Nina Zilli is back in Italy where many expected a victory but she came home with a respectful 9th place, or "nono posto" and it's that what she has now taken as her new nickname, Nona Zilli, 9th Zilli. "I knew I was considered a candidate for the victory but it didn't come. But it's ok, I'm happy anyways. I managed to make my music known in many, many countries and everything went well, that's all that matters. I have played basket ball for many years and I know how to take defeat. You win and you lose. You just have to level with it and go on."
She also tells she prefered in Baku the old town to the new town but unfortunately she had to spend more time in the new one. "From my hotel room I saw the Flame towers and a boutique with all the luxury labels but just around the corner was the old city, alleys from the 6th century, echoes of the minarets, people who love Italy and like in Italy, those you have little are easier to share the little they have. I preferred that part of the town but I had to spent most of my time in the sparkling new city and Crystal Hall, that is a stunning piece of architecture."
She also comments on the other songs: "I didn't like much the winning song from Sweden as it really isn't my genre (well, nor did other Italians in general as Italy was the only country to give Sweden nil points!) but I met her and she's nice, talented and also very beautiful even if she hides herself behind that hair most of the time! I liked the German song by Roman Lob, the old grooner Engelbert Humperdinck and the Danish Soluna Samay."
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