eurovision 2010

On 2 March 2010, Alizadeh won the Azerbaijani national final decided by jury and will represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held on 29 May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. She will perform at the contest the song "Drip Drop", written by Anders Bagge, Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman.Shortly after she performed on the concert in Ukraine and exchanged wishes with Ukrainian performer Vasyl Lazarovych.

The video for the song was directed by a well known film director Rupert Wainwright, and choreographed by JaQuel Knight, who worked with Beyoncé and Britney Spears. Knight will also design the choreography of Safura's stage performance in Oslo.

On 1 May 2010, Safura began her promotional tour, and visited Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Sweden.

Before the start of Eurovision 2010, most bookmakers favor Safura, predicting that she will win the contest. However, others believe that she will have to compete with Lena Meyer-Landrut of Germany for the first place.

Safura's first album, titled It's My War, is scheduled for release on 18 June 2010.

Сафура Ализаде

Сафура Ализаде (азерб. Səfurə Əlizadə; 20 сентября 1992 года, Баку) — азербайджанская вокальная певица. Будет представлять Азербайджан на конкурсе песни «Евровидение-2010» с песней на английском языке «Drip Drop».


Биография

Сафура Ализаде родилась 20 сентября 1992 года в Баку. Отец певицы художник по профессии, а мать — пианистка и модельер. Сафура начала петь в 4 года, а в 6 лет впервые выступила на сцене, и с тех пор практически постоянно участвует в различных музыкальных конкурсах. Она является победительницей популярного в Азербайджане телевизионного музыкального проекта «Новая Звезда» (азерб. Yeni Ulduz). Пела в детских ансамблях «Шярг улдузлары» — Вагифа Герайзаде и «Бюльбюлляр» — Айбениз Ашумовой.

Она училась в трёх школах, начиная с хореографического училища, затем, с пятого класса — в средней школе № 164, а с восьмого в средней школе № 23. Музыкальную школу закончила по классу скрипки, но всегда мечтала освоить саксофон, что и сделала. Кроме скрипки и саксофона, играет также на пианино


Интересы

Сафура в Киеве, 2010 год.

Сафура Ализаде является поклонницей знаменитой саги «Сумерки» и читала практически все романы Стефани Майер. Ее любимый актер — восходящая звезда Голливуда Роберт Паттинсон, который сыграл в саге «Сумерки» загадочного вампира Эдварда..

Певица с детства проявляла интерес к миру высокой моды и демонстрировала незаурядные задатки дизайнера, когда подготавливала свои первые сценические костюмы, которые создавала вместе с матерью. Ее любимыми дизайнерами являются — Доменико Дольче, Стефано Габбана, Жан-Поль Готье и Марк Джейкобс.

Armenian occupation of Karabakh

Armenian occupation of Karabakh


Occupation of Azerbaijan.
Aggression by Republic of Armenia.
10th anniversary of the occupation of Shusha and
massacre of Khojaly in Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
Commemoration by Azerbaijan Society in America (ASA), 8 May 2002.
As the result of aggression by the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan, during the
1988-1994 period, serious material damage has been inflicted, currently estimated at $22 billion dollars.
Overall area of the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan includes:
• the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh region (former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
(NKAO), abolished in 1991);
• the territories of 7 regions bordering with Nagorny Karabakh (Aghdam, Fizuli, Djabrail, Zangelan,
Gubadly, Lachin and Kelbajar);
• the territories of 4 regions bordering with Armenia (Gazakh, Agstafa, Tovuz and Gedabey);
• the territories of 4 regions bordering with the Line of Contact (Ter-Ter, Goranboy, Agdjabedi and
Beylagan);
• the territories of the administrative regions of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijani
exclave, separated from the rest of the republic in 1920),
Total: 17,000 sq.km. (10,563 sq. miles)
Occupied regions of Azerbaijan has been totally destroyed and robed. The great economic damage has
been inflicted also to 4 regions of Azerbaijan bordering with Armenia, 4 regions bordering with the Line of
Contact and the territories of the administrative regions of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
From the beginning of the aggression against Azerbaijan, more than 877 settlements have been burned
and destroyed.
"The actions taken by the government of Armenia in the context of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh
are inconsistent with the territorial integrity and national sovereignty principles of the Helsinki Final Act.
Armenia supports Nagorno-Karabakh separatists in Azerbaijan both militarily and financially. Nagorno-
Karabakh forces, assisted by units of the Armenian armed forces, currently occupy the Nagorno-
Karabakh region and surrounding areas in Azerbaijan. This violation and the restoration of peace
between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been taken up by the OSCE."
William J. Clinton
President of the United States of America
(Source: Presidential Determination (PD) No. 99-8 of December 8, 1998, and PD No. 98-11 of January
26, 1998, Memorandum for the Secretary of State, Re: "Assistance Program for the New Independent
States of the Former Soviet Union.")
In the late 18th century, several khanates [Azerbaijani states], including Karabakh [founded in 1747],
emerged in the south Caucasus to challenge the waning influence of the [Iranian Empire and] Ottoman
Empire. After the Russian Empire eventually took control over the region in 1813, Azerbaijani Turks
began to emigrate from Karabakh while the Armenian population of mountainous (Nagorno) Karabakh
grew. With the 1917 Russian Revolution, Azerbaijan and Armenia each declared independence [in 1918]
and sought control over Karabakh during the Russian Civil War. In 1923, after the Bolshevik takeover of
the Caucasus, Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) was made an autonomous region [NKAO] within the Azerbaijani
Soviet Republic. Soviet control temporarily quieted ethnic tensions.
By the 1980s, NK's population was about 75% ethnic Armenian, with most Azerbaijanis living in the
district and city of Shusha. [According to the last official Soviet census (1989), 91.7% of population of
Shusha district and 98% of the city Shusha were ethnic Azerbaijanis. Since 1992, all were either killed or
became refugees (IDPs) It is important to note the spiritual, cultural and historical value of Shusha and
Karabakh region to all Azerbaijanis. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: "The people of Azerbaijan
have retained their ancient musical tradition. For example, the art of ashugs, who improvise songs to their
own accompaniment on a stringed instrument called a kobuz, remains extremely popular. Mugams, vocal
and instrumental compositions, are also widely known, the town of Shusha being particularly renowned
for this art"].
The violence increased dramatically after the withdrawal of Soviet troops. Over 30,000 people were killed
in the fighting from 1992 to 1994. In May 1992, Armenian and Karabakhi forces seized Shusha (the
historical, Azerbaijani-populated capital of the region) and Lachin (thereby linking NK to Armenia). By
October 1993 Armenian and Karabakhi forces eventually succeeded in occupying almost all of NK,
Lachin and large areas in southwestern Azerbaijan. As Armenian and Karabakhi forces advanced,
hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijani refugees fled to other parts of Azerbaijan. In 1993 the UN Security
Council adopted resolutions calling for the cessation of hostilities, unimpeded access for international
humanitarian relief efforts, and the eventual deployment of a peacekeeping force in the region. The UN
also called for immediate withdrawal of all ethnic Armenian forces from the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan. Fighting continued, however, until May 1994 when Russia brokered a cease-fire.
(Source: U.S. Department of State, History of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, March 30, 2001.
Abridged version with comments by ASA).
"At the end of 1991, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalated into war. Between
1992 and 1994 almost 20 percent of the Azerbaijan's territory, including six districts of Azerbaijan
in addition to Nagorno-Karabagh, were under Armenian control, resulting in mass population
displacement within the country. The State estimated the number of internally displaced persons
at 778,500 by the end of 1993, and 604,574 as of 1 March 1998. UNHCR estimates are lower, with
551,000 persons at the end of 1997." (International Organization for Migration, 1999, Migration in the
CIS 1997-1998, 1999 Edition, p. 40)
"More than 568,000 persons from western regions of Azerbaijan under Armenian occupation since
1993, including 42,072 from Nagorno-Karabakh, remained displaced within the country. Most were
displaced from regions just outside Nagorno-Karabakh, including Fizuli (133,725 persons), Agdam
(128,584 persons), Lachin (63,007 persons), Kelbadjar (59,274), Jabrayil (58,834 persons), Gubadli
(31, 276), Zangilan (34,797), Terter (5,171) and Adjabedi (3,358)." (U.S. Committee for Refugees
(USCR), 31 December 2000, World Refugee Survey 2000, Washington D.C.: Country Report Azerbaijan)
"The more than 600,000 displaced Azerbaijanis constitute the largest group of IDPs in the
Caucasus. The displaced include the entire Azeri population of Nagorno-Karabakh and a wide
area surrounding it. They comprise a broad range of professionals, farmers, and workers and
include men, women, and children of all ages. Because of the ethnic basis of displacement in
Azerbaijan, the IDPs there are virtually all Azeri (Turkic) peoples. Most of them are nominally Shia
Muslim, but many of those from Lachin and Kelbajar Provinces are Sunni Muslim Kurds." (Greene,
Thomas, 1998, The Forsaken People, "Internal Displacement in the North Caucasus, Azerbaijan,
Armenia and Georgia" (Washington D.C: The Brookings Institution, p. 254)
"The overwhelming majority, over 99 per cent, of the internally displaced population are ethnic
Azeris. The remainder are some 4,000 Kurds from the Lachin and Kelbajar districts and several
hundred persons of various other ethnic groups, mostly Russian." (United Nations Commission on
Human Rights (CHR), 25 January 1999, Report of the Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr.
Francis M. Deng, Profiles in displacement: Azerbaijan (E/CN.4/1999/79/Add.1), para. 31)
”Now the longest -running conflict in the former Soviet Union, the battle for Nagorno-Karabakh has
rapidly expanded and intensified since it began in 1988, resulting in the deaths of an estimated
25,000 soldiers and civilians and the displacement of one million others. What began with
demonstrations calling for the unification of the Republic of Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh, a
largely Armenian [populated] region of Azerbaijan, became a full-scale war in 1992. In 1993, the
war spilled into other parts of Azerbaijan as Karabakh Armenian forces, often with the support of
the Republic of Armenia, conducted massive offensive military operations into the Azeripopulated
provinces surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh.” (Source: Human Rights Watch / Helsinki
(HRW). Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, December 1994)
''An appropriate analogy with the Jewish Holocaust might be the systematic extermination of the
entire Muslim population of the independent republic of Armenia which consisted of at least 30-40
percent of the population of that republic. The memoirs of an Armenian army officer who
participated in and eye-witnessed these atrocities was published in the U.S. in 1926 with the title
'Men Are Like That.' Other references abound.'' Rachel A. Bortnick - The Jewish Times - June 21, 1990.