Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest

Azerbaijan in the
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcasterİctimai Television (İTV)
Participation summary
Appearances17 (13 finals)
First appearance2008
Highest placement1st: 2011
Host2012
Participation history
External links
Azerbaijan's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see
Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Azerbaijan has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 17 times since making its debut in 2008. The Azerbaijani participating 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 four occasions, in 2018 and since 2023.