Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
| Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
| Country | Azerbaijan | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 16 February 2022 Song: 21 March 2022 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Fade to Black" | |||
| Artist | Nadir Rustamli | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 96 points) | |||
| Final result | 16th, 106 points | |||
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Azerbaijan was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Fade to Black" performed by Nadir Rustamli who was internally selected by the Azerbaijani broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV) to represent the nation at the 2022 contest. Nadir Rustamli's selection as the Azerbaijani Eurovision entrant was announced on 16 February 2022, while the song "Fade to Black" was presented to the public on 21 March.
Azerbaijan was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 4, "Fade to Black" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. In the final, Azerbaijan performed in position 15 and placed sixteenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 106 points.