Efendi hopes to light up the Eurovision 2021 stage as she gives life to “Mata Hari” — the famed spy and titular character of her upbeat song. And now she’s got a little extra fuel in her fire with the news that celebrated fashion designer Rufat Ismayil will design her look for the stage.

Rufat has worked with countless celebrities. Among them are Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Paris and Nikki Hilton, Ashanti, Avril Lavigne, and Lil Kim.

As you can tell from his client list, he understands the needs of a variety of women — whether they’re slaying the stage or a high-powered business meeting.

 

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“Our main goal in creating a costume for Efendi was to convey the spirit of a strong, confident woman,” he says. “In addition, the presence of national elements was an important point for us, and it was challenging to combine all this into one outfit.”

“The most important thing is that Efendi in the costume should feel like a conqueror of hearts, because it is very important how the artist will present the outfit to the audience.”

Apparently Efendi’s costume will be adorned with precious and semi-precious stones. Her team tell us “it will combine national elements in a modern vision.”

 

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Darren
Darren
2 years ago

Hopefully Europe will see through it too. No way should this qualify.

Darren
Darren
2 years ago

Damn!! Baku’s been hiding him! What a cute guy

Alex
Alex
2 years ago

He’s so cute but it’s ridiculous that even for her outfit they go for a foreign person and not a local artist. They just don’t trust the local choreographers, designers and writers.

Princess Diana
Princess Diana
2 years ago
Reply to  Alex

Rufat Ismayil is actually Azerbaijani.

raylee
raylee
2 years ago
Reply to  Alex

He’s Azerbaijani

Last edited 2 years ago by raylee
ROXELANA
ROXELANA
2 years ago
Reply to  Alex

He’s Azerbaijani

Fatima
Fatima
2 years ago

Yes, and I’ll be very disappointed if Cleopatra’s left-over pyramids feature in the staging. There were no pyramids in world war 1 Europe.

pretty_polly
pretty_polly
2 years ago

Oh Lawd, he sho’ is cute!

gurki loko
gurki loko
2 years ago

I guess another reason for her not to move.

Fast Food Music Lover
Fast Food Music Lover
2 years ago

Well, he seems like a good designer.

A R
A R
2 years ago

Like a pro….. (not professional).

Rashad
Rashad
2 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xFrv8VFctc This is her performing Cleopatra live on The Voice Kids.

Darren
Darren
2 years ago

Absolutely this!

raylee
raylee
2 years ago

they can be inspired by the original Mata Hari look

Last edited 2 years ago by raylee
Dawid
Dawid
2 years ago
Reply to  raylee

Nah, they only used this name because it sounds cool

Darren
Darren
2 years ago
Reply to  Dawid

Nah definitely because it sounds cool. They probably think it’s some Buddhist term from the Himalaya’s or something.

Darren
Darren
2 years ago
Reply to  Darren

I know who was, but I definitely don’t think Efendi and the delegation do lol

Trina
Trina
2 years ago
Reply to  raylee

I personally very much hope for the opposite. I really, really hope they do not trot out some lazy European stereotype of a hypersexualized Asian harem dancer.

Frisian esc
Frisian esc
2 years ago

I hope that next to strong, confident and national elements they also took some inspiration out of the outfits of mata hari herself

Last edited 2 years ago by Frisian esc
Frisian esc
Frisian esc
2 years ago
Reply to  Frisian esc

Sunday will absolutely kick ass with first rehearsals! So many interesting first looks from Azerbaijan, Romania, Ukraine, Belgium etc.

Esc addict
Esc addict
2 years ago
Reply to  Frisian esc

The first rehearsals are not the dress rehearsals so maybe when they will put their first steps on the stage, some singers won’t be dressed like they will be for the shows.

Last edited 2 years ago by Esc addict
Frisian esc
Frisian esc
2 years ago
Reply to  Esc addict

I’m aware of that but excited for things such as stagings, first looks etc.

Esc addict
Esc addict
2 years ago
Reply to  Frisian esc

me too, I’m counting the days….