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Azerbaijan is sending Farid Mammadov to Malmö with the song Hold Me as its Eurovision representative for 2013.
Mammadov is 21-years-old and has released previous singles before his selection for Eurovision. Involved in music for most of his life, this handsome singer became the nation's choice from a field of ten finalists at the Azerbaijani National Final held in mid-March.
The song Hold Me is written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, with lyrics by John Ballard and Ralph Charlie. It's a strong ballad with a very memorable chorus that will have many singing along after just a couple of listens. Mammadov handles the vocals very well and, along with his looks, will no doubt garner a lot of votes. This will easily qualify for the final and could secure a top five placing overall. 8/10.
Azerbaijan will perform in fourth place (out of seventeen) during the second semi-final on May 16.
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This is a dead on cert to qualify for the final. It has a good draw (after no-hope Macedonia and before the totally different Krista for Finland) and he is good looking, the song is memorable and he sings it well live.
ReplyDeleteNot sure about top 5 in the Final but it will probably get its share of 6/7/8s and the occasional 10 or 12 from the right country - its position there may depend on where it is drawn...