Azerbaijan with a huge national show for Eurovision
Filed under: Eurovision, News, Then & Now
Baku ready to rock: Eurovision debutant Azerbaijan prepares a grand bombastic show for the selection of the first Azerbaijani ESC entrant in history.
On 2 February, one of the novices in Eurovision, Azerbaijan, will hold its National final - part of a huge campaign celebrating the first ever participation of the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. The event will be webcast live on the official ESC website at 17.30 CET.
The two-hour show will be followed by a press-conference, webcast at 19.45 CET, when journalists and fans will have the chance to ask the first Azerbaijani Eurovision entrant questions. The presser will feature three more former Eurovision participants - playful Sertab, who represented Turkey in 2003 with Everyway that I can, Ruslana, who brought the victory to Ukraine in 2004 with the song Wild Dance, and last-year’s Serbian entrant - Maria Serifovic, who bewitched Europe with her Molitva.
Three contestants will compete in the first edition of the National Selection in Azerbaijan: Elnur Gusseinov with If You Never Back - a pop song in English, with amazing opera solos and some traditional elements, Aynur Iskenderli with Don’t Forget My Love, an up-tempo pop song with traditional elements and music instruments, and the rock band Unformal with The End. I like the third one best - an experimental rock track, performed by a fascinating female vocal.
It all comes in a moment, when Azerbaijan music industry faces hardships: post-Soviet influence, severe piracy, and little appearance opportunities. That’s why the Eurovision Song Contest is seen a life-saving measure. Anyway, the country is full of talents, as experts say, and hopes.
February 4th, 2008 at 3:18 am
I love you my Azerbaijan
February 4th, 2008 at 8:07 am
I love you, love you … Azerbaijan!
February 4th, 2008 at 10:54 am
I hope that our performance will be lucky!!
February 8th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Good Luck Azerbaijan and Elnur, I wish you all the best of luck and Your national final show was truly amazing!! I especialy enjoyed the introduction, with the Azeri national folk tune, Sari Gelin, being played. :))) GOOD LUCK AGAIN FROM ENGLAND!!!!
February 11th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Good luck Elnur! We are all with you!
Trounce those losers from A*****a!!!
March 4th, 2008 at 10:20 am
>>>>>Azerbaijan<<<<< l Love You
March 7th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I love my Land of fire.
March 10th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Vote for Armenia Sirusho is the best. Qele Qele is the best
March 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
GO SIRUSHO! YOU ARE THE BEST !
Time is reaching height
You should make it right
To end our fight
Just hold me tight
March 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
AZERBAIJAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AZERBAYCAN IS NUMBER ONE!!!
ELNUR & SAMIR ARE NUMBER ONE!!!
SIZ QALIB GELMELISINIZ!
EN GOZEL SES VE MAHNI BIZIMKIDIR!!!
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 am
PRIVET VSEM AZERBAIJAN NUMBER 1…….EL;NUR AND SAMIR………..NUMBER 1…..AZERBAIJAN…….
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 am
AZERBAIJAN NUMBER 1 MI V TEBYA VERIM TI LUCSHIY…..MI BUDEM 1 VIMI NA EVROVIDENIYE……
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 am
ELNUR AND SAMIR………AZERBAIJAN………..
March 24th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Azerbaijan………………….EKNUR and SAM?R………….
March 24th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Azerbaijan………………..ELNUR and SAMIR…………..SSSSUUUUUPPPPPPPEEERRRRRRRRRRRR_____________DAY AFTER DAY
March 24th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
AZERBAYCAN COOOOOOOOOL, LOVE U MY LAND. WE R CHAMPION. LUCKY ELNUR N SAMIRR…………
March 25th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Day after Day by Elnur and Samir - are the best
AZERBAIJAN
March 26th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I think that guys from Azerbaijan will win, c’cos the song is cool enough
March 26th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
we are the cahampion of eurovision 2008.we are the once.we are the first….
May 18th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
I love Azerbaycan, I love the Land of Fire, our music is the best! This is just a start.
May 24th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Azerbaijan win this day
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