Elnur Huseynov was born on March 3, 1987 in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan.

In 1992 he entered a conservatory and got piano lessons. In 1999 his family moved to Baku, Azerbaijan, and in 2000, Elnur started an education in a medical college. In 2001, he entered the Music School named after Asaf Zeynali, while at the same time taking lessons from his teachers Sevda Mamedova and Fidan Kasimova. Nowadays, his teacher is Rashad Gashimov. He also worked in the State Opera and Ballet Theatre of Azerbaijan and in the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic.

In 2003 he was awarded the grand prize in the TV project Sing Your Song. After leaving the music school in 2004 he began an education for stylist and hairdresser. His dream is to create a mini zoo at home, because he likes animals very much. At the moment, he has a white rat, a python and he is planning to get a cat.

The national final decided to allow Elnur Huseynov to represent the country in Europe’s most prestigious contest "Eurovision" on May 22, 2008.