Emin Agalarov

Emin Agalarov is an Azerbaijani-Russian singer and businessman. He writes and performs songs in English and Russian and is widely popular in Azerbaijan and Russia. Emin Agalarov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. Emin Agalarov moved to Tenafly, New Jersey in 1994 and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1997. He graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in New York. Agalarov's interest in music began in high school whilst in the United States. After graduating from high school, he returned to Russia, where he continued to write songs. In 2005 he began working with his vocal and music teacher, the Azerbaijani singer Muslim Magomayev, to whom he pays tribute in his concerts. In 2006 Emin gained attention for his debut studio album Still which in the first six months sold 70,000 copies in Russia and an additional 30,000 copies in CIS countries. He then released an album per year: Incredible in 2007, Obsession (a set of classic Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley songs) in 2008; and in 2009, Devotion. Each of these albums was supported by concerts in Moscow and Baku. In 2010 he relocated to London, to work with producer Brian Rawling and to focus on the UK music market. Emin's album Wonder was released in Russia and CIS in November 2010 and in the UK on 21 March 2011. The song "Heart Keeps Beating" was the first single in Russia from his second album After the Thunder and received good radio airplay on Russian Radio in 2012. Emin's first single from his 2012 album After The Thunder was the song "Baby Get Higher" written by David Sneddon, Graham Stack, Mark Read and was added to the BBC Radio 2 A-List in April 2012. On May 26, 2012, Emin was the local interval act during intermission on the The Eurovision Song Contest (2012) that was held in his hometown of Baku. During the break, Emin performed "Never Enough", a track taken from the album After the Thunder. Agalarov was the opening act for Jennifer Lopez's September 23, 2012, concert in Baku. On November 9, 2013, Emin performed at Miss Universe 2013 (2013) held in Moscow in the evening gown competition section. Agalarov performed "In Another Life" in a music video with Donald Trump and Miss Universe 2013 (2013) contestants. Contestants were required to appear in the video without pay. In May 2014, Emin won the award for Best-selling Azerbaijan Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards. In 2016, Emin Agalarov became the organizer and producer of Zhara (Hot) Music Festival that will be hosted annually at Sea Breeze, in his hometown Baku.