Born in Baku , Kazimova studied vocal arts at the Baku Academy of Music . After graduating , she briefly performed as part of an opera troupe . From the early 2000s , she was a member of the rock band Unformal and later the lead singer for the duo Milk & Kisses . Both bands participated in the Azerbaijani national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest before , with Unformal placing second in the national final in 2008 , and Milk & Kisses placing second again in the national final in 2010 . In 2010 , the duo Milk & Kisses represented Azerbaijan at the annual New Wave music festival in Jurmala , Latvia , but came 16th out of 17 contestants
national final in 2008
Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Dilara Kazimova