| Nadir Rustamli | |
| Caption: | Rustamli performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 |
| Native Name: | Nadir Rüstəmli |
| Birth Name: | Nadir Rashid oghlu Rustamli |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Salyan, Azerbaijan |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
Nadir Rashid oghlu Rustamli (Azerbaijani: Nadir Rəşid oğlu Rüstəmli,[1] pronounced as /az/; born 8 July 1999)[2] is an Azerbaijani singer. Rustamli won the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan.[3] He represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Fade To Black", finishing 16th in the final.[4] [5]
Born in Salyan, Rustamli attended secondary school #3 in 2005–2016.[6] In his younger years, he received piano training at the Gulu Asgarov Music School in his hometown. In 2021, Rustamli graduated from the Azerbaijan University of Tourism and Management with a degree in business administration.[7]
From 2017 onwards, Rustamli has participated in various contests, including the Youthvision 2019 International Song Contest, where he finished second among 21 contestants.[8]
In 2021, he auditioned for the second season of The Voice of Azerbaijan. In the blind auditions, he earned chair turns from Eldar Gasimov and Murad Arif. He chose to be on Team Eldar. In January 2022, he won the show with a televote percentage of 42.6%.[9] [10]
| Blind Audition | "Writing's on the Wall" | Sam Smith | Two-chair turn, joins Team Eldar |
| Battle | "Beggin'" | The Four Seasons | Won against Amir Paşayev |
| Knockout | "We Could Be The Same" | ||
| 1/8 Final | "Xatirədir" | Alim Qasimov | |
| Quarterfinal | "Arcade" | Duncan Laurence | |
| Semifinal | "Just the Way You Are" | Bruno Mars | |
| Final | "Running Scared" | Ell & Nikki | Duet with Eldar Gasimov |
| "Bad Liar" | Imagine Dragons | ||
| "Bu da son" | Elnur Hüseynov & Samir Javadzadeh |
See main article: Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. On 16 February 2022, İctimai Television announced that they had internally selected Rustamli to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[11] He came 10th in the second semi-final with 96 points, qualifying for the final. All of the points came from jury votes, with the public vote not awarding any points. Rustamli performed 15th in the grand final, and came 16th with 106 points; 103 points came from the jury, and 3 from the public.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTU [12] | |||||||||||||
| "Fade to Black" | 2022 | 69 | rowspan="7" | ||||||||||
| "Azerbaijani: Lenetli şeher|i=no" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Azerbaijani: İzin qalacaq|i=no" | 2023 | — | |||||||||||
| "Azerbaijani: Əbədi sevgi|i=no" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Azerbaijani: Unuduram|i=no" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Azerbaijani: Bedel|i=no" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Azerbaijani: Gölgelerim|i=no" | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||