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By Laman Ismayilova

The European Broadcasting Union has officially confirmed that Eurovision 2017 tickets will go on sale on February 14.

The first wave of the much anticipated ticket sales for the song contest will start from 19:15 CET.

Up to 70,000 tickets for music contest will be sold across nine shows: six dress rehearsals, two Semi-Finals and the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Fans will be able to purchase tickets, priced at various levels between 8 and 500 Euros, on the ticketing website Concert.ua, Eurovision.tv reported.

The National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine is the Host Broadcaster of this year's Eurovision Song Contest and will be selling tickets for the event in conjunction with V Ticket, the owners of Concert.ua.

"We are pleased that the tickets for this year’s Contest will be going on sale imminently after some delay. We have been assured by UA:PBC that they have found the right partner in concert.ua, and this is the best outlet for the vast array of Eurovision Song Contest fans, who are based all over the world, to purchase their tickets for the much anticipated event this year in Kyiv", said Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Kyiv, Ukraine in May 2017 with a record equaling 43 participating countries. The Semi-Finals will take place on 9 and 11 May, with the Grand Final on 13 May.

Diana Hajiyeva will represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision 2017 Song Contest.

The decision was made at a jury meeting on the Eurovision song contest. Diana Hajiyeva, known by her stage name Dihaj, is a singer based in Baku who is known more recently for her experimental-pop style of music.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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