Azerbaijan win 2011 Eurovision Song Contest

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Azerbaijan win 2011 Eurovision Song Contest

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Ell and Nikkis love song, Running Scared won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

15 May,2011 12:00 pm

The song was performed by Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal, known as Ell/Nikki.Italy finished second and Sweden came third in the 56th edition of the contest, hosted by Germany.The extravaganza, dubbed the worlds biggest music competition with one of televisions largest audiences, was beamed to countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caspian Sea and to nations around the world that were not even competing.The Eurovision Song Contest has been a launching pad for international careers. Swedish pop group Abba became famous after winning in 1974 with Waterloo and Celine Dion took top honours in 1988 while competing for Switzerland.