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Ictimai, the Azerbaijani national broadcaster, has confirmed that Azerbaijan will be competing at the forthcoming 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria.

Thus Azerbaijan joins the list of countries who have so far confirmed their participation at the forthcoming 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria.

Ictimai is yet to determine the mechanism it will use to select the 2027 Azerbaijani Eurovision act and entry. More details will be disclosed in due time.

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 18 times, having competed in the event every year since its debut in 2008.

In 2026 Jiva represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with her entry ‘Just Go‘


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.