Azerbaijan, Baku, May 16 / Trend V. Imanov, E.Mehdiyev /
The Swedish representative in Eurovision 2012 Loreen has rehearsed at Baku Crystal Hall stage.
The singer will perform in the second semi-finals with a song in English 'Euphoria'. Bookmakers in Europe consider Loreen the most likely Eurosong winner. The oldest Ladbrokes and Unibet are confident that Loreen will win with a superior advantage.
Lorine Zineb Noka Talhaoui, also known as Loreen, is a Swedish singer of Moroccan-Berber descent. In 2005, she released a single, "The Snake", with the group Rob'n'Raz. Later she became a television presenter with the Swedish station TV11. On March 10, 2012 she won a popular Swedish TV contest Melodifestivalen and will now represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
The 57th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Baku Crystal Hall near State Flag Square. The semi-finals will be held in Baku on May 22 and May 24 and the final on May 26. The logo for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is 'Fire Flower', while the motto is Light your fire.
Azerbaijan won the right to host the prestigious European song contest after the victory of Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell / Nikki) at Eurovision 2011 in Dusseldorf, Germany last May.
