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Emin Agalarov
Emin in 2024
Born
Emin Araz oğlu Ağalarov

(1979-12-12) 12 December 1979 (age 45)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Alma materMarymount Manhattan College
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouses
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(m. 2006; div. 2015)​
Alyona Gavrilova
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(m. 2018; div. 2020)​
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(m. 2024)​
Children4
FatherAras Agalarov
HonoursPeople's Artiste of Azerbaijan (2018)
Websiteemin-music.com

Emin Aras oghlu Agalarov (Azerbaijani: Emin Araz oğlu Ağalarov, Russian: Эмин Аразович Агаларов; born 12 December 1979), also known as Emin Arazovich Agalarov, is a developer and President of Agalarov Development as well as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Azerbaijan-Russia Business Council. Along with business projects, Emin Agalarov is professionally involved in music (stage name - Emin). His songs are in TV and radio rotation.

A singer, he performs in English, Azerbaijani and Russian languages.[1][2][better source needed] In 2018, Agalarov was awarded the honorary title of People's Artiste of Azerbaijan.[3]

Early life

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Emin Arasovich Agalarov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is the son of Azerbaijani–Russian oligarch Aras Agalarov, head of the Crocus Group [ru]. Emin's father is Azerbaijani and his mother is Jewish.[4] He considers himself a Muslim.[5] His family moved to Moscow when Emin was four years old. When he was 13, his parents sent him to a school in Switzerland.[6][7] Agalarov moved to Tenafly, New Jersey in 1994 and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1997.[8][6] He graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.[9]

Music Career

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In 2010, Emin relocated to London to collaborate with acclaimed producer Brian Rawling (David Bowie, Cher, Kylie Minogue). Their partnership resulted in the album Wonder, which became a BBC Radio 2 Album of the Week. Emin’s follow-up effort, After the Thunder, produced two BBC Radio 2 Singles of the Week and received significant airplay on UK radio[10].

His most outstanding achievement happened one year later when Emin performed at the 2013 Miss Universe Contest. A TV audience of over one billion watched from all corners of the globe as Emin shared the spotlight with legendary Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Panic! At The Disco[11].

It was during Miss Universe rehearsals that Emin persuaded Donald Trump to make an Apprentice-style cameo appearance in the video for Emin’s single, “In Another Life.”[12]

In 2014, Emin won a World Music Award [13] following his performance earlier in the evening. Held in Monaco that year, fellow guest performers included Miley Cyrus, Flo Rida, and Mariah Carey.

Then, a few months later, Sony ATV signed Emin to a publishing contract, followed by his signing a record deal with Warner Music.

In 2015, Emin collaborated with multi-Grammy award-winning music legend Nile Rodgers on the hit single "Boomerang."[14] The remix of "Boomerang" soared to the 9th position on Billboard's dance charts. Later that year, Emin supported mega group Take That on part of their European tour. Emin won over new fans, playing to stadium audiences of more than 60,000 — captivating crowds in Munich, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich, and Milan.

Early in 2023, Emin recorded the album, Now or Never[15], with 16-time Grammy winner David Foster. Released in February 2024, the album features music made famous by Elvis Presley and includes duets with Katharine McPhee, Nicole Scherzinger, and the legendary Engelbert Humperdinck.

Personal life

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Emin Agalarov is the son of Aras Agalarov, an Azerbaijani-Russian billionaire.[16] From 2006 to 2015, he was married to Leyla Aliyeva, the daughter of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.[17] The couple had twin sons in 2008 and adopted a girl, Amina, after their divorce, in 2015. In 2018, Agalarov married the former model and businesswoman Alyona Gavrilova and had a baby girl, Afina (Афина) .[18] The couple divorced in 2020 and remarried in 2024.[19]

Filmography

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Year Film Role
2013 Love in Vegas Himself
2018 Night Shift Chernyavskiy

References

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  1. ^ Quinn, Gerry (21 April 2015). "Musician Emin is definitely not just in it for the money". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ Bilger, Oliver (13 September 2015). "Dieser Oligarchensohn will Europa mit Musik erobern" [Son of oligarch wants to conquer Europe with music]. Die Welt. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Famous singer and composer Emin Agalarov received certificate and badge of honorary title of People's Artist of Azerbaijan - News". Azərbaycan Respublikası Mədəniyyət Nazirliyi. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ Yaffe, Simon. "Rob Prepares Star Emin for International Fame and Glory". Jewish Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. ^ Boyd, Brian (22 March 2015). "Not Eminem. Just Emin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Trust - Translation of interview the Agalarovs gave to Forbes by Crocus Group". Crocus Group. 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ^ "April 2013 cover of Russian-language issue of Forbes Life". baku.ws. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. ^ Cowen, Richard; Shkolnikova, Svetlana (13 July 2017). "Russian pop star tied to Trump has Tenafly roots". The Record. Retrieved 28 February 2018. Russian pop star Emin Agalarov wore black leather, drove a souped-up moped and wanted to be the next Elvis Presley, having spent his teenage years living large and dreaming big on the streets of his adopted hometown, Tenafly. Twenty years after graduating from Tenafly High School, the Russian crooner this week hit it really big.... Emin Agalarov as a senior in Tenafly High School's 1997 yearbook.
  9. ^ Calamur, Krishnadev (10 July 2017). "Who Is Emin Agalarov?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Эмин Агаларов покоряет Лондон". Журнал OK!. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. ^ Swaine, Jon; Walker, Shaun (18 September 2017). "Trump in Moscow: what happened at Miss Universe in 2013". Retrieved 27 April 2025 – via The Guardian.
  12. ^ "EMIN: Трамп моментально согласился сняться в моем клипе - Газета.Ru | Новости". Газета.Ru. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Эмин Агаларов получил премию The World Music Awards 2014". www.kaspiy.az. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Эмин Агаларов презентовал клип с обладателем нескольких премий GRAMMY - ВИДЕО". Vesti.az. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Публикации". baku-media.ru. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  16. ^ Smith, Neil (1 March 2011). "Emin: a singer with connections". BBC News. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  17. ^ Harris, Paul (10 March 2011). "Leyla, the champagne connection". iol.co.za. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  18. ^ Fitzharris, Dustin (19 May 2015). "More Love From Emin: The Russian Pop Star Opens Up About His Music, Family and Wealth". HuffPost. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  19. ^ Плетенёва, Ольга. "Эмин Агаларов снова женился на Алене Гавриловой: тайная свадьба гремит в Москве | STARHIT". www.starhit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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