CULTURE
First Univision Song Contest held in Baku
Baku, June 23 (AZERTAC). The 2013 Univision Song Contest has been held at the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Azerbaijan`s capital.
The first-ever Univision Song Contest took place in Baku in 2012—when students from 26 universities took part—and is organised jointly by the Union of Young Student Organizations of Azerbaijan and the country`s Ministry for Youth and Sports.
Student of the Qafqaz University Zarrin Mahmudzade has represented Azerbaijan at the contest.
The contest`s slogan “Be the first!” was chosen prior to the 2012 event, following a competition held through Azerbaijan`s universities. 100 slogan proposals were made from students attending universities all over the country, including Baku Slavic University, Baku State University, Azerbaijan University of Languages, Khazar University and the University of Economics.
Representative of Lithuania has won the competition, as the contestants from Romania and Russia shared the second and third places.