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Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell/Nikki) from Azerbaijan, winners of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, were obviously ecstatic when they entered the press conference room at the Düsseldorf Arena, cheering and waving flags and of course showing off their trophy. Fans from Azerbaijan cheered them on enthusiastically as they walked in, reports Eurovision.tv.
The waiting photographers clambered to get a look at the pair and take a few photographs.
Both Eldar and Nigar thanked the audience saying “the one thing we want to say is, we just love you. Thank you for your support”.
“From the first day I believed we would get it, that we would win”, said Eldar.
They were asked what their message for Azerbaijan is by a member of the press. Eldar replied, “We want to thank all Azerbaijan for their support and Azeri television,” Nigar said, “Thank god, thanks for believing in us.”
When asked about how the song can maybe contribute to solving many problems in Europe, Eldar said, “We want to bring Europe together with our song.”
Nigar said, “A few months ago I was a housewife but now I am the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is my biggest dream.”
“We never thought about the rankings. We just worked so hard for months and we were so happy with what we were doing,” Eldar explained.
After waiting for a long time, an Indian journalist asked about hosting Europe’s favourite TV show in Asia, where Azerbaijan is. They both answered “Music has no borders, we just want people to enjoy it.”
The head of the Azerbaijan contestant’s delegation thanked the EBU and NDR for organizing the contest and said it was “one of the best contests we’ve ever seen and hopefully we can organize a better one. Welcome to Azerbaijan!”