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Azerbaijan listens to new applicants for Eurovision 2010

01 October 2009 16:08 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ulkar Gasimova â€“ APA. Azerbaijan held new national selection for Eurovision 2010, chief of public affairs department of Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (ITV) Tahir Mammadov told APA. He said it is not the second round of the selection, this is the stage of listening to the new applicants.
â€œThe next round of the national selection was held yesterday in ITV with participation of the local organizing committee. Taking into account the appeals of young singers the committee held an extra round. The committee listened to them,â€ he said.

Tahir Mammadov said new candidates, not those who participated in this stage early in August, were listened. Azerbaijanâ€™s representative in Eurovision 2010 will be selected with participation of the local jury and international experts. The department chief said 8 applicants were heard yesterday.

Azerbaijanâ€™s representative in Eurovision 2010 will be made public in November. The participant will be selected among 46 applicants.