Eurovision 2017 Jury members named

By Azernews

By Laman Ismayilova

The European Broadcasting Union has revealed the names of the jurors for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.

The jury and televoters will each give their own set of points from 1 to 8, 10 and 12.

Azerbaijan's national juries for Eurovision Song Contest 2017 include  Afak Malikova,Aleksandr Sharovskiy,Anvar Sadigov, Sevda Alakbar-zada and Anar Huseynli.

Forty-three countries will participate in the Eurovision 2017 that will take place in the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine, following Ukraine's victory at the 2016 contest in Stockholm with the song "1944", performed by Jamala.

Azerbaijan will act in the first semi-final, which will also see performances of Montenegro, Finland, Georgia, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Albania and Australia.

Azerbaijan’s representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Dihaj will perform her entry song ‘Skeletons’.

Cyprus, Slovenia, Armenia, Moldova, Czech Republic, Latvia, Iceland, Greece, Poland will perform in the second semi-final.

The Big Five and the host country are directly qualified to the final. Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom will vote in Semi-Final 1. Germany, Ukraine and France will vote in Semi-Final 2.