Ell&Nikki, who represented Azerbaijan and won the “Eurovision-2011” song contest, will release their first album after the victory. APA reports that it will be a joint CD of the winners. The preparation for CD will be held both in Germany and Sweden. The songs of authors of “Running Scared” song Stefan Orn and Sandra Burman will also be in the CD.

According to the contest’s official website Ell&Nikki will start their European tour after the release of their album. On the 3rd of June, for instance, the duo will give live performance at 2011 Muz-TV Awards, one of the largest music ceremonies in Eastern Europe, in Moscow, Russia.

They will present the full version of Running Scared staged performance including backing vocalists, the costumes and special effects as in the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.

source: apa.az

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) officially reveals the split televoting and jury voting results of the Semi-Finals and Final of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. Viewers at home also ranked winner Azerbaijan first, while juries of music industry professionals had Italy on top of their list.  source: eurovision.tv

The split results of the Final were as follows:

The split results of the first and second Semi-Finals were as follows:

After Eurovision lots of singles used to enter the charts around Europe. This year the irish band Jedwards seemed to be the most popular and if popularity counts more, we can say that they are the true winners of Eurovision. The twin brothers are now number 1 in Ireland, Itunes Germany and Itunes Austria. Lena is the second most popular and we can find her in 4 charts. Running scared, the winning song is only in the chart of the Netherlands at number 59.

(UPDATED) The Jedwards entered the British Chart at number 24 while Blue are back to the UK Top 40 at number 13.

First Semi-Final http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1533

1.Greece

2.Azerbaijan

3.Finland

4.Iceland

5.Lithuania

6.Georgia

7.Hungary

8.Serbia

9.Russia

10.Switzerland

11.Malta

12.Armenia

13.Turkey

14.Albania

15.Croatia

16.San Marino

17.Norway

18.Portugal

19.Poland

Second Semi-Final http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1543

1.Sweden

2.Denmark

3.Slovenia

4.Romania

5.Bosnia & Herzegovina

6.Ukraine

7.Austria

8.Ireland

9.Estonia

10.Moldova

11.Belgium

12.Bulgaria

13.Slovakia

14.Belarus

15.Israel

16.F.Y.R. Macedonia

17.Latvia

18.Cyprus

19.The Netherlands

As we predicted today, Azerbaijan was one of the options to win Eurovision this year! Eldar & Nigar won the competition tonight. Italy placed 2nd and Sweden 3rd! It will be Baku 2012!

The big night has come!!  During all these days we had a city to discover, Dusseldorf! And Eurovision is more than 3 shows. The city is crowded with lots of fans and visitors that came from all over Europe tp watch the show! Here we live the true spirit of One Europe, without borders, full of  harmony and friendship! All over the city we had parties and music. Everything is an excuse to celebrate...everyhting is a reason to feel your heart beat!!

But we cannot forget the competition! Who will win tonight? Will we meet next year in Viena, London, Paris, Baku, Dublin?... maybe Berlin this time!?!?

France is leading the Odds. Ireland, Azerbaijan and UK comes next! This is what we all expect, but will we have a surprise? In some hours we will have the answer! Enjoy the show!!

by José Garcia and Nuno Valério

1  Finland

2  Bosnia and Herzegovina

3  Denmark

4  Lithuania

5  Hungary

6  Ireland

7 Sweden

8  Estonia

9  Greece

10  Russia

11  France

12  Italy

13  Switzerland

14  United Kingdom

15  Moldova

16  Germany

17  Romania

18  Austria

19  Azerbaijan

20 Slovenia

21  Iceland

22  Spain

23  Ukraine

24  Serbia

25  Georgia

Ten songs more proceed to the final: Estonia, Romania, Moldova, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Austria, Ukraine, Slovenia, Sweden. Moldova was the biggest surprise for us such as Latvia staying out! The sound of the show was much better this time!

Dana International from Israel was the only singer competing for the second time in this competition that didnt qualify.

The draw for the final will be like this:

Estonia - 8

Romania - 17

Moldova - 15

Ireland - 6

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2

Denmark - 3

Austria - 18

Ukraine - 23

Slovenia- 20

Sweden - 7

Is everything ready for the second semifinal? We hope so after all the technical problems that happened yesterday durign the first semifinal. The sound of the first show was bad and some comentators couldnt broadcast. For us the second semifinal is tough and according with what we saw today in the first dress rehearsal it is very difficult to predict! Our prediction now is that Austria, Bosnia, Sweden, Ukraine, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia and Romania will have a place in the final. If it is like that it will be very difficult to say who will be the 10th finalist! May the best songs and performances go to the final!

This is the draw for final:

Greece - 9

Azerbaijan - 19

Lithuania - 4

Serbia - 24

Georgia - 25

Switzerland - 13

Hungary - 5

Finland - 1

Russia - 10

Iceland - 21

Already in the final:

France - 11

Italy - 12

UK - 14

Germany - 16

Spain - 22

Ten countries will be in the final on saturday! Nine are out! Some surprises, some not!

Serbia, Russia, Switzerland, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Hungary, Lithuania, Azerbaijan and Greece!

If Greece, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan were not a surprise for everyone, we cant say the same about some of the coutries that stayed out! What happened with Turkey? and Norway? It's the first time that Turkey is missing a final and Norway was one of the most likely to be in the final.

But in the middle of a lot of good performances, Lithuania was definitely the best! The best singer and the strongest one! Also Iceland, that did a great performance, vocally perfect! We remember two years ago when Yohanna was the best in her semifinal!

Hungary was good, probably one of the best songs, unfortnally with a singer that couldnt follow the song! But the song is so good that no matter who the singer is it will always have a good result! Please Katy, do it better on the final so you can be the winner!

This is Eurovision, this is a contest and among unpredictable things we can say it was a great show! A great stage, very good postcards and good lights! Lets see what will happen in the second semifinal.

by Nuno Valério

Everything is ready for Eurovision after the first rehearsals and just before the first semifinal. Close to river in the middle of a green landscape, this peace calls music, and Eurovision is Music. This is how we can describe Esprit Arena!

With a much better organization than last year, we notice that we are in Germany! Just in the entrance the aligned black BMW intended to the festival! The stage is amazing! The time has come and let the show begin!

By José Garcia