Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Azerbaijan participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and selected their singer in the national final Milli Seçim Turu, which was organised by the public broadcasters İTV.[1] Farid Mammadov represented Azerbaijan with the song "Hold Me", which finished in 2nd place scoring 234 points in the grand final.[2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country Azerbaijan
National selection
Selection processMilli Seçim Turu
Selection date(s)Heats:
17 December 2012 - 8 March 2013
Final:
14 March 2013
Selected entrantFarid Mammadov
Selected song"Hold Me"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 139 points)
Final result2nd, 234 points
Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest
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National final

Heats

70 singers were split in eight heats with eight or nine singers in each. Weekly heats consisted of five shows aired from Monday to Friday, with a foreign song performed on Monday, an Azerbaijani song on Tuesday, a past-year Eurovision song on Wednesday, a song with a special focus on performance on Thursday and a song of the singer's own choice on Friday. The winner of each quarter-final, chosen by SMS voting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%) qualified for the final.

Heat 1
Heat 1 – 17–21 December 2012
Draw Artist Points Place
1 New Skin 10 2
2 Jahangir Gasimzadeh 3 8
3 Madina Muradkhanova 8 3
4 Vugar Muradov 12 1
5 Anna Zemchenko 4 7
6 Nigar Alizadeh 5 6
7 Elgiz Mammadov 2 9
8 Rinat Alimov 6 5
9 Tomris Naibli 7 4

Heat 2
Heat 2 – 24–28 December 2012
Draw Artist Points Place
1 Shahin Sadigov 4 7
2 Sebel Jafarova 5 6
3 Baku Rock Group 6 5
4 Rafael Isayev 7 4
5 Khayal Taghiyev 2 9
6 Ena-Kamelia Tabesh Moghaddam 10 2
7 Anar Safarov 3 8
8 Ravana Aliyeva 12 1
9 Leyla Izzatova 8 3

Heat 3
Heat 3 – 7–11 January 2013
Draw Artist Points Place
1 Avantaj 5 6
2 Farah Hadiyeva 12 1
3 Mahram Gurbanzadeh 7 4
4 Oksana Rizayeva 4 7
5 Zaka Zeynalov 6 5
6 Elton Ibrahimov 10 2
7 Ulviyya Bakhishova 2 9
8 Adil Bakhishli 8 3
9 Vugar Aliyev 3 8

Heat 4
Heat 4 – 14–18 January 2013
Draw Artist Points Place
1 Sabina Shahmadova 8 3
2 Rovshan Azizov 4 7
3 Aghamehdi Mirzayev 3 8
4 Aydan Nuralizadeh 7 4
5 Elgun Huseynov 5 6
6 Boris Bayramov 6 5
7 Khana Hasanova 10 2
8 Leyla Aliyeva 12 1

Heat 5
Heat 5 – 28 January 2013 – 1 February 2013
Draw Artist Points Place
1 Mustafa Mustafayev 4 7
2 Akif Aliyev 7 4
3 Rana Khalilova 6 5
4 Vusal Nasibov 2 9
5 Leyla Gafari 12 1
6 Elvin Babazadeh 8 3
7 Sevinj Thunold 10 2
8 Jalal Abbasov 5 6
9 Aftandil Mammadov 3 8

Heat 6
Heat 6 – 4–8 February 2013
Draw Artist Points Place
1 Farid Hasanov 7 4
2 Aygul Mammadova 4 7
3 Rustam Allazov 3 8
4 Narmina Seyidova 10 2
5 Davud Asgarli 6 5
6 Chinara Ismayilova 2 9
7 Farid Mammadov 12 1
8 Arzu Salimova 5 6
9 Mardan Kazimov 8 3

Heat 7
Heat 7 – 18–22 February 2013
Draw Artist Points Place
1 Nigar Huseynova 12 1
2 Rolan Seyidov 8 3
3 Ad Gloriam 3 8
4 Vlada Akhundova 12 1
5 Arzu Ismayilova 7 4
6 Huseyn Abdullayev 6 5
7 Aysel Narimanova 4 7
8 Husniyya Adigozalova 5 6

Heat 8
Heat 8 – 4–8 March 2013
Draw Artist Points Place
1 Elvin Babashov 3 8
2 Valeria Huseynzadeh 12 1
3 Seyran Ismayilkhanov 7 4
4 Aishabeyim Naghiyeva 2 9
5 Orkhan Kerimli 8 3
6 Aysel Babayeva 12 1
7 Uzeyir Guliyev 5 6
8 Laman Dadashova 6 5
9 Said Ismayilzadeh 4 7

Final

The final was held on 14 March 2013 at the Buta Palace in Baku, hosted by Leyla Aliyeva and Tural Asadov. The winner was chosen by SMS voting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%).

Final – 14 March 2013
Draw Artist Song
1 Leyla Gafari "Pride"
2 Vugar Muradov "Baby Baby"
3 Valeriya Huseynzadeh "If This Is Love"
4 Leyla Aliyeva "Welcome to the Sun"
5 Farah Hadiyeva "We Are One"
6 Nigar Huseynova "I Still Believe"
7 Vlada Akhundova "Big Time"
8 Ravana Aliyeva "Lovely King"
9 Farid Mammadov "Hold Me"
10 Aysel Babayeva "Sleazy Mo"

At Eurovision
Farid Mammadov at the second semi-final dress rehearsal in Malmö.

Azerbaijan was allocated to compete in the second semi-final on 16 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[3] In the second semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Azerbaijan would perform 4th, following Macedonia and preceding Finland.[4]

Azerbaijan qualified from the second semi-final.[5] At the second semi-final winners' press conference, Azerbaijan was allocated to perform in the second half of the final.[6] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Azerbaijan would perform 20th, following Iceland and preceding Greece.[7]

Points awarded to Azerbaijan
Points awarded to Azerbaijan (Semi Final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Azerbaijan (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Azerbaijan

Marcel Bezençon Awards
Further information: Marcel Bezençon Awards

The Azerbaijani entry was awarded one of the three Marcel Bezençon Awards, which honour the best of the competing entries for the 2013 Contest in different areas of achievement. Azerbaijan received the Artists Award, which was voted for by the international broadcasting commentators.[8]

See also

References
  1. Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani. "Eurovision 2013 will be in Azerbaijan !". esctoday.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. Siim, Jarmo (17 January 2013). "Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final?". Eurovision.tv.
  4. Siim, Jarmo (28 March 2013). "Eurovision 2013: Semi-Final running order revealed". Eurovision.tv.
  5. Leon, Jakov (16 May 2013). "We have ten more finalists!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. Brey, Marco (16 May 2013). "Second Semi-Final Winners' Press Conference". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  7. Storvik-Green, Simon (17 May 2013). "Running order for the Grand Final revealed". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  8. Roxburgh, Gordon (19 May 2013). "Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2013". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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