| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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| Country |  Azerbaijan | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 5 December 2016 Song: 11 March 2017 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Dihaj | |||
| Selected song | "Skeletons" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (8th, 150 points) | |||
| Final result | 14th, 120 points | |||
| Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Azerbaijan participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Skeletons" written by Isa Melikov and Sandra Bjurman. The song was performed by Dihaj, who was internally selected by the Azerbaijani broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Dihaj's selection as the Azerbaijani Eurovision entrant was announced on 5 December 2016, while the song "Skeletons" was presented to the public on 11 March 2017.
Azerbaijan was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 8, "Skeletons" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Azerbaijan placed eighth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 150 points. In the final, Azerbaijan performed in position 12 and placed fourteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 120 points.