Yesterday night it was time for the second show of Böyük Səhnə, the national selection for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan. The show was presented by Husniye Maharramova and Tural Asadov - find out who qualified for the next round, to be broadcast on Sunday February 23rd!
The following candidates qualified for the next round:
Azad Shabanov
Erkin Osmanli
Samira Efendiyeva
Dilara Kazimova
Khana Hasanova
Elton Ibrahimov
All participants had performed cover versions of popular hits, with the jury voting on them right after the performances. Dilara Kazimova entertained the public with a very original version of Propellerheads' History Repeating - sang in the surroundings of a kitchen!
Most notably for Eurovision fans, Samira Efendiyeva sang the Albanian entry in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, It's All About You by Juliana Pasha, while Rilaya treated the public with her version of Drip Drop, the Azerbaijani entry in the same year.
The jury comprised five experts from the show business and arts scene in Azerbaijan: Sabina Babayeva (Eurovision representative of Azerbaijan in 2012), Eldar Gasimov (winner of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest), Tunzala Agayeva (composer and singer), Faiq Suceddinov (popular singer), and Zumruz Dadashzade (professor of the Baku Music Academy).
