Azerbaijan’s head of delegation confirmed the country’s participation in Eurovision 2026 in Austria. The representative and song selection process is yet to be decided.
Azerbaijan’s head of delegation confirmed that Azerbaijan will participate in Eurovision 2026, which will take place in Austria. Azerbaijan is the 23rd country to express interest in participating in Eurovision 2026, following Albania, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the host country, Austria.
The head of delegation, Nurlana Jafarli, stated in an interview that the information claiming Azerbaijan will not participate in Eurovision is unfounded.
“Azerbaijan usually announced its official participation starting in August and chose its representative by the end of September. And this year the process is a bit late. Unfortunately, I cannot explain to you the reasons for this. Because we are involved in other processes.We still have some time for that. For official confirmation we must wait for the decision of the leadership of Public Television”.
She also noted that the selection process has not yet been determined:
“Because our participation has not been officially announced, we have not yet accepted applications. This process can be extended. The winner of “Voice Azerbaijan” will also be viewed as participating in Eurovision. There is a discussion of all of this. In the near future, the public will be informed of this”.
Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2025
“Run With U” is the song that will be performed by the band Mamagama, representing Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2025. The song was written by band member Safael Mishiyev, along with Roman Zee and KHVS. This is the first Eurovision entry for these songwriters, and the song is performed in English.
The band finished 15th and last place in the first semi-final, with 7 points, which failed Azerbaijan qualifying to the final for the third consecutive time.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Azerbaijan’s 18th participation in Eurovision. Azerbaijan joined the contest in 2008 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2011 when singers Ell and Nikki, won first place with the song “Running Scared”.
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