Ictimai, the Azerbaijani national broadcaster, has opened the song submission window for Eurovision 2026.
Ictimai is inviting artists wishing to represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 to send in their songs to the Azerbaijani national broadcaster via [email protected] , with the deadline set on 18 January 2026.
Ictimai’s official post on Instagram reads:
The official broadcaster of the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan, Public Television and Radio Broadcasting, announces the selection of the performer and song that will represent our country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna!
Performers who wish to participate in the selection can send their applications along with their songs to the email address [email protected] by January 18.
The songs to be sent must be ready and comply with the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest. According to the rules of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the duration of the song must not exceed 3 minutes.
The song must not be released for commercial purposes before September 1, 2025, and must not be broadcast on public resources and in the media (via television, radio or the Internet).
Everyone who will participate in the selection must also provide brief information about themselves.
Applications that do not meet the specified requirements will not be considered valid.
The channel reserves the right to make changes and additions to the selected song.
Azerbaijan in Eurovision
Azerbaijan debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 and has won the competition once, namely in 2012 with Eldar & Nikki‘s ‘Running Scared’. The following year the country welcomed the Eurovision bandwagon for the very first time in its majestic capital Baku.
The Caucasian nation has partaken in Europe’s favorite television show 17 times, having competed in the event every year since its debut in 2008.
In 2025 Mamagama represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland with their entry ‘ Run With U’.
