winner, 2011
Nigar Jamal
Nigar Jamal represented Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2011 in Düsseldorf with “Running Scared”, and won.
- who
- Azerbaijani singer
- born
- 7 September 1980, Baku
- contest
- 2011
- win
- 2011
- music
- pop, rhythm and blues, soul
- active
- since 2011
- studied at
- Khazar University
- sang for
- Azerbaijan
Biography
Nigar Jamal is an Azerbaijani singer, born and raised in Baku and based in London since 2005. With Eldar Gasimov, as Ell and Nikki, Jamal won the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf with “Running Scared”. The two have performed together as a duo on various occasions since.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Nigar Jamal”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2011 Düsseldorf
“Running Scared”
Winner Won the contest with 221 points, ahead of 24 other songs.
- With
- Ell
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Sandra Bjurman, Iain James Farquharson, Stefan Örn
- Running order
- 19th of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 2nd of 19, 122 points
- Age on the night
- 30
Play: Ell and Nikki — “Running Scared”, the winning performance at Eurovision 2011 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2011: Italy comes back, the champion defends, and Azerbaijan wins
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- honorary diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Nigar Jamal, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2011 The result
The juries and the public disagreed, and the public's choice won. Azerbaijan's Ell and Nikki took the televote and the combined result with "Running Scared", on 221 points. It was the country's first victory, in only its fourth year at the contest.
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