The order of performances of singers at the Eurovision 2012 in Baku has been determined. The show will start on May 26. Buranovskiye Babushki from Russia’s Udmurtia will perform with the song Party For Everyone. The highlight of their performance is the stove on the background, Trend reports.
The order is as follows: UK, Hungary, Albania, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Iceland, Cyprus, France, Italy, Estonia, Norway, Azerbaijan, Romania, Denmark, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Malta, Macedonia, Ireland, Serbia, Ukraine and Moldavia.
Meydan Bazaars are still operating at the Icheri Sheher Fortress for tourists and guests. The bazaars will run at the Gosha Gala Gapysy gates on May 20-25 from 12 pm to 8 pm. They will promote Azerbaijani history and culture, present art and expositions. They were organized by the State Department for History and Architecture of the Icheri Sheher Reserve, supported by Gazelli International ltd.
Kyamran Aliyev, head of a section of the Main Directorate of the Traffic Police, said that there will be no traffic problems. The number of accident has dropped. The only problem is that people are violating the rules when crossing the road. 80% of the latest accidents involved pedestrians.
Baku Crystal Hall is hosting the Eurovision contest. It was built on the Caspian coast specially for the contest. It holds 23,000 spectators and 16,000 more may watch the show on a huge screen outside. Over 100 million people in 50 countries of the world watch or listen to the contest.
The Eurovision logo is a Fire Flower and the slogan is Light Your Fire. 42 states attend the 57th contest.
Azerbaijan won the right to host the song contest after winning it in Dusseldorf in 2011 with performance of its singers Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell & Nikki).
