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Azerbaijan, Baku, May 20 / Trend E. Mehdiyev, V. Imanov /
Voting organized by the Eurovision Organizing Committee and the EBU is underway at the Baku Crystal Hall press center.
Journalists, accredited fans, and delegations from different countries are attending the voting.
Everyone can take part in interactive voting only once, as well as vote for the 10 representatives from each semi-final, who will reach the finals.
At present, Russia's participants Buranovskiye Babushki are in the lead in the first semi-final. Romanian "Mandinga" group ranks second and Greek participant Eleftheria Eleftheriou ranks third.
Montenegro's participant holds the last place.
Loreen from Sweden is in the lead in the second semi-final, Serbia's participant Željko Joksimović ranks second and Turkey's participant Can Bonomo ranks third. Slovakia's participant holds the last place.
The final results will be announced three hours before each of the semi-finals.
A new voting technology based on a touch screen booth has been used in Azerbaijan for the first time in the history of the Eurovision song contest. The voting has been held since May 15.
The 57th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Baku Crystal Hall near State Flag Square. The first semi-final will be held in Baku on May 22.
The second semi-final will be held on May 24 and the grand 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.
