In December 2010 , Jamal took part in the Azerbaijani national selection , '' Milli Seçim Turu 2011 '' . Her first appearance was in Heat 7 , placing joint first with 11 points , along with Ilhama Gasimova , both qualifying to the semi-final . Jamal qualified from the semi-final along with four other artists to the final on 11 February 2011 , where she and Eldar Gasimov won the right to represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf , Germany in May 2011 . They sang under the pseudonym Ell & Nikki the song " Running Scared " written by Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman from Sweden and Iain Farquharson from the UK , which won with a total of 221 points
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Nigar Jamal