Azis

August 14, 2007

Chances are that you have never heard of the artist called Azis. He's not American, but he is HUGE in Bulgaria. He is very controversial because of his image but he has a large fan base. He is gay, but one of his girl friends recently had a child for him.

Here is a link to one of his videos:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AZ6pPc5LIlU&mode=related&search=

Azis has a very feminine look but still keeps it masculine. He has white blonde hair and a white moustache and goatee. He is a little overweight, definitely having a masculine body. There isn't anything feminine about his body shape. He wears a lot of make-up, lots of vivid colors as well as accessories such as fake eyelashes. He basically looks drag; his image on stage is completely different than what he looks like normally. He looks like a very 'butch' yet attractive drag queen when performing on stage and like a normal every day man behind the curtains. The video I chose for you to view is quite interesting because it shows what he uses to make up his costumes and image. He wear very feminine clothing, wearing (short) skirts, dresses, long flowy clothes, high hosiery, I've seen him wear knee high heels and lot's of the time he wears feminine colors. In this particular video he is wearing a short, purple, glittery skirt with matching purple gloves and purple make up. He has long droopy earrings as well. I even think he is very attractive in his costume. He is well made-up and pleasing to look at.

I think if someone was to listen to him they might not realize that he is a male singing his songs because his voice is more in the female range than a male. His songs have really good beats and range from slow to fast.

He is captivating, performs well and I just enjoy watching him. Even though I don't know his language I would go to a concert of his just because I would be entertained. He moves his body and arms fluidly and draws attention to himself. He is such an amazing performer and has interesting music!

This is his video Tochno sega:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3skTOyK4NU&NR=1

He really sounds like a woman in this video and is dressed like a woman. It's weird though because even though he is dressed in women's clothing I still don't quite view him as a man dressing up as a woman. I see it more as his character and how he represents himself. This kind of reflects on the Individuality/ Gender video that I posted in my blog from Youtube. The guy in that video wore make-up because he felt like it. I think Asiz dresses the way he does while performing because that's what makes him feel attractive and sexy, not necessarily because he's making a statement about gender and androgyny.

I guess this is all a performance that he puts on for his fans and the public but I also see it as who he is as well and not just some stage persona. This is totally my opinion though and I could be way off base. I don't know him, I don't know much about him and what his personal life is like, I just get this feeling from watching his videos. He is a very attractive man whether in drag or not - he just exudes sexuality.

In his video Chernite ochi posted below, Azis is dressed as a man, no hint of femininity except for some make-up he wears (which all men and women in music videos wear). It is a video with a woman in it who also sings and not knowing the words to this song it appears that he has some sort of romantic relationship with this woman.
Azis plays both sides of gender very well. Overall I love watching his videos and listening to his music. I am captivated by him and his performances.