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Buranovskie Babushki lead the voting to predict winner of first semi-final
20.05.2012 [12:45]
Russia`s singing grannies, Buranovskie Babushki, have maintained their grip in a voting among Eurovision fans and journalists to guess who will win the first semi-final of the contest
 
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Engelbert Humperdinck the last to rehearse in Crystal Hall
20.05.2012 [12:41]
The arrival of international legend Engelbert Humperdinck in Baku had been an eagerly anticipated moment for the media. The United Kingdom representative got his first impressions of the Crystal Hall and stage today
 
Serbia`s Eurovision contestant: Everything is beautiful in Baku
20.05.2012 [12:20]
Serbia`s entry for the Eurovision-2012 song contest, Zeljko Joksimovic, has praised the host city Baku in an interview with AzerTAc. “Everything is beautiful in Baku – a beautiful city, nice people, an impressive venue, beautiful flowers.”
 
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Over 5,000 tourists already booked rooms in Azerbaijani hotels
20.05.2012 [12:00]
Head of the Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTA) Nahid Bagirov has said more than 5,000 foreigners have already booked rooms in Azerbaijani hotels as the country is hosting the Eurovision-2012 Song Contest
 
Maiden`s Tower international art festival ends in Baku
First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva attends event
19.05.2012 [22:57]
The third Giz Galasi international art festival has wrapped up here today in the Kicik Karvansaray, Icheri Sheher The ceremony was attended by First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva
 
Memory of Azerbaijani Prominent singer Muslim Magomayev remembered in Kazakhstan
19.05.2012 [22:08]
The Kazakh State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Abay has hosted a grand concert in memory of Azerbaijan’s prominent singer and composer, People’s Artist of USSR, Muslim Magomayev. Unforgettable songs of Muslim Magomayev have been sung in the concert. The organizer of the event Anatoly Tsoy underlined the importance of the...
 
Eurovision-2012 officially opens
19.05.2012 [22:05]
The official opening of Eurovision 2012 song contest took place here Saturday at the EuroClub. The sontest participants walked the red carpet to enter the hall. The participants and famous DJs give concertos here
 
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Austria's Trackshittaz: We are longing to come to Azerbaijan once again
19.05.2012 [21:44]
“We are longing to come to Azerbaijan once again because the country is so hospitable that everybody try to help you here anyhow even though I don`t know the Azerbaijani language,” Eurovision 2012 Austrian Trackshittaz band representatives said in an interview
 
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A gentle love song for Spain
19.05.2012 [20:11]
Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me) is the title of the Spanish Eurovision entry, and today Pastora Soler rehearsed her love song for the first time on stage in Baku. With her strong voice, she easily captured the attention of everyone in the
 
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It`s time for Italy in Baku Crystal Hall
19.05.2012 [20:08]
Nina Zilli was next up stage today to rehearse the Italian entry L`Amore E`Femmina (Out Of Love) which, as the title implies, will be sung in a mixture of Italian and English. After their success in the contest last year, where they were the runners up, Nina Zilli will be aiming to take them one place higher in Baku. Like several other of the...
 
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Germany Roman Lob: It`s a little difficult for me to play the piano or the drums in the song
19.05.2012 [20:02]
“It`s a little difficult for me to play the piano or the drums in the song” said at the press conference Azerbaijan`s representative in “Eurovision-2012” Song contest Sabina Babayeva, in Baku Crystal Hall. "It`s a little difficult for me to play the piano or the drums in the song. I want to concentrate just on my voice", he explained
 
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Anggun: “Baku is just like me - somewhere in middle between Europe and Asia”
19.05.2012 [20:02]
Anggun was greeted by a huge applause when she entered the press conference stage in Baku. "This is my very first time in Baku, and it`s been in my head, in my mind and in my heart for five months to finally come here. Baku is just like me - somewhere in the middle between Europe and Asia", she stated in the beginning of the conference
 
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Anggun echoes the Baku Crystal Hall
19.05.2012 [18:56]
After an extensive promo tour all around Europe, the echoes of Anggun, this year`s French artist at the Eurovision Song Contest, reached the Baku Crystal Hall today for her first rehearsal. The stage lights go all blue for France. Anggun is right in the middle while two dancers
 
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Azerbaijan`s Sabina Babayeva graced the Crystal Hall stage in her home town
19.05.2012 [17:38]
Today for the very first time, Azerbaijan`s Sabina Babayeva graced the Crystal Hall stage in her home town. Sabina Babayeva entered the stage for her first rehearsal in a very grand white frock adorned with silver sequins, feathers and with a long train
 
“If I had chance I would love to sail in America, as I`ve never seen the ocean before," Turkish singer
19.05.2012 [17:17]
A journalist asked Can that If he was a sailor, as he is on his official video for Love Me Back, where would he want to sail to? He replied "I am a sailor actually, I used to sail around 12 years ago. If I had chance I would love to sail in America, as I`ve never seen the ocean before." Can had kind words for the Turkish broadcaster TRT...
 
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