Azerbaijan, Baku, May 15 / Trend, K. Zarbaliyeva /
There were no incidents in Baku during celebrating Azerbaijan's victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 last night, Baku State Traffic Police Department spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Vagif Asadov told Trend on Sunday.
After it the results of the Eurovision song contest were publicized the Azerbaijani duo's victory was celebrated on the streets of Baku.
Hundreds of Baku residents gathered in the central square Azadlig with flags, chanting "Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan!", "Eldar! Nigar!".
Azerbaijani duo Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell / Nikki) with their pop-ballad "Running Scared" won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Azerbaijan received the highest score - 12 points from Russia, Turkey and Malta. Azerbaijan took 10 points from Ukraine, Greece, Croatia, San Marino, Romania and Moldova. The duo received 8 points from Austria, Cyprus, Iceland, Poland, Georgia, Albania, Portugal, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Estonia.
Now the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will bring a challenge prize - a crystal microphone to Azerbaijan, and next year our country will hold this contest.