While there have been rumours that Azerbaijan should have been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest due to undemocratic voting, Azerbaijani Ictimai TV has announced 8 names for it’s national selections.
Following complaints that some people in Azerbaijan who voted for Armenia were visited by the Police, the Reference Group of the European Broadcasting Union convened to discuss the matter. Today they released the following statement announcing their decision:
The representatives of Azerbaijan, Aysel and Arash, gave us some of their time even though they have a busy schedule. They told us their impressions and thoughts about this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Aysel & Arash will be representing Azerbaijan at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with this song called Always. Last year Azerbaijan qualified for the final where they finished 8th.
The Azerbaijani respresentative, Aysel Temourzadeh, has submitted her song that she will be performing on stage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. The Azerbaijani singer will be performing with Arash who has written their entry, Always.