Gunesh Alisafayevna Abasova (Azerbaijani: Günəş Əlisaf qızı Abbasova;[citation needed] Belarusian: Гюнэш Алісафаеўна Абасава, Güneš Alisafaěwna Abasava;[2] born 1979), often known simply as Gunesh, is a Belarusian-Azerbaijani singer-songwriter.
[5] She has attempted to represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest several times since 2005.
[13] She was awarded the second prize for young pop song performers at the 2005 edition of the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk.
[15] In 2011, she was awarded the Medal of Francysk Skaryna by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
[20] Abasova married her Turkish husband in Istanbul in June 2014.