| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |  Azerbaijan | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 10 March 2016 Song: 13 March 2016 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Samra | |||
| Selected song | "Miracle" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 185 points) | |||
| Final result | 17th, 117 points | |||
| Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Azerbaijan participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Miracle" written by Amir Aly, Jakke "T.I Jakke" Erixson and Henrik Wikström. The song was performed by Samra, who was internally selected by the Azerbaijani broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV) to represent the nation at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Samra's selection as the Azerbaijani Eurovision entrant was announced on 10 March 2016, while the song "Miracle" was presented to the public on 13 March.
Azerbaijan was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 14, "Miracle" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Azerbaijan placed sixth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 185 points. In the final, Azerbaijan performed in position 4 and placed seventeenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 117 points.