The Azerbaijani national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 is about to be held. Three acts and four songs are in the running for the ticket to Oslo.

How to watch?

A webcast will be made available here and here.

ITV is availbale on satellite at Hotbird (Frequency: 10971 (H), SR: 27500, FEC: 3/4).

Participants

1. Safura – Drip drop
2. Safura – Under my skin
3. Safura – Soulless
4. Milk & Kisses – Under my skin
5. Milk & Kisses – Drip drop
6. Milk & Kisses – Cancelled
7. Maryam – Under my skin
8. Maryam – Soulless
9. Maryam – Drip drop
   

Your opinion

A poll will be launched after all songs have been performed.

LIVE

The show will start at 17:30 CET.

The show begins with a traditional Azeri band with a mixture of songs including a remix of Alexander Rybak's winning 2009 Eurovision Song Contest song Fairytale.

Song 01 – Safura – Drip Drop

Safura is on stage to sing this rock-husky type ballad. Dressed in a black dress she has a powerful voice giving the song quite the rock edge to it.

Song 02 – Safura – Under my skin

Still in the same balck dress she performs this rock 'Kelly Clarkson' style ballad. She is joined on stage by 3 male dancers. It can be clearly seen than Safura has a great stage presence when she is singing.

Song 03 – Safura – Soulless

This song is a rock dance clubstyle ballad. Reminds abit of a cross betweenRuslanna and Ani Lorak style songs. However the song does suit her voice.

Song 04 – Milk&Kisses – Under my skin

Milk&kisses burst onto the stage with this rock number. They include an electric guitar in their presentation aswell as four backing dancers. This song seems to work well as a duet! The audience are screaming and dancing. Could this be the one for Azerbaijan?

Song 05 – Milk&Kisses – Drip Drop

Milk&Kisses are alone on stage. The vocals are spot on for this ballad, we feel emotion and a presence on stage from the group. This song has also got great potential to be selected too. They are now joined towards the end of the song by four people holding candles.

Song 06 – Milk&Kisses – Cancelled

Milk&Kisses try abit to hard for this number. The crowd look unsure to this song as the band try to get them to wave their hands in the air. The song is a rock ballad.

Song 07 – Maryam – Under my skin

Maryam is joined on stage by backing dancers, we see fireworks on stage to give this song an edge. The song is performed as a rock/dance number.

Song 08 – Maryam – Soulless

An energetic song and performance. This entry comes across well on screen and could be a possible Azerbaijani entry in Oslo.

Song 09 – Maryam – Drip drop

Maryam's voice seems to work better with up-tempo songs than with ballads as the emotions don't really come across. Still, the dramatic performance suits the song.

This concludes the performance.

• You can NOW vote in our POLL here.

2010 Georgian representative Sopho Nizharadze now performs her entry Shine.

2009 Azerbaijani representative Aysel is now on stage again.

The results are coming in.

Our poll is closed for voting now.

Safura will be the Azerbaijani representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The winning song will be revealed on 19th March.