CULTURE
Serbia`s Eurovision contestant: Everything is beautiful in Baku
Baku, May 20 (AZERTAC). Serbia`s entry for the Eurovision-2012 song contest, Zeljko Joksimovic, has praised the host city Baku in an interview with AZERTAC.
“Everything is beautiful in Baku - a beautiful city, nice people, an impressive venue, beautiful flowers.”
Joksimovic said he previously had no information about Azerbaijan, saying he just browsed the internet for photos of the country.
“I have been deeply impressed by this big city. I love this kind of cities. Here people feel themselves relaxed.”
The singer said he toured the Seaside National Park, adding: “I was pleased with the people`s sincerity. Azerbaijanis are positive and sincere just like Serbs.”
Joksimović is already a Eurovision legend: He came second in the Eurovision Song Contest as a singer in 2004, took third and sixth places respectively as a composer in the 2006 and 2008 contests. And as if that wasn`t enough experience of Europe`s Favourite TV Show, Joksimović also co-hosted the 2008 contest in Belgrade. This year he is back as a performer, aiming to take the title back to Serbia with the self composed Nije Ljubav Stvar.