A judging panel has selected Nigar Jamal and Eldar Gasimov as a duo to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision-2011 song contest to be held in May in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Five contestants Nigar Jamal, Eldar Gasimov, Aynishan Guliyeva and Ilhame Gasimova performed in a final round of the selection.
The jury included Head of the Public TV and Radio Broadcasting Company Ismayil Omarov, President of the Azerbaijan National Committee of the International Musical Council Lale Kazimova, composers Faig Sujaddinov and Rauf Kazimov, People`s artists Zulfiya Khanbabayeva, Azerbaijan`s Eurovision coordinator Zahra Badalbeyli, representative of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Manzar Nuraliyev.
The Eurovision semifinal is slated for May 10 and 12 while the final will take place on May 14. Azerbaijani representatives will perform in the first semifinal on May 10.

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