Brilliant Dadashova

Two years later, she won the prestigious All-Union Pop Singers Contest, a singing competition among representatives of the republics of the Soviet Union.

Dadashova's concert venues included the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Russia, and Turkey.

From 2001 to 2006 she hosted her own prime time talk-show, Gözəllik dünyanı xilas edəcək ("Beauty will save the world"), on Azerbaijan's Space TV.

In 2012, her song "Vokaliz" (a 2001 vocal improvisation of the Azerbaijani folk dance tunes "Meydan" and "Baki", as well as Vagif Garayzadeh's "Novruzu" musical composition) became an issue of controversy after allegedly having been performed by the Armenian singer Varduhi Vardanyan, who was accused of violating copyright.

[8] Since September 2006, Brilliant Dadashova has been actively involved in the Akademiya TV project (the Azerbaijani version of Star Academy) aimed at professional musical training of talented youths and preparing them for the big stage.