eurovision 2008
Samir Javadzadeh
Samir Javadzadeh, billed as Samir, represented Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2008 in Belgrade with “Day After Day”, finishing 8th of 25.
- who
- Azerbaijani singer
- born
- 16 April 1980, Baku
- billed as
- Samir
- contest
- 2008
- best result
- 8th, 2008
- music
- pop
- active
- since 2003
- sang for
- Azerbaijan
Biography
Samir Javadzadeh is an Azerbaijani pop singer. With Elnur Hüseynov, as Elnur and Samir, Javadzadeh sang “Day After Day” in Belgrade in 2008, Azerbaijan’s first entry, and finished eighth.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Samir Javadzadeh”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2008 Belgrade
“Day After Day”
8th of 25 Finished 8th of 25 in the final, with 132 points.
- Billed as
- Elnur and Samir
- With
- Elnur
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Zahra Badalbeyli, Govhar Hasanzadeh
- Running order
- 20th of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 6th of 19, 96 points
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Russia: Dima Bilan, “Believe”
The story of Eurovision 2008: Two semi-finals, a contest that nearly moved, and Russia's first win
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