Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest
Azerbaijan has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 15 times since making its debut 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 was the last country in the Caucasus to debut in the contest and the first to win.
Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | İctimai Television (İTV) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 15 (13 finals) |
First appearance | 2008 |
Highest placement | 1st: 2011 |
Host | 2012 |
External links | |
Azerbaijan's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 |
Azerbaijan has won the contest once, in 2011, with Ell and Nikki and the song "Running Scared" setting the record for the lowest average score for a winning song under the 12-points voting system, with 5.26 points per country. The country achieved five consecutive top-five results in the contest between 2009 and 2013, finishing third (2009) and fifth (2010) before its 2011 win and fourth (2012) and second (2013) following its win. Azerbaijan has failed to advance from the semi-finals twice, in 2018 and 2023.