Dare to Dream
14, 16 & 18 May 2019
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008. The country is known as the Land of Fire and is the home of the world's first oil well, dug in the mid-1800s. Azerbaijan since their debut in 2008 has never missed the final and won the competition in 2011 with 'Running Scared' performed by Ell and Nikki.
Azerbaijan is a relative latecomer to the Eurovision family, having made its debut in 2008. with Day After Day performed by Elnur and Samir. The duo finished eighth and sparked a series of successes for the country which culminated in Ell and Nikki's win in 2011 with Running Scared. To commemorate the moment, Azerbaijan issued a special postage stamp dedicated to Ell & Nikki's victory.
The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Azerbaijan's capital Baku and success in the competition continued when Sabina Babayeva finished fourth on home ground with When The Music Dies. Azerbaijan is one of the few countries that continues to have a 100% qualification record for the Grand Final. Read more about Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Sabina Babayeva represented Azerbaijan on home ground with the song When The Music Dies in 2012. The entry placed fourth in the Grand Final and also won the Marcel Bezençon Press Award. Farid Mammadov flew the Azeri flag in 2013 with the song Hold Me which won the Marcel Bezençon Artistic Award.
Facts
The basics
Featured participant
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade 2008 | Elnur & Samir | Day After Day | ||
| First Semi-Final | 96 | 6 | ||
| Grand Final | 132 | 8 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | AySel & Arash | Always | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 180 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 207 | 3 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Safura | Drip Drop | ||
| Grand Final | 145 | 5 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 113 | 2 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Ell/Nikki | Running Scared | ||
| First Semi-Final | 122 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 221 | 1 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Sabina Babayeva | When The Music Dies | ||
| Grand Final | 150 | 4 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | Farid Mammadov | Hold Me | ||
| Grand Final | 234 | 2 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 139 | 1 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Dilara Kazimova | Start A Fire | ||
| First Semi-Final | 57 | 9 | ||
| Grand Final | 33 | 22 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Elnur Huseynov | Hour Of The Wolf | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 53 | 10 | ||
| Grand Final | 49 | 12 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Samra | Miracle | ||
| Grand Final | 117 | 17 | ||
| First Semi-Final | 185 | 6 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Dihaj | Skeletons | ||
| First Semi-Final | 150 | 8 | ||
| Grand Final | 120 | 14 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Aisel | X My Heart | ||
| First Semi-Final | 94 | 11 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | Chingiz | Truth | ||
| Second Semi-Final | ||||
Azerbaijan made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008. The country is known as the Land of Fire and is the home of the world's first oil well, dug in the mid-1800s. Azerbaijan since their debut in 2008 has never missed the final and won the competition in 2011 with 'Running Scared' performed by Ell and Nikki.
Azerbaijan is a relative latecomer to the Eurovision family, having made its debut in 2008. with Day After Day performed by Elnur and Samir. The duo finished eighth and sparked a series of successes for the country which culminated in Ell and Nikki's win in 2011 with Running Scared. To commemorate the moment, Azerbaijan issued a special postage stamp dedicated to Ell & Nikki's victory.
The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Azerbaijan's capital Baku and success in the competition continued when Sabina Babayeva finished fourth on home ground with When The Music Dies. Azerbaijan is one of the few countries that continues to have a 100% qualification record for the Grand Final. Read more about Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Sabina Babayeva represented Azerbaijan on home ground with the song When The Music Dies in 2012. The entry placed fourth in the Grand Final and also won the Marcel Bezençon Press Award. Farid Mammadov flew the Azeri flag in 2013 with the song Hold Me which won the Marcel Bezençon Artistic Award.
The basics
Facts
Featured participant
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade 2008 | Elnur & Samir | Day After Day | ||
| First Semi-Final | 96 | 6 | ||
| Grand Final | 132 | 8 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | AySel & Arash | Always | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 180 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 207 | 3 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Safura | Drip Drop | ||
| Grand Final | 145 | 5 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 113 | 2 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Ell/Nikki | Running Scared | ||
| First Semi-Final | 122 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 221 | 1 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Sabina Babayeva | When The Music Dies | ||
| Grand Final | 150 | 4 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | Farid Mammadov | Hold Me | ||
| Grand Final | 234 | 2 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 139 | 1 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Dilara Kazimova | Start A Fire | ||
| First Semi-Final | 57 | 9 | ||
| Grand Final | 33 | 22 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Elnur Huseynov | Hour Of The Wolf | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 53 | 10 | ||
| Grand Final | 49 | 12 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Samra | Miracle | ||
| Grand Final | 117 | 17 | ||
| First Semi-Final | 185 | 6 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Dihaj | Skeletons | ||
| First Semi-Final | 150 | 8 | ||
| Grand Final | 120 | 14 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Aisel | X My Heart | ||
| First Semi-Final | 94 | 11 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | Chingiz | Truth | ||
| Second Semi-Final | ||||
The basics
Facts
Azerbaijan made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008. The country is known as the Land of Fire and is the home of the world's first oil well, dug in the mid-1800s. Azerbaijan since their debut in 2008 has never missed the final and won the competition in 2011 with 'Running Scared' performed by Ell and Nikki.
Azerbaijan is a relative latecomer to the Eurovision family, having made its debut in 2008. with Day After Day performed by Elnur and Samir. The duo finished eighth and sparked a series of successes for the country which culminated in Ell and Nikki's win in 2011 with Running Scared. To commemorate the moment, Azerbaijan issued a special postage stamp dedicated to Ell & Nikki's victory.
The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Azerbaijan's capital Baku and success in the competition continued when Sabina Babayeva finished fourth on home ground with When The Music Dies. Azerbaijan is one of the few countries that continues to have a 100% qualification record for the Grand Final. Read more about Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Sabina Babayeva represented Azerbaijan on home ground with the song When The Music Dies in 2012. The entry placed fourth in the Grand Final and also won the Marcel Bezençon Press Award. Farid Mammadov flew the Azeri flag in 2013 with the song Hold Me which won the Marcel Bezençon Artistic Award.
Featured participant
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade 2008 | Elnur & Samir | Day After Day | ||
| First Semi-Final | 96 | 6 | ||
| Grand Final | 132 | 8 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | AySel & Arash | Always | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 180 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 207 | 3 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Safura | Drip Drop | ||
| Grand Final | 145 | 5 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 113 | 2 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Ell/Nikki | Running Scared | ||
| First Semi-Final | 122 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 221 | 1 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Sabina Babayeva | When The Music Dies | ||
| Grand Final | 150 | 4 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | Farid Mammadov | Hold Me | ||
| Grand Final | 234 | 2 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 139 | 1 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Dilara Kazimova | Start A Fire | ||
| First Semi-Final | 57 | 9 | ||
| Grand Final | 33 | 22 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Elnur Huseynov | Hour Of The Wolf | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 53 | 10 | ||
| Grand Final | 49 | 12 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Samra | Miracle | ||
| Grand Final | 117 | 17 | ||
| First Semi-Final | 185 | 6 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Dihaj | Skeletons | ||
| First Semi-Final | 150 | 8 | ||
| Grand Final | 120 | 14 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Aisel | X My Heart | ||
| First Semi-Final | 94 | 11 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | Chingiz | Truth | ||
| Second Semi-Final | ||||
Latest news about Azerbaijan
Chingiz (Azerbaijan 2019) and Mahmood (Italy 2019) jam in Tel Aviv
2019 Eurovision Song Contest participant Chingiz fom Azerbaijan recently met up with Italian candidate Mahmood in Tel Aviv when both were recording their postcards. The 2 singers stepped out for some pre-Eurovision sightseeing and sang each other's songs Truth and Soldi. Watch the video here.
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