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Elnur Huseynov wins hearts of Muscovites

27 April 2015 14:51 (UTC+04:00)
Elnur Huseynov wins hearts of Muscovites

By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijani contestant Elnur Huseynov, who will represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 - to be held in Vienna, Austria in May, visited Russia’s capital, Moscow as part of his promo tour ahead the main event.

Following his arrival to the country on April 24, the talented singer first attended the “Music Box” TV channel, where he performed his mystical ballad Hour of the Wolf, which is already among bookmakers' favorites.

After the performance he took part in a press conference prior to the annual gala held on stage in the “Place de Paris Korston” hall.

The Moscow concert brought together Eurovision contestants from more than 10 countries, including Russian representative Polina Gagarina, as well as previous years’ participants.

The concert audience enjoyed Elnur’s amazing voice and performance. After the concert, he attended the party and talked with his fellow contestants.

For the final point of his promo tour Elnur will go to Tbilisi, Georgia on April 26-27.

Here, alongside with presenting his song, he will give a "deep house" concert.

As part of his Georgia visit, Elnur will also attend the country’s morning show and will answer “Fortuna” radio and “Music Box” channel's questions.

Austria will host the final of the 60th Eurovision on May 23. The semifinals of the international contest will be held on May 19 and 21. Elnur will perform his ballad under the 11th number in the second semifinal.

Talking about his song Elnur said, “I believe in my entry song as it has so many powerful messages. It is truly a song with great meaning of which the most important is ‘that every heart deserves a fight’ and we should never give up. We must fight for our happiness.”

In 2008, Elnur appeared on “the Eurovision Song Contest” in Belgrade, together with Samir Javadzada, who brought the 8th place to Azerbaijan.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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