Career
Jamal"s singing genres include Rhythm & Blues, soul and popular music In 1997, she entered Khazar University, majoring in economics and management, finishing 3 out of 4 years. Before trying herself as a singer, Nigar Jamal had been a housewife for five years.
In an interview to The Sun she confessed having once planned to participate on The X Factor but having narrowly missed the show"s deadline.
Jamal says she is inspired by the likes of Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Brandy Norwood, Craig David and Chris Brown. Eurovision Song Contest 2011
In December 2010, Jamal took part in the Azerbaijani national selection, Milli Seçim Turu 2011.
Her first appearance was in Heat 7, placing joint first with 11 points, along with Ilhama Gasimova, both qualifying to the semi-final. 2011–present: After Eurovision
After winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Jamal and Gasimov got to travel to a number of countries and perform their winning entry.
In Azerbaijan 15,000 postage stamps in the denomination of 1 Azerbaijani manat were printed.
Germany also printed postage stamps to the value of €0.45. The production of postage stamps in both Azerbaijan and Germany were in dedication of Eldar and Nigar"s victory at 2011 contest. In September 2011, it was announced that Nigar Jamal would appear in one of the episodes of the Turkish comedy series Yahşi Cazibe.
Azerbaijan and Germany have issued a postage stamp dedicated to Nigar and Eldar"s victory at Eurovision.
In 2012, she was among five musicians from Azerbaijan chosen as the jury in the Danish national selection of the 2012 Eurovision contestant. On 1 December 2011, Nikki presented her first post-Eurovision solo song and video clip "Crush on You".
On August 11, 2012, she released her debut album entitled "Play With Maine". She has reportedly worked with Danish songwriter Boe Larsen for the album.