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Baku 2012 kicks off with spectacular live show
On Wednesday late afternoon, Baku will introduce itself as Host City of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with a spectacular live show. During the 100-minute event, the Mayor of Düsseldorf will hand over the Host City Insignia to the Mayor of Baku.
The ceremony will be followed by the Semi-Final Allocation Draw. During the show, the slogan and theme art for Baku 2012 will also be revealed.
Thus, it'll be now Baku's turn to host Europe's favourite TV show.
This will be followed by a draw which will determine in which Semi-Final this year's 37 Semi-Finalists will compete in as well as where will France, the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany and Azerbaijan vote in.