Dilara's Europe in ten days

Baku, Azerbaijan - Time to travel from country to country and to sing for the fans is the most exciting time for every singer. Dilara’s promotional tour kicked off with the Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. During the next ten days, the Azerbaijani participant is going to visit five more countries.

Last Saturday, Dilara Kazimova, the Azerbaijani participant in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest started her European promotional tour in Amsterdam where the singer performed her entry Start A Fire at the Eurovision in Concert. It was a great possibility to make friends with representatives from 25 countries who took the stage to entertain a full house in Amsterdam. You can have a look at some photos on Dilara's fan facebook profile.
"The event couldn’t be more fun! It was my pleasure to meet so many great people and fellow contestants. Not to mention beautiful Amsterdam. The best possible start for my Start A Fire promotional tour", Dilara said.
Lithuania is Dilara’s next stop, followed by Hungary, Russia, Georgia and Malta. The tour includes stops in five countries over just ten days. During the promotional tour, Dilara is set to perform on local TV and radio, meet with press for interviews, and to spend some time with fans.
Along the way, she’ll meet up with fellow contestants and rock the stage with popular local musicians. In Lithuania, Dilara will even perform a duet with this year’s Lithuanian entrant, Vilija Matačiūnaitė, on the hit TV show Two Stars.
Before her tour through Europe, Dilara recorded her live version of Start A Fire and answered some questions for eurovision.tv:

It is time to "Start A Fire" for Dilara Kazimova

Baku, Azerbaijan - Two weeks ago Dilara Kazimova got the trophy in the Azerbaijani national final Böyük Səhnə. Today, it is time to get to know her song. It is called Start A Fire and is composed by Stefan Örn, Johan Kronlund and Alessandra Günthardt. You can watch it on eurovision.tv!

Some months ago the participation in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest felt so unreachable for Dilara Kazimova. Two weeks ago her dreams came true when she won Böyük Səhnə in Azerbaijan. And now, it's time to introduce her song Start A Fire.

About the song

In her ballad Start A Fire, Dilara perfectly shows her unique vocal style. The music and lyrics of her entry have been written by Stefan Örn, Alessandra Günthardt and Johan Kronlund. The song has been chosen internally by the Azerbaijani national jury.
The young, talented Dilara describes her entry song as "a confession of strong yet vulnerable women." "The song is not just about love, but also about kindness, humanity and respect for each other", Dilara said. "It’s also about being absolutely lonely in a world that can be so cruel."
Dilara wanted a very special song for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contets. "Start A Fire is the best choice for me", Dilara says. "The melody is kind of hypnotizing and the story is deep and touching. It’s a bit tragic but with hope. I’m very much into the song and want to make my audiences feel its deep meaning."

About the composers

Stefan Örn is the Swedish music composer, guitarist and sound-producer, the member of the band Apollo Drive. He was one of the composers of the songs which represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010 and 2011. The song Drip Drop, co-written with Sandra Bjurman and Anders Bagge perfomed by Safura came on fifth place. Running Scared perfomed by Ell/Nikki in Düsseldorf won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.
Alessa Noa is the alias of Stockholm-based artist and songwriter Alessandra Günthardt. Born in Zürich and raised in France and Sweden, Alessandra was early on drawn to different cultures and influences. Consequently, her music can be described as being very eclectic, drawing inspiration from a wide array of genres, although icons such as Kate Bush and David Bowie are often cited as her main influences. Apart from making a name for herself as an artist, Alessandra has built up a steady career in songwriting and recently co-wrote the 2013 Swedish Idol song Belong.
Johan Kronlund is a composer/producer and also an engineer. He has worked with such international pop and dance artists and bands as PLAY, Danny Saucedo, Montt mardié, Darin, September, Medina, Lucky Soul etc.
In our previous issues you can recollect the last shows of Böyük Səhnə and Dilara's long way to the victory.

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sábado, 12 de abril de 2014