EMIN among nominees for Russian GQ Awards
By Laman Ismayilova
Famous Azerbaijani singer EMIN has been nominated for 2017 Man of the Year Awards in the category "Businessman of the Year» by the Russian magazine GQ.
The voting takes place on the newspaper's website. The winners will be announced in September, 2017, Trend Life reported.
In 2016, Emin was awarded as the Most Stylish Musician of the Year.
Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Emin moved with his family to Russia at the age of four. Emin began to write songs, sing and learned guitar and piano. He continued to hone and perfect his music throughout high school and recorded a full Russian album when he was 17. In 2006, he released his English language album, STILL.
In 2012 Emin was asked to be guest performer at the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s best known and largest singing competition which was being held in his birth-country, Azerbaijan.
Emin's media appearances include BBC Breakfast, Extra, ITV's Daybreak, Fox, Entertainment Tonight, Pro 7, The Today Show, E!, among others. He's been featured in The Sunday Times, The Sun, Bilt, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, GQ, Esquire, OK!, among others.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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