Leyla Aliyeva is an Azerbaijani television-presenter. On 22, 24 and 26 May 2012 she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan together with Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen. Leyla Aliyeva graduated from the Baku Academy of Music with a degree in choral directing and has a master's degree in music. In 2004, while in her first year of undergraduate studies, she was hired by ITV to work for the channel's Department of Music, Arts and Entertainment. In 2007, she began covering Eurovision news and soon rose to becoming a member of ITV's Eurovision organising committee. Aliyeva also served as the spokesperson of Azerbaijan announcing the country's first voting results in the country's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. She hosted the Azerbaijani national Eurovision selection tours alongside 'Husniyya Maharramova' in 2011 and 2012.
She is one of 9 presenters to host and commentate on the Eurovision Song Contest. The others are Terry Wogan , Lon Zitrone , Pat Kenny , Lolita Morena , Pavlo Shylko , Oliver Mlakar , Harald Treutiger and Jaana Pelkonen.
She is married to a fellow ITV employee who works there as a director and has a daughter.
She is the eldest daughter of the Azerbaijans president, Ilham Aliyev.
Has an adopted child named Amina.
