Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | İctimai Television (İTV) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 16 (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 2024 |
Azerbaijan has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 16 times since making its debut in 2008. The Azerbaijani participant broadcaster in the contest is İctimai Television (İTV). Azerbaijan was the last country in the Caucasus to debut in the contest and the first to win.
Azerbaijan has won the contest once, in 2011, with "Running Scared" performed by Ell and Nikki 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 on three occasions, in 2018, 2023, and 2024.