Nigar Jamal

Nigar "Nikki" Aydin qizi Jamal (Azerbaijani: Nigar Aydın qızı Camal, IPA: [niˈɟɑɾ ɑjˈdɯn ɡɯˈzɯ dʒɑˈmɑl]; née Mutallibzadeh [Mütəllibzadə, IPA: [mytæˈlibzɑdæ]]; born 7 September 1980) is an Azerbaijani singer.

[2] Jamal says she is inspired by the likes of Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Brandy Norwood, Craig David and Chris Brown.

Jamal qualified from the semi-final along with four other artists to the final on 11 February 2011, where she and Eldar Gasimov won the right to represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2011.

[3][4][5] They sang under the pseudonym Ell & Nikki the song "Running Scared" written by Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman from Sweden and Iain Farquharson from the UK, which won with a total of 221 points.

[8] In September 2011 it was announced that Nigar would appear in an episode of the Turkish comedy series Yahşi Cazibe.

Nigar (left) and Eldar (right)