Azerbaijan claimed its first Eurovision win in the 2011 Eurovision song contest.

Azerbaijan made history on Saturday evening when it was the winner of the annual Eurovision Song Contest 2011 represented by the duo Ell-Nikki of 21 year old student Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal performing the romantic song “Running Scared.”

After an exciting voting in front of tens of thousands of people in a fully packed Düsseldorf Arena and millions of TV viewers all over Europe, Azerbaijan received the highest score – 12 points from Russia, Turkey and Malta. Azerbaijan took 10 points from Ukraine, Greece, Croatia, San Marino, Romania and Moldova, gathering a total of points of 221.

Azerbaijan win Eurovision 2011, help came from Turkey’s early exit in the song contest

The early exit of Turkey’s song from Rock band ” Yüksek Sadakat ” seemed to play a vital role and benefit in Azerbaijan’s win, as Turkey’s potential votes were taken by Azerbaijan song in the Eurovision 2011.

 

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