2015 European Games opening ceremony

none 2015 European Gamesopening ceremony Baku 2015 Euroepan Games.jpg Opening ceremony of the 2015 European Games. 2015 06 12 y 21:00 - 23:09 AZT (UTC+4) Baku Olympic Stadium Baku, Azerbaijan 40.429766 49.91979 type:isle inline, title Origins AzTV and ISB nUi1_bGiJSg The opening ceremony The Opening Ceremony of the 2015 European Games was the official opening ceremony held at 9:00PM Azerbaijan Time (GMT+4) on June 12, 2015, in the Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan.https://m.gazeta.ru/sport/2015/06/12/a_6838981.shtml Игры огня и Леди Гага в беломhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-europe-baku-idUSKBN0IS04S20141108 Baku confident of being ready for European Games Reuters It was attended by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, the Vice President of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva, and the President of the European Olympic Committee Patrick Hickey. The ceremony was attended by 68,000 spectators gathered at the Olympic Stadium, as well as hundreds of millions of online viewers. More than 300 creative teams from 28 countries were involved in organizing the ceremony.http://ru.president.az/articles/15565 Официальный сайт президента Азербайджанской Республики - НОВОСТИ » Мероприятия ru.president.az The cost of organizing of the ceremony was about 100 million U.S. dollars.http://www.1news.az/mobile/news/azad-ragimov-ceremoniya-otkrytiya-evropeyskih-igr-oboshlas-primerno-v-100-mln-dollarov Report 1news.az/mobile The opening ceremony was directed by artistic choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou who was praised for his work during the 2004 Summer Olympics.Athens Olympics Art Director To Produce 2015 European Games Opening in Baku http://en.ria.ru/sports/20141003/193614324/Athens-Olympics-Art-Director-To-Produce-2015-European-Games.html en.ria.ru 28 October 2014Cushan David FiveCurrents and Papaioannou hired to produce Baku 2015 opening http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fivecurrents_and_papaioannou_hired_to_produce_baku_2015_opening www.sportspromedia.com 28 October 2014http://www.baku2015.com/en/news/baku-2015-euro-games-appoints-artistic-director-for-pening-ceremony https://archive.today/20141114102827/http://www.baku2015.com/en/news/baku-2015-euro-games-appoints-artistic-director-for-pening-ceremony usurped 2014-11-14 Baku 2015 - Baku 2015 European Games appoints Artistic Director for Opening Ceremony baku2015.comhttp://tass.ru/sport/2037488 Первые Европейские игры открываются в Баку Russian News Agency "TASS" Russian 12 June 2015 12 June 2015 Ceremony thumb|The Olympic Flag being raised by members of the Azerbaijani National Guard. thumb|The team from Azerbaijan. A fanfare drew attention to the Presidential Box and welcomed President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady, Chair of Baku 2015 European Games Organizing Committee Mehriban Aliyeva and President of the European Olympic Committees Patrick Hickey. The flag of Azerbaijan was carried by eight and raised by three servicemen of the National Guard of the Special State Protection Service of Azerbaijan. The torchbearer, Ilham Zakiyev, who is an Azerbaijani blind judoka, entered the stadium and was accompanied by Said Guliyev. Zakiyev and Guliyev made their way to the center of the stadium to light the Olympic cauldron. A traditional parade of nations was then held, which was opened by Greece, and ended with the representatives of the host team, Azerbaijan. After this, the First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva delivered a speech, followed by a speech by the President of the European Olympic Committees Patrick Hickey. After Hickey's remarks, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev declared the European Games open. American Singer Lady Gaga performed "Imagine", a cover from John Lennon at the event.http://www.baku2015.com/news/article/lady-gaga-perform-opening-ceremony-baku-2015-european-games.html Lady Gaga stars in Baku 2015 Opening Ceremony Baku2015.com 12 June 2015 12 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20181009125033/http://www.baku2015.com/news/article/lady-gaga-perform-opening-ceremony-baku-2015-european-games.html 9 October 2018 usurped The shapeshifting scene featured the representations of Yanar Dag and the Gobustan rock carvings, in particular.http://en.apa.az/xeber____baku-2015____i_european_games_opening_cer_228326.html Official Opening Ceremony Program of "Baku-2015" I European Games ends Azerbaijan Press Agency 12 June 2015 12 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614040555/http://en.apa.az/xeber____baku-2015____i_european_games_opening_cer_228326.html 14 June 2015 dead dmy-all The woman on the stage (Nargiz Nasirzade) and the man (Aydemir Aydemirov) embodied the arrival of spring. Two thousand artists gathered at the scene to perform the yalli dance at the end. The opening ceremony was broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of the Games. Attending dignitaries thumb|President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan with President of Russia Vladimir Putin. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia Vladimir Putinhttp://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49701 Церемония открытия Первых Европейских игр President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Albert II of Monaco Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili Prime Minister of Romania Victor Pontahttps://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/politica/video-exclusiv-victor-ponta-alaturi-de-vladimir-putin-la-deschiderea-jocurilor-europene-de-la-baku-403586 Victor Ponta, alături de Vladimir Putin la deschiderea Jocurilor Europene de la Baku Digi24 12 June 2015 First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Tayirbek Sarpashev Vice Speaker of the Latvian Saeima Andrey Klementyev President of Qatari Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Mosaad Former Latvian President Valdis Zatlers http://en.president.az/articles/15561 Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic en.president.az Gallery References External links FULL REPLAY of the Opening Ceremony | Baku 2015 European Games Category:2015 European Games