April, Ell and Nikki took part in promotional activities in Malta by appearing during the TVM talk show programmes Il-Lejla and Xarabank. On 17 April, Ell and Nikki performed "Running Scared" as the opening act for De-Phazz's concert which was held at the Glavclub venue in Saint Petersburg, Russia. On 18 April, Ell and Nikki appeared during the ETV morning show programme Terevisioon in Estonia. On 20 April, Ell and Nikki performed "Running Scared" at a live concert which was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. At Eurovision According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 17 January 2011, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Azerbaijan was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2011, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 15 March 2011 and Azerbaijan was set to perform in position 18, following the entry from Lithuania and before the entry from Greece. The two semi-finals and final were broadcast in Azerbaijan on İTV with commentary by Leyla Aliyeva. The Azerbaijani spokesperson, who announced the Azerbaijani votes during the final, was 2010 Azerbaijani Eurovision representative Safura Alizadeh. Semi-final Ell and Nikki took part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May. This included the jury final where professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. The Azerbaijani performance featured Ell and Nikki dressed in white outfits designed by Lars Wallin performing with four backing vocalists; Ell was in a suit and Nikki was in a dress. The performance began with the backing vocalists standing in a line before walking off in sync to reveal Ell and Nikki behind them. The LED screens displayed predominantly white colours which