Following her first rehearsal for the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in the Telenor Arena, Safura the representative from Azerbaijan spoke and sang a couple of songs for esctoday.com.

Safura discussed how she was delighted with her first rehearsal and of the honour of representing Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest. She said that despite having to maneuver down steep stairs on the stage whilst wearing 12 inch heels, she was confident she would not fall over as she has plenty of experience wearing high heels. She went on to say that as a 17 year old her heart had not been broken by love, however if it ever happened she would draw from the emotion of the Drip drop lyrics. As well as singing her Eurovision entry Drip drop, she sang one of her favourite songs Listen by Beyonce.

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