Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | İTV |
| National selection events | Land of Fire |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 5 |
| 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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[edit] History of Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest
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.
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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 Eldar & Nigar.[4][5]
Since the introduction of the semi finals in 2004, Azerbaijan has been placed within the top 10 every year. The only other country to do so is Greece.
[edit] Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 2008 | Elnur & Samir | "Day After Day" | 8 | 132 | 6 | 96 |
| 2009 | Aysel & Arash | "Always" | 3 | 207 | 2 | 180 |
| 2010 | Safura | "Drip Drop" | 5 | 145 | 2 | 113 |
| 2011 | Eldar & Nigar | "Running Scared" | 1 | 221 | 2 | 122 |
| 2012 | Sabina Babayeva | Sevgi nəğməmiz | X | X |
[edit] Voting history (2008–2011)
Azerbaijan has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine |
42 |
| 2 |  Turkey |
36 |
| 3 |  Georgia |
22 |
| 4 |  Russia |
21 |
| 5 |  Moldova |
20 |
Azerbaijan has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey |
48 |
| 2 | Ukraine |
42 |
| 3 | Russia |
37 |
| 4 | Moldova |
35 |
| 5 |  Belarus |
30 |
[edit] Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter(s) |
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| 2012 |  Baku |
Baku Crystal Hall | TBA |
[edit] Commentators and spokespersons
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| Year(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson |
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| 2008 | Isa Melikov and Husniyya Maharramova | Leyla Aliyeva |
| 2009 | Leyla Aliyeva, AySel (Semi-final 1 only), Isa Melikov (Final only) |
Husniyya Maharramova |
| 2010 | Husniyya Maharramova | Tamilla Shirinova |
| 2011 | Leyla Aliyeva | Safura Alizadeh |
[edit] References
- ^ Kuipers, Michael (2007-06-18). "Azerbaijan not joining after all". ESCToday. http://esctoday.com/news/read/8853. 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. http://www.news.com.au/azerbaijans-eurovision-rebirth/story-fn7mjoe2-1226056434332. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Sperling, Daniel. "Azerbaijan win Eurovision Song Contest 2011". http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a319549/azerbaijan-win-eurovision-song-contest-2011.html. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- 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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