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Graham Norton commentates on the 57th edition of the musical extravaganza from the Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan - the first time the former Soviet republic has hosted the competition. Engelbert Humperdinck is bidding to add another achievement to his glittering career by becoming the first UK winner since 1997 with his ballad Love Will Set You Free, and will be the first of tonight's 26 finalists to take the stage. However, he is likely to face strong competition from Swedish dance singer Loreen and Italian jazz singer Nina Zilli, while Russian grannies Buranovskiye Babushki wowed the audience at Tuesday's semi-final. Sabina Babayeva carries the hopes of the host nation with the smooth ballad When the Music Dies, Irish pop twins Jedward are hoping to improve on their eighth-place finish from last year, and Serbian Eurovision veteran Zeljko Joksimovic - runner-up in 2004 - is also expected to perform strongly.