Needless to say, I am very, very, very happy!!! Well done to Eldar and Nigar for their excellent performance tonight, and very proud of Nigar for acknowledging Turkic solidarity by carrying the Turkish flag when going to the stage in Düsseldorf to collect their prize.Also, a special congratulations to Raphael of Italy for coming an impressive (and unexpected) second place for his excellent, Italian-tinged jazz number. None of the Eurovision fanboys predicted this. Goes to show that there is room for jazz at the Eurovision.
I will be interviewed on the BBC World Service in a few hours from now, to give my perspective of the geopolitical and unexpected organisational ramifications of holding the Eurovision Song Contest next year in Azerbaijan. More on that later...
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