CULTURE
Light your Fire!
It`s time for Italy in Baku Crystal Hall
Baku, May 19 (AZERTAC). Nina Zilli was next up stage today to rehearse the Italian entry L`Amore E`Femmina (Out Of Love) which, as the title implies, will be sung in a mixture of Italian and English. After their success in the contest last year, where they were the runners up, Nina Zilli will be aiming to take them one place higher in Baku.
Like several other of the participants in their first rehearsal, Nina and her three backing performers were casually dressed. Nina does however wear some bright green shoes, which might give a clue to her outfit in the Final next week. today she was wearing a short white dress, with a large loose scarf around her upper body and neck. a headband kept her hair swept back and in place.
It is not surprising that today they were dressed casually, as later on this evening they will have to head off to the official opening party. Her three backing performers comprise one male singer and two female singers and unlike some backing singers in this year`s contest can be clearly seen standing behind her in a line. Although the position of the backing singers was changed around in the latter rehearsals, so they moved from being behind Nina on the left, to being behind her on the right.
The LED screens behind her, as well as the floor lighting, display black and white shapes, which fit in with the shape of the set that surrounds the LED screens. The images give the song something of a retro look.
Nina Zilli is a real tornado, a volcano. She is so besotted with music that her passion wins you over before you have even had the chance to listen to one of her songs. Nina comes from a small town in Val Trebbia which she left early on for Ireland, the US, anywhere her dreams would take her. She will sing L`Amore È Femmina / Out Of Love in the Final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku.