Samira has had increasing success on the shows. On
Böyük Səhnə, which was used as Azerbaijan’s national final to select their artist for Eurovision 2014, Efendi made it to the third heat, where she was eliminated just before the grand final. She went one better on
The Voice of Azerbaijan. After turning all four chairs with her audition of Beyoncé’s “Listen”, Efendi made it all the way to the grand final of the show, but just missed out on victory.
2. She’s already represented Azerbaijan on the international stage
Following her success in national singing competitions, Efendi started representing her country in international events. So far this includes appearing on