This week, the selection Milli Seçim Turu continued with its 3rd heat in Azerbaijan. Another group of nine participants have fought the battle to qualify for the semi-final, where Hayyam Mustafazadeh got the ticket.
The third week of Azeri Milli Seçim Turu, kicked off Tuesday instead of Monday and ended on Saturday evening this week. Nine participants, Ferid Ramazanov, Hayyam Mustafazadeh, Aytac Veliyeva, Rüstem Allazov, Rövşan Azizov, Aysel Guluzadeh, Yelena Kerimova, Anar Safarov and Altun Zeynalov gave their best to be the only one to go through to the semi-final. The same format used in previous editions was followed this week too:
• Monday: World Hits
• Tuesday: Azeri Music
• Wednesday: Eurovision Hits
• Thursday: Performance Day
• Friday: Participants’ Choice
The shows were broadcasted via the official channel, Içtimai TV, and hosted by Hüsniye Maharramova and Leyla Aliyeva. After the performances of the week, the votes were announced from last position to top as usual. The latest results were collected after each day’s results with the combination of jury and televoting, 50/50. Then the final shape of scoreboard came out as:
2 points: Yelena Kerimova
3 points: Aytaç Veliyeva
4 points: Ferid Ramazanov
5 points: Aysel Guluzadeh
6 points: Rüstem Allazov
7 points: Rövşan Azizov
8 points: Anar Safarov
10 points: Altun Zeynalov
12 points: Hayyam Mustafazadeh
With the results of the third heat, the Azeri Milli Seçum Turu’s semi-final heat now looks like:
1st heat: Orhan Kerimli
2nd heat: Meryem Kerimova
3rd heat: Hayyam Mustafazadeh
The forth heat will start on Monday with the World Music theme and of course with the new participants. The show will start at 18.00 CET (21.00 with local time) and will be aired by İçtimai TV via satellite and web. Below you can watch the closing ceremony of heat three: