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The ‘Land of Fire’ made its debut at Belgrade 2008 with the rock ballad Day After Day performed by lnur & Samir.

Azerbaijan then went on an impressive run of consecutive top five finishes from 2009 till 2013, including winning the Contest in Düsseldorf thanks to Ell & Nikki’s memorable duet Running Scared.

Their victory meant that the following show was organised by İctimai Television (İTV) and broadcast live from Baku, which is the furthest east the Eurovision Song Contest has traveled. 

To date, Azerbaijan is the proud recipient of two Marcel Bezençon Awards; Sabina Babayeva won the Press Award in 2012 for When The Music Dies, and Farid Mammadov took the Commentator Award in 2013 for Hold Me.

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Malmö 2024
Özünlə Apar
Semi-Final
14th - 11 points
Liverpool 2023
Tell Me More
Semi-Final
14th - 4 points
Turin 2022
Fade To Black
Semi-Final
10th - 96 points
Grand Final
16th - 106 points
Rotterdam 2021
Mata Hari
Semi-Final
8th - 138 points
Grand Final
20th - 65 points
Rotterdam 2020
Cleopatra
Tel Aviv 2019
Truth
Semi-Final
5th - 224 points
Grand Final
8th - 302 points
Lisbon 2018
X My Heart
Semi-Final
11th - 94 points
Kyiv 2017
Skeletons
Semi-Final
8th - 150 points
Grand Final
14th - 120 points
Stockholm 2016
Miracle
Semi-Final
6th - 185 points
Grand Final
17th - 117 points
Vienna 2015
Hour Of The Wolf
Semi-Final
10th - 53 points
Grand Final
12th - 49 points
Copenhagen 2014
Start A Fire
Semi-Final
9th - 57 points
Grand Final
22nd - 33 points
Malmö 2013
Hold Me
Semi-Final
1st - 139 points
Grand Final
2nd - 234 points
Baku 2012
When The Music Dies
Grand Final
4th - 150 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Running Scared
Semi-Final
2nd - 122 points
Grand Final
1st - 221 points
Oslo 2010
Drip Drop
Semi-Final
2nd - 113 points
Grand Final
5th - 145 points
Moscow 2009
Always
Semi-Final
2nd - 180 points
Grand Final
3rd - 207 points
Belgrade 2008
Day After Day
Semi-Final
6th - 96 points
Grand Final
8th - 132 points