Arzum Xelilova Becomes Another Finalist in Azerbaijan

After the fourth week in the Azerbaijani national selections, Arzum Xelilova became the fifth qualifier for the grand final, which will be held on 2nd February.

After Azerbaijani national broadcaster, ITV, announced Nikola Barkley as a wildcard this week, the fourth leg of the Azerbaijani National Selection’s semi-final tour was held yesterday. At the end of the night, Arzum Xelilova won the ticket for the final show of the Azerbaijani selections on the road to Düsseldorf. The final result of yesterday’s show was decided by 50/50 jury and televoting traditionally on this year’s selections. The final scoreboard shaped as:

1.      Arzum Xelilova: 12 pts
2.      Aydan Rüstemova: 10 pts
3.      Sabina Babayeva: 8 pts
4.      Cavanshir Haciyev: 7 pts
5.      Rahima Hasanalizadeh: 6 pts
6.      Çinare Nezerli: 5 pts
7.      Ramin Quliyev: 4 pts
8.      Emilya Yaqubova: 3 pts
9.      Milan Mammadov: 2 pts
10.    Said Ismayilzadeh: 1 pt
11.    Leyla Dadashova 0 pt

After the fourth week, the finalist’s list for grand final is:

•    Chingiz Mustafayev
•    Nurlan Növresli
•    Günay İbrahimli
•    Nikola Barkley (Wilcdard)
•    Arzum Xelilova

The 5th heat of the Azeri national finals will take place next Friday. The show will start at 18.00 CET and will be broadcast by national broadcaster İçtimai TV directly via Satellite on Hotbird and Türksat 3A. The line-up will be as follows:

•    Empathy group
•    Elmar Asgarov
•    Altun Zeynalov
•    Emin Nasirli
•    Canana Zeynalova
•    Rövshan Civishov
•    Camila Hashimova
•    Aynishan Guliyeva
•    Gülnar Nabi-Chingiz
•    Dinara Ceferova
•    Orxan Israfilov

You can also watch Arzum Xelilova’s performances below:

Source: EuroVisionary, İçtimai TV
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