Engxoxweni, uLazarev wakhuluma ngalokho okwabelwe isabelo esithile kuncike kuye, nokuthi kungani inombolo 13 ingayesabi. Ngokusho komculi, abagqugquzeli abazokhuluma, abahleli be-Eurovision banquma ngemuva kokuba abahlanganyeli banikeze imininingwane yenombolo - inani lendawo enhle nezinga lazo. Amakamelo amabili okufakwa kwe-bulky scenery kudingeka, alikaze liye komunye nomunye. Ngaphandle kwalokho, abasebenzi ngeke babe nesikhathi sokulungiselela isigaba senkulumo elandelayo yemizuzwana engama-30 ebekiwe.
Ngokuqondene nenombolo 13, uSergey akakude kuzo zonke izinhlobo zobandlululo, ngaphezu kwalokho, eyi-13 iyinombolo ethandwayo yomculi. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi ababhuki babikezela ukunqoba kwabameleli beHolland, eFrance noma iSweden, uLazarev alahlekelwa yithemba ngomzamo wesibili (ngonyaka we-2016 usemele indawo yokuqala. Umculi ukholelwa ukusekela izilaleli ezivela emazweni angaphambili walowo owayengu-USSR, futhi ngenxa yemizamo ejwayelekile ye-Eurovision 2020 ingahle yenzeke eMoscow.