Russian mega star Sergey Lazarev flew all the way to the Land of Fire aka Azerbaijan, where he was invited to perform at the 2016 Xhara Festival in Baku.

Sergey Lazarev set the audience into a frenzy when he performed his Eurovision entry You are the only one at the 2016 Xhara Fest in Baku. The show was aired on Channel 1 Russia.

Sergey Lazarev represented Russia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with his entry You are the only one, achieving an honorable 3rd place in the Grand Final in Stockholm. Sergey won the hearts of the Eurovision audience all over Europe.

Sergey is currently on a tight schedule touring Russia and travelling overseas giving concerts and attending musical festivals and events. He’s travelled to Belarus and Azerbaijan recently.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.