Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|
| Member station | İTV |
| National selection events | Land of Fire (2008-2010) Milli Secim Turu (2011-) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 6 |
| First appearance | 2008 |
| Best result | 1st: 2011 |
| Worst result | 8th: 2008 |
| External links | |
| Eurovision Azerbaijan | |
| Azerbaijan's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Azerbaijan made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008, after İctimai Televiziya (İTV) became an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). İTV had broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in previous years, purchasing broadcasting rights from the EBU.
Azerbaijan is the last country in the Caucasus to participate: Armenia was the first one, in 2006, followed by Georgia in 2007.
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History [edit]
Azerbaijan's first try at Eurovision proved to be successful as the country qualified for the final from the first semi-final and came 8th with 132 points in the final evening.
Previously, another broadcaster, AzTV, wanted to participate in 2007, but EBU rules did not allow this as AzTV was not an active member of the EBU. AzTV was denied active EBU membership on 18 June 2007, as it was considered too connected to the Azerbaijani government.[1] On 5 July, İTV became a full EBU member,[2] and on October 15 it was given permission to take part by the EBU.[3]
Azerbaijan's first Eurovision performance by Elnur and Samir made it in the top ten placed at number 8 with 132 points. In 2009 Azerbaijan achieved an improvement on their 2008 debut, coming third and receiving 207 points with the song "Always", performed by duo AySel & Arash.
On 14 May 2011, Azerbaijan won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with Running Scared song by Ell & Nikki.[4][5]
Since the introduction of the semi-finals, Azerbaijan is one of the only two countries to place within the top 10 every year that they have competed.
Contestants [edit]
| Year | Artist | Language | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Elnur & Samir | English | "Day After Day" | 8 | 132 | 6 | 96 |
| 2009 | Aysel & Arash | English | "Always" | 3 | 207 | 2 | 180 |
| 2010 | Safura | English | "Drip Drop" | 5 | 145 | 2 | 113 |
| 2011 | Ell & Nikki | English | "Running Scared" | 1 | 221 | 2 | 122 |
| 2012 | Sabina Babayeva | English | "When the Music Dies" | 4 | 150 | X | X |
| 2013 | Farid Mammadov | English | "Hold Me" | 2 | 234 | 1 | 139 |
- XX on the semi-finals denotes auto-qualification. This could be the result of the following reason; if a country had won the previous year, they did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year.
- XX on the finals denotes an unsuccessful attempt at qualifying to the final.
Voting history (2008–2013) [edit]
Azerbaijan has given the most points to... (finals only)
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | |
| 2 | 48 | |
| 3 | 32 | |
| 4 | 31 | |
| 5 | 28 |
Azerbaijan has received the most points from... (finals only)
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | |
| 2 | 60 | |
| 3 | 59 | |
| 4 | 49 | |
| 5 | 47 |
Azerbaijan has given the most points to... (with semi-finals)
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | |
| 2 | 72 | |
| 3 | 64 | |
| 4 | 60 | |
| 5 | 52 |
Azerbaijan has received the most points from... (with semi-finals)
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | |
| 2 | 72 | |
| 3 | 71 | |
| 4 | 65 | |
| 5 | 59 |
Hostings [edit]
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Baku Crystal Hall | Leyla Aliyeva, Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen |
Marcel Bezençon Awards [edit]
Press Award
| Year | Song | Performer | Final Result | Points | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "When the Music Dies" | Sabina Babayeva | 4th | 150 | Baku |
Artistic Award
Voted by commentators
| Year | Performer | Song | Final Result | Points | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Farid Mammadov | "Hold Me" | 2nd | 234 | Malmö |
Commentators and spokespersons [edit]
| Year(s) | Television commentator | Dual Television commentator | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Husniyya Maharramova | Isa Melikov | Leyla Aliyeva[6] |
| 2009 | Leyla Aliyeva | Husniyya Maharramova[7] | |
| 2010 | Husniyya Maharramova | No Dual Commentator | Tamilla Shirinova |
| 2011 | Leyla Aliyeva | Safura Alizadeh[8][9] | |
| 2012 | Konul Arifgizi | Saleh Bagirov | |
| 2013 | TBA | No dual commentator | Tamilla Shirinova |
See also [edit]
- Armenia–Azerbaijan relations in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Dance Contest
- Azerbaijan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
References [edit]
- ^ Kuipers, Michael (2007-06-18). "Azerbaijan not joining after all". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 20 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ News Eurovision Finland 2007 Новости Евровидения 2007 Финляндия
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest | Belgrade (Serbia) 2008 - Articles
- ^ "Azerbaijan's Eurovision rebirth". AFP. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Sperling, Daniel. "Azerbaijan win Eurovision Song Contest 2011". Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Floras, Stella (7 May 2008). "Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan: Elnur, Samir & Ruslana in Istanbul". ”ESCToday.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ Montebello, Edward (8 February 2011). "Malta: Azerbaijani TV host is a jury member". ”ESCToday.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ Schacht, Andreas (14 May 2011). "The 2011 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final!". ”Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (26 May 2011). "Running order for the voting tonight". ”Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
External links [edit]
- Eldar & Nigar - Eurovision 2011 Winners! (official video)
- Eldar & Nigar - Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany
- Safura - Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway
- Eurovision Azerbaijan
Eurovision Azerbaijan - Points to and from Azerbaijan eurovisioncovers.co.uk
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