Azerbaijan: Ictimai TV makes a call for songs for Eurovision 2022

Azerbaijan: Ictimai TV makes a call for songs for Eurovision 2022
Friday, 31 December 2021

  • Azerbaijan's national broadcaster, Ictimai TV has made a call for songs to represent the country at Eurovision 2022 in Turin,Italy. 

    The Land of fire has launched its search for the song that will repesent Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2022, with ITV opening the submission window for entries. 

    All interested to submit their song as Azerbaijan potential Eurovision 2022 entry must send in their music proposals to [email protected] until January 31, 2022. Along with the their song the applicants should attach a short presentation of themselves. All songs submitted must comply with the general rules by EBU for the Eurovision Song Contest. 

    In the recent years since 2015, Azerbaijan has been selecting both act and song internally. ITV is expected to stick with the same format for Eurovision 2022. 

     

    Azerbaijan in Eurovision

    The Land of fire debuted in the contest in 2008 and since then they have been present in every single edition of it, counting a totla of 13 participation.  In 2011 The duo Eldar & Nikki gave the country its one and only victory with their entry Running scared, leading the Eurovision event next year in the capital city of Baku. 

    In 2018 Azerbaijan was represented by Aisel and her entry X my heart, despite a dynamic performance she failed to qualify to the Grand Final. In 2019 Azerbaijan chose Chingiz through an internal selection to represent the country in Tel Aviv with his entry 'Truth', which finished 8th in the Grand final scoreboard.

    While Efendi's Eurovision 2020 journey was interrupted due to the coronavirus outbreak and never had the chance to perform 'Cleopatra' in Rotterdam, iTV decide to stick with the same act this year, giving her the chance to complete her mission in ESC 2021.

    Efendi flew to Rotterdam where she competed in the first semi final performing 'Mata Hari' and after qualifying to the Grand final she finished 20th with 65 points. 

     

    News Source: ITV

    Image:  EBU / THOMAS HANSES