Azerbaijan will be debuting this year in the Eurovision Song Contest with Day after day, a duet performed by Elnur Huseynov and Samir Javadzadeh. The final version of the song will not be the one that won the Azerbaijani national final but it will undergo considerable changes both in music and lyrics.
"Mugham also spelled as Mugam (Azeri: Muğam) is one of the many musical traditions of Azerbaijan, contrast with tasnif. During Mugam, the singers have to transform their emotions into singing and music. It is a highly complex form of art music (as opposed to folk music) with specific systems and concepts of musical expression that demand of its performers a very high standard of professionalism." Wikipedia.
The mugam part of Day by day will be extended and some parts of the song will be performed in Azerbaijani. Samir Javadzadeh, who will be performing the mugam part, will be seen in the role of the devil. The entire song is about the fight of good and evil impersonated in the devil and the angel, Elnur explains: "I become pure after the angel's song. The devil is also an angel expelled from paradise. Mugam purifies the scream of the heart. The devil sings the song together with the angel and then falls on his knee and returns with the angel to the place of the Creator. Mugam cures the damned spirit. Our performance has not been finalised yet. We will prepare it comprehensively and it will be more interesting than the show which we demonstrated on February 2."
Four versions of the song are being prepared for the promo tour in English, Azerbaijani, Russian and French according to lyricist Zahra Badalbayli.
