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Part thirty-one
Introducing the 2009 entries: Azerbaijan
Basic information
| Performers: | AySel & Arash (Aysel Teymurzadə and Ārash Labāf) |
| Song: | Always |
| Language: | English |
| Music: | Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlmann, Johan Bejerholm, Marcus Englöf, Alex Papaconstantinou |
| Lyrics: | Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlmann, Elin Wrethov, Anderz Wrethov |
| Draw: | 12th in the second semi final |
The song
Always is an ethnic up-tempo pop song. The lyrics are a declaration of a love that is so big that it is almost an addiction:
I believe I'm addicted to you
In your eyes I see dreams coming true
Finally I have found you and now
I will never let you go - no
You are
Always on my mind
Always in my heart
And I can hear you call my name
On a mountain's high
The duo
Aysel, who will celebrate her 20th birthday next Saturday, is a newcomer to the music business, although she has started singing at the age of only four. She took part in various singing contests and won the Pohre award in 2001. She then entered a music school in Baku taking lessons in the piano and vocals department. In 2004, she continued her studies in the United States, where she successfully took part in various singing competitions. Back in Azerbaijan, she now concentrates on her carreer as a singer and on her studies.
Arash was born in Iran, but his family moved to Sweden when he was still a child. He became famous in 2005 with the song Boro boro, which was a number one hit in Sweden and also reached the charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland and Poland. Other successful recordings followed, among them the song Arash, which was a number one hit in Poland. So far, he has released three albums and he also works as a songwriter and producer for other artists.
AySel and Arash joined forces to represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Originally, AySel was announced to compete as a soloist but songwriter Arash was chosen to join her on stage due to his popularity. In two participations, AySel and Arash are the second duo already to represent the country in the contest.
The national selection
Ther Azerbaijan entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest was selected internally and information about it was given out in small portions. First the singer was announced, then Arash was announced as composer followed by the song title and Arash's own participation before a first snippet of the song could be heard. It took some more time until the whole song could be heard.
Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest
Azerbaijan took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time last year and had a strong debut: Elnur & Samir finished sixth in the first semi final and eighth in the final with their song Day after day.
Biz küsənmək Azərbaycan da Aysel Teymurzadə və Arash yaxşı nəticəyə nail olmaq içəri Moskva!
Videos
AySel & Arash performing the song in the Slovak national final:
The preview video:
Arash with Boro boro:
Other parts of this series
- France
- Portugal
- Romania
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Cyprus
- Latvia
- Ireland
- Malta
- Armenia
- Germany
- Serbia
- Belgium
- Greece
- Croatia
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Iceland
- Moldova
- Switzerland
- Slovenia
- Andorra
- Ukraine
- Spain
- Sweden
- Montenegro
- Finland
- Lithuania
- Russia
- Turkey
Tomorrow, we will take a look at the Bulgarian entry.
Related polls
- Norway: Vote for your favourite song in the final of Melodi Grand Prix
- Azerbaijan: Vote for your favourite act in the final of Milli Seçim Turu
- Hungary: Vote for your favourite act in the final of A Dal
- Iceland: Vote for your favourite song in the final of Songvakeppni Sjonvarpsins
- Malta: Vote for your favourite act in the final of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Hungary: Vote for your favourite act in the second semifinal of A Dal
- Norway: Vote for your favourite song in the third semifinal of Melodi Grand Prix
- Sweden: Vote for your favourite act in the first semifinal of Melodifestivalen
- Malta: Vote for your favourite act in the semifinal of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Bulgaria: Vote for your favourite act in the Bulgarian national final 2012
- Latvia: Vote for your favourite act in the final of Eirodziesma 2012
- Belarus: Vote for your favourite act in the final of EuroFest 2012
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I love Azerbaijan
Goot luk Azerbaijan
But Sabina - Gordon R. Ocks is a snide friend
really goood song. Good luck AZERBAIJAN
Sabina - Gordon R. Ocks
are you from Azerbaijan?
Sabina - Gordon R. Ocks
shut up.ok?
ok.armena and azerbaijan the best country.is it good?
@Marko Bojic,
Really bro? I didn't expect it to be hit in other countries except Azerbaijan until May. Usually majority of the people listen to ESC song for the first time on the final nights.
Ok, which of the mods deleted my last post? And WHY?
I won't put up with your bull**** forever, you know. It's a pity that esctoday is giving in to ridiculous censorship.
This song is already hit here, I am sure that it will be some points! 
Guys radio edit of Always (a little different): http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=uXuUGE84vy4
Hi, I'm Aysel, hope your having fun over there....
always on my mind
always in my heart
and i can hear you call my name
on a mountain hgh
@Lina,
Hehe
@Galandar is not neccesary to choose any of that beacuse he is all that things ..LOL, u know ? i feel sorry for people like him beacuse is one of that persons who find internet a way to take out all psychological problems they have in real life , and beacuse internet is without face is more easyly for them, but ok we have to get use to it beacuse internet have people who is "virus" also , but we dont have antivirus for that 
so or must to ignore them or to play with them 
@Lina,
Don't waste your time for the users with many accounts and no face.
@remi reni,
If she is stupid you are one of these 3: idiot, imbicile or moron. Choose one.
Lina is back again!
oFFFFFFFFFFFFFf,
NO, YOU ARE REALLY STUPID.
END
@remi remi says: " Lina is back again!
ARE YOU STUPID: " now he ask me if i m stupid? ..LOL..
I'd love this to win for the Azeri's but if the OGAE results are anything to go by, the winner will be Norway.
After those freaky squicky hell boys last year which was one of the most awful performances and entries ever on ESC (definitely the most unuseful-screaming entry ever), this is quite refreshing from Azerbaijan.
Soft pop, not original but can be listened.
Not in my top10 but I don't hate this one. Flat and common, nothing more.
Lina is back again!
ARE YOU STUPID:
Hi, I'm Aysel, hope your having fun over there....
always on my mind
always in my heart
and i can hear you call my name
on a mountain hgh
@Lina,
It is very sad to see the aim of some people to provoke and to make political things coming to Eurovision and namely to ESCtoday. I hope this problem will be solves with the help of moderators.
@ Lina
Yay you've noticed as well I thought of the same, I don't know what his/her background is, but he/she (I think it's a he) is here to cause problems. He's probably bored
His aim is to provoke others to reply and when others reply they get replies back, so the result of it is another fight/drama/spam on esctoday. Sad really, instead of promoting friendship and unity on this page people are trying to disturb it.
btw Lina you English is superduper
@Orkhan Ibrahimov , @Chechnya C *, @Leo, @remy remy and @ESCHayastan are the same person, Chechnya C * have the same date of birth with ESCHayastan and the others 3 profiles are close but he speak the same ,EscHayastan says in Armenia post " Arash is good persian pop singer but "Always" no good " @Chechnya C * says here " I love Azerbaijan Persian Pop " , that person are mad !! He just predenting ! In some profiles speak bad about Armenia and in others bad about Azerbaijan ! I dont know how many profiles have that person but sure he is not Azeri or Armenian ! He just visit that too countreys posts ( i dont know why he choose that 2 countreys maybe beacuse they have politic problems ) and speak bad to the others without any reason or he say politics things just to make problems ! Also his english is bad ( more bad than mine ) , he thing he is clever but it seems i m more clever than he is moderators must to check all that profiles names and see ip adress and ban that mad person !
I love Azerbaijan Persian Pop
First of all mr fake user, it's so irrelevant for someone from Chechnya to say something about Armenia or sign up to make an account here to support Azerbaijan. So I guess you failed. Orkhan Ibrahimov, same story what else can I say. Please mods check their IP's.
These users are fake, I want mods to check their IP's. What's up with random users all of a sudden?
@Orkhan Ibrahimov,
There are around 20 mln azebaijanies in Iran. Arash is originally from Iran. His father's father is azerbaijani, while father's mother is persian. His mother is persian. He consider himself both persian and azerbaijani originally from Iran, but living in Sweden! That's it!
Arash isnt from Sweden and Iran.Arash is from southern Azerbaijan.South Azerbaijan is located in the Iran.
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