Azerbaijan’s first press conference has just finished and Dilara was very honest during the conference and brought total professionalism.
To start, Dilara was asked about her rehearsal, she stated:
I am excited, but I’m trying to enjoy it. It was everything I expected.
When asked about the staging and performance, Dilara then added:
It was the first rehearsal, I was very excited. We don’t have a usual Eurovision song, so we’re trying to go towards an unusual staging. I was scared for the acrobat, she was very high. I like it and hope we can succeed.
She was then asked about the acrobat specifically. She replied:
It’s not a usual song, so we wanted to create a very unusual, special way to so the diversity of the song.
The presenter then asked her on the pressure from Azerbaijan’s record, she said:
No, I try to do my performance really well and yeah, Azerbaijan have a really good record and performance. I think and hope I do, too.
Then press asked her on her expectations for the contest, in which she replied:
Like every artist, I would like to win but I don’t think about the result now, I just want to focus on my performance.
Dilara was then asked if it was her decision to have the acrobat, she stated:
It was not my decision, it was the delegations. This year, we are working with talented Choreographers and they are very creative.
Dilara then got asked why she chose a Swedish composition, rather than something more national, she said:
The song is very national; it was written with Azerbaijan national instrumentals in mind. However, we liked the Swedish composition rather than all the other compositions.
Finally, Dilara was asked about her love for Eurovision:
I really like Eurovision so finally being chosen is a great, great feeling.
Dilara will perform for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan will perform 8th in the 1st semi final scheduled for the 6th of May.
