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			{{Short description\|Iranian-Swedish singer (born 1977)}}
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			'''Arash Labbaf''' ({{langx\|fa\|آرش لباف}}, {{IPA\|fa\|ɒːˈɾæʃ ɛ læbˈbɒːf\|pron}}; born 23 April 1977) is an ] singer, entertainer, and producer.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=BBC World Service - In the Studio, Arash – Making music in the sun\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09bhy5d\|access-date=2021-12-26\|website=BBC\|date=23 March 2021 \|language=en-GB}}</ref>
	'''Arash Labbaf''' ({{lang-fa\|آرش لباف}}, born ] ] in ], ]) is an ]-] singer, dancer, entertainer and producer of Iranian heritage<ref> The only music impresario of Persian heritage</ref><ref> He says he chooses to sing in his native language because of his deep attachment to Iran and Persian culture.</ref>. In an interview with ], he has mentioned that his mother and father are from the Iranian cities of ] and ], respectively.<ref>Arash interview, by Behzad Bolour, published on 2005-02-11; http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story/2005/02/050211_ag-arash-interview.shtml (in Persian)</ref>

			He ] along with ] in the ], finishing third with the song "]". He is also one of the judges of '']'', a Persian franchise of the British talent show '']''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Has Iran's award-winning actress left Iran to escape prosecution? \|first=Rohollah \|last=Faghihi \|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/12/iranian-artist-becomes-controversy-between-iran-and-saudia.html \|work=Al-Monitor \|access-date=29 January 2020 \|publication-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>
	== Career ==
	Arash Labaf grew up in Tehran, Iran up until the age of 10, his family moved to ] before moving to ] five years later. The city Arash consider as his hometown is ],and thats were he lives, when he´s not on tour. He has two younger brothers, Ashkan Labaf, a doctor and Arsalan Labaf, a lawyer. His debut album, ''Arash'', was released by the ] in June 2005, after he had finished college. His singles, "Boro Boro" ("Go Away") and "Temptation" (featuring ]) made it to the hit lists around ], and their respective videos garnered significant airplay on more than 20 MTV outlets across the world.

			== Early life ==
	In addition to successes in his home countries' music charts, namely Sweden and Iran, the platinum-selling singer and producer Arash has had hits notably in Eastern European and South-East European charts like Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and in Asian music charts like in Israel, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan,Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and throughout the Arab Middle Eastern countries.
			Arash Labbaf was born in ], Iran. He and his parents lived near ]. At age ten, he and his family moved to ], where he still resides. In an interview with ], he mentioned that his mother and father are from the Iranian cities of ] and ], respectively.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story/2005/02/050211_ag-arash-interview.shtml\|publisher=BBC (interview by Behzad Bolour)\|title=Arash's Iranian family from Sweden\|access-date=2009-05-16\|date=2008-09-11\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090523121718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story/2005/02/050211_ag-arash-interview.shtml\| archive-date= 23 May 2009 \| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/arts/story/2005/02/050211_ag-arash-interview.shtml\|title=BBC Persian\|website=www.bbc.com\|language=fa\|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

			Arash Labbaf has stated in his interviews that he is interested in association football. Accordingly, he released songs about association football.<ref name=":1" /> Also, in an interview with ], Arash stated that he had been interested in singing since childhood and he even formed an informal band with his friends.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%DA%AF%D9%BE%D9%89-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%BA-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86/a-2407183\|title=گپى با آرش خواننده ترانه معروف "برو برو" به بهانه سرايت تب اين ترانه داغ به آلمان {{!}} DW {{!}} 13.05.2005\|website=DW.COM\|language=fa-IR\|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
	He has gone gold in 5 countries: Germany, Russia, Slovenia and Greece for his album, ''Arash'', and in ] for "Boro Boro".{{Fact\|date=May 2007}} This song was also featured in the Hindi film "]". He made a guest appearance in the movie as well as a DJ singing "Buro Buro". Arash has accumulated airplay on MTV outlets in more than 35 countries.

			== Career ==
	Arash is managed by former Warner Music A&R agent Henrik Uhlmann, and is represented in the United States by ].
			] (2008)\|alt=\|left]]
			Arash labbaf said that the reason he chooses to sing in his ] is because of his "deep attachment to ] and ]."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rferl.org/Content/Article/1058593.html\|publisher=RFE/RL\|title= Iran: Arash Tops European Pop Charts With Persian-Language Hits\|access-date=2009-02-07\|date=2005-04-21\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090211051008/http://www.rferl.org/Content/Article/1058593.html\| archive-date= 11 February 2009 \| url-status= live}}</ref>

			His debut album, ''Arash'', was released by ] in June 2005, after he had finished college. His singles, "]" ("Go Away") and "]" (featuring ]) made it to the hit lists around ]. Their respective videos garnered significant airplay on more than 20 MTV outlets worldwide. In addition to successes in his home countries' music charts, namely Sweden and Iran, the platinum-selling singer and producer Arash has had hits notably in Eastern European and South-East European charts like Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and in Asian music charts like in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and throughout the Arab Middle Eastern countries. His singles have been charted many times on the Swiss and Finnish charts and he is especially famous in Poland.
	== Collaborations ==
	Arash's claim to fame, his hit "Temptation" was a collaboration with Swedish singer ]. Arash had an initial minor hit with the song done solo, but his duo with ] made him much better known.

			Arash's records were certified gold in 5 countries: his album ''Arash'' in Germany, Russia, Slovenia, and Greece and the single "Boro Boro" in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=24728&event=1482 \|title=AySel & Arash \| Participant Profile \| Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012 \|publisher=Eurovision.tv \|access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref> This song was also featured in the Hindi ] film '']'' and he was the featured Artist of the Month on ].
	Another collaboration of Arash was with Indian-Persian-Pakistani-Danish singer ] (Anila Mirza) in the hit "]" and the three-way collaboration between Arash / Aneela / Rebecca Zadig in "Bombay Dreams"

			] did not take part in the music video of "]", although her voice was used in it. The video starred Arash, together with the ]n beauty queen, ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkT9NMN5mAM \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/lkT9NMN5mAM \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|publisher=YouTube \|title=ARASH – "Pure Love" – Making Of The Video \|access-date=2010-03-12 \|date=2008-11-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
	Arash has released a ] song; "{{lang\|ru\|Восточные Сказки}}" (Vostotchyie Skazki)(featuring Блестящие ]), a Russian version of "Temptation", in which he sings in Russian and the Russian version became a big hit in Russian charts.

			Arash has produced along with ], ], and Johan Bejerholm the Swedish entry to the ] "Allt jag vill ha" that was performed by ].<ref>{{cite web \|author=Niklas Kjellberg/TT Spektra \|url=http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.459519-josefine-tavlar-for-sverige-i-minsk \|title=Josefine tävlar för Sverige i Minsk – Kultur & Nöje \|language=sv \|publisher=www.gp.se \|access-date=2012-01-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003103810/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.459519-josefine-tavlar-for-sverige-i-minsk \|archive-date=2010-10-03 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://esckaz.com/jesc/2010/swe.htm \|title=Sweden JESC 2010 Швеция Детское Евровидение 2010 \|publisher=Esckaz.com \|access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref>{{Better source needed\|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.\|date=April 2022}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.escsweden.com/junior.htm \|title=Junior/lilla mf/mgp nordic \|publisher=escsweden.com \|access-date=2012-01-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514052925/http://www.escsweden.com/junior.htm \|archive-date=2011-05-14 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	] (also of Persian origin) appeared in Arash's music video for "Music is My Language" as the producer and rapper.

			==Eurovision Song Contest==
	The song "Suddenly" features ].
			] and Arash in the ] during the ] in ].]]
			] and Arash in a concert in ], December 2008]]
			In early 2009, it was revealed that the ] I entry for the ] would be the song "]" which was written and composed by Arash. The song was performed by ] and Arash in a duet in Semifinal 2 of the ] competition.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1884\|title=Azerbaijani entry written by Arash\|last=Brey\|first=Marco\|date=2009-02-05\|publisher=Eurovision.tv\|access-date=2009-02-05\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090207155212/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1884\| archive-date= 7 February 2009 \| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1909\|title=Azerbaijan to send a duet to Eurovision\|last=Siim\|first=Jarmo\|date=2009-02-12\|publisher=Eurovision.tv\|access-date=2009-02-12\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090215190459/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1909\| archive-date= 15 February 2009 \| url-status= live}}</ref> The song qualified for the ] final which took place on 16 May 2009, and was placed third. In one of his interviews, Arash explained his decision to represent Azerbaijan in this contest: "Why did I participate? I'm originally Azeri, and I would like to have a part in this country's confident ascent in the history of Eurovision."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://esctoday.com/13164/azerbaijan_aysel_goes_to_eurovision_with_song_by_arash_\|title=Eurovision Azerbaijan: Aysel goes to Eurovision with song by Arash\|date=2009-02-05\|language=en-US\|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref>

			== Personal life ==
	In his 2006 album (Crossfade), Arash, ] and Shahkar Bineshpajoo made a song for the ] for their appearance in the ].
			Labaf married his longtime fiancée, Behnaz Ansari, in ] in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.apa.az/en/news.php?id=144914\|title=APA – Arash presents $400-thousand necklace to his bride Behnaz at their wedding – PHOTOSESSION\|publisher=Apa.az\|access-date=2012-01-14\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718061358/http://www.apa.az/en/news.php?id=144914\|archive-date=2012-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chuiko.com/entertainment/3926-arash-married-on-may-28-in-dubai.html \|title=Arash married on May 28 in Dubai \|publisher=Chuiko.com \|date=2011-03-16 \|access-date=2012-01-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225045724/http://chuiko.com/entertainment/3926-arash-married-on-may-28-in-dubai.html \|archive-date=December 25, 2011 }}</ref>

	Arash released in March 2008 his third album, "Donya," featuring amongst many, a ]/] influenced single and music video "Donya" in collaboration with ] and the single "Kandi" featuring the New York star ].

	From "Donya" he has so far released the title track Donya (featuring Shaggy), Suddenly (featuring Rebecca), Kandi (with Lumidee), Pure Love (featuring Helena) and soon to be the final single, Dasa Bala (featuring Timbuktu). Music videos were made for Donya, Suddenly and Pure Love, while Kandi was sent to radio only. It is not yet known is Dasa Bala will be released only to radio, or whether a music clip will be made for it.

	In early 2009, it was revealed that the ]i entry for the ] will be the song '']'' which was written and composed by Arash. The song was performed by ] and Arash in a duet in semifinal 2 of the Eurovision competition.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1884\|title=Azerbaijani entry written by Arash\|last=Brey\|first=Marco\|date=2009-02-05\|publisher=''Eurovision.tv''\|accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1909\|title=Azerbaijan to send a duet to Eurovision\|last=Siim\|first=Jarmo\|date=2009-02-12\|publisher=''Eurovision.tv''\|language=English\|accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref> It qualified for the final and on the Eurovision song contest final on Saturday 16th May 2009, scored as the third most popular song (narrowly missing out to Iceland for the 2nd place).

	== Discography ==		== Discography ==
			{{Main\|Arash discography}}
	=== Studio albums ===
	==== ''Arash'' (2005) ====
	;Track listing
	#Boro Boro
	#Yalla
	#Tike tike kardi
	#Baskon (feat. Timbuktu)
	#Arash (feat. ])
	#Temptation (feat. Rebecca)
	#Bombay dreams (feat. Aneela and Rebecca)
	#Behnaz
	#Man o to
	#Salamati
	#Music is my language (feat. Dj Aligator)
	#Ey yar begoo (feat. Ebi)
	#Tike Tike kardi (Payami Lounge)
	#Temptation (CMN Remix) (feat. Rebecca)
	#Boro Boro (Bollywood Cafe Mix)

			'''Studio albums'''
	==== ''Donya'' (2008) ====
			* '']'' (2005)
	;Track listing
			* '']'' (2008)
	#Intro
			* '']'' (2014)
	#Donya (feat. ])
	#Suddenly (feat. ])
	#Miduni Midunam
	#Kandi (feat. ])
	#Pure Love (feat. ])
	#Naro
	#Chori Chori (feat. ])
	#Laf Laf
	#Joone Man
	#Tanham
	#Doset Nadaram
	#Dasa Bala (feat. ])
	#Donya (Payami Break Mix)

	=== ~~Remix~~ ~~albums =~~==		== Filmography ==
			*2005: '']'' as playback singer
	==== ''Crossfade - The Remix Album'' (2006) ====
			*2012: '']'' as Son (as Twins/Male)
	;Track listing
	#Iran Iran
	#Arash (MintmanRemix)
	#Tike Tike Kardi (DJ Aligator Remix)
	#Temptation (CMN Remix)
	#Mano o Too (Feat Lucia)
	#Boro Boro (Payami Funky Sunday Remix)
	#Temptation (Russian Version with Blestjashie)
	#Arash (English Version)
	#Tike Tike Kardi (Balkan Fanatics Remix)
	#Baskon (100% Persian Version)
	#Bego Ey Yaar Bego (New Version)
	#Boro Boro (Saba Rock Remix)
	#Arash (Payami Vocal Club)
	#Tike Tike Kardi (Sodaclub Remix)
	#Temptation (Payami Club)
	#Pure Love
	#Boro Boro (Feat Aneela Indian Version)
	#Baskon (Russian Version Bonus)

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
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Iranian-Swedish singer (born 1977)

Arash
Arash Labbaf in Moscow, Russia (2009)
Background information
Birth name	Arash Labaf
Born	(1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 (age 47) Tehran, Iran
Genres	Persian pop hip hop R&B dance house
Occupation(s)	Singer, DJ
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Warner Music Scandinavia (WEA)

Website	arash.com

Musical artist

Arash Labbaf (Persian: آرش لباف, pronounced [ɒːˈɾæʃ ɛ læbˈbɒːf]; born 23 April 1977) is an Iranian-Swedish singer, entertainer, and producer.

He represented Azerbaijan along with Aysel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, finishing third with the song "Always". He is also one of the judges of Persia's Got Talent, a Persian franchise of the British talent show Got Talent.

Early life

Arash Labbaf was born in Tehran, Iran. He and his parents lived near Mellat Park. At age ten, he and his family moved to Sweden, where he still resides. In an interview with BBC Persian Television, he mentioned that his mother and father are from the Iranian cities of Shiraz and Isfahan, respectively.

Arash Labbaf has stated in his interviews that he is interested in association football. Accordingly, he released songs about association football. Also, in an interview with Deutsche Welle, Arash stated that he had been interested in singing since childhood and he even formed an informal band with his friends.

Career

Arash labbaf said that the reason he chooses to sing in his native language is because of his "deep attachment to Iran and Persian culture."

His debut album, Arash, was released by Warner Music Sweden in June 2005, after he had finished college. His singles, "Boro Boro" ("Go Away") and "Temptation" (featuring Rebecca) made it to the hit lists around Europe. Their respective videos garnered significant airplay on more than 20 MTV outlets worldwide. In addition to successes in his home countries' music charts, namely Sweden and Iran, the platinum-selling singer and producer Arash has had hits notably in Eastern European and South-East European charts like Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and in Asian music charts like in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and throughout the Arab Middle Eastern countries. His singles have been charted many times on the Swiss and Finnish charts and he is especially famous in Poland.

Arash's records were certified gold in 5 countries: his album Arash in Germany, Russia, Slovenia, and Greece and the single "Boro Boro" in Sweden. This song was also featured in the Hindi Bollywood film Bluffmaster! and he was the featured Artist of the Month on MTV India.

Helena did not take part in the music video of "Pure Love", although her voice was used in it. The video starred Arash, together with the Venezuelan beauty queen, Marianne Puglia.

Arash has produced along with Thomas G:son, Robert Uhlmann, and Johan Bejerholm the Swedish entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 "Allt jag vill ha" that was performed by Josefine Ridell.

Eurovision Song Contest

In early 2009, it was revealed that the Azerbaijan I entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 would be the song "Always" which was written and composed by Arash. The song was performed by Aysel Teymurzadeh and Arash in a duet in Semifinal 2 of the Eurovision competition. The song qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest final which took place on 16 May 2009, and was placed third. In one of his interviews, Arash explained his decision to represent Azerbaijan in this contest: "Why did I participate? I'm originally Azeri, and I would like to have a part in this country's confident ascent in the history of Eurovision."

Personal life

Labaf married his longtime fiancée, Behnaz Ansari, in Dubai in May 2011.

Discography

Main article: Arash discography

Studio albums

Arash (2005)
Donya (2008)
Superman (2014)

Filmography

2005: Bluffmaster! as playback singer
2012: Rhinos Season as Son (as Twins/Male)

References

"BBC World Service - In the Studio, Arash – Making music in the sun". BBC. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
Faghihi, Rohollah (13 December 2019). "Has Iran's award-winning actress left Iran to escape prosecution?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
"Arash's Iranian family from Sweden". BBC (interview by Behzad Bolour). 2008-09-11. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
^ "BBC Persian". www.bbc.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
"گپى با آرش خواننده ترانه معروف "برو برو" به بهانه سرايت تب اين ترانه داغ به آلمان | DW | 13.05.2005". DW.COM (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
"Iran: Arash Tops European Pop Charts With Persian-Language Hits". RFE/RL. 2005-04-21. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
"AySel & Arash | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
"ARASH – "Pure Love" – Making Of The Video". YouTube. 2008-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
Niklas Kjellberg/TT Spektra. "Josefine tävlar för Sverige i Minsk – Kultur & Nöje" (in Swedish). www.gp.se. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
"Sweden JESC 2010 Швеция Детское Евровидение 2010". Esckaz.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
"Junior/lilla mf/mgp nordic". escsweden.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
Brey, Marco (2009-02-05). "Azerbaijani entry written by Arash". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
Siim, Jarmo (2009-02-12). "Azerbaijan to send a duet to Eurovision". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
"Eurovision Azerbaijan: Aysel goes to Eurovision with song by Arash". 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
"APA – Arash presents $400-thousand necklace to his bride Behnaz at their wedding – PHOTOSESSION". Apa.az. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
"Arash married on May 28 in Dubai". Chuiko.com. 2011-03-16. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

External links

Official website
Arash at warnermusic.de
Arash at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded byElnur & Samir with "Day After Day"	Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest (with AySel) 2009	Succeeded bySafura with "Drip Drop"

v t e Arash
Discography
Studio albums	Arash Donya Superman
Remix albums	Crossfade (The Remix Album)
Singles	"Boro Boro" "Temptation" "Suddenly" "Pure Love" "Always" "Broken Angel" "She Makes Me Go" "One Day" "Goalie Goalie" "Dooset Daram" "I Adore You"

v t e Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Aisel Arash Aysel Sabina Babayeva Chingiz Dihaj Ilkin Dovlatov Efendi Fahree Eldar Gasimov Elnur Hüseynov Nigar Jamal Dilara Kazimova Farid Mammadov Nadir Rustamli Safura Samir Samra TuralTuranX
Songs	"Always" ~~"Cleopatra"~~ "Day After Day" "Drip Drop" "Fade to Black" "Hold Me" "Hour of the Wolf" "Mata Hari" "Miracle" "Özünlə apar" "Running Scared" "Skeletons" "Start a Fire" "Tell Me More" "Truth" "When the Music Dies" "X My Heart"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Azerbaijan did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest. See also: Armenia–Azerbaijan relations in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Countries

Final	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Israel Lithuania Malta Moldova Norway Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Andorra Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Hungary Ireland Latvia Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Poland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland
Withdrawn	Georgia

Artists

Final	Alex Swings Oscar Sings Soraya Arnelas Aysel and Arash Niels Brinck Chiara Nelly Ciobanu Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea Elena Malena Ernman Jade Ewen Flor-de-Lis Hadise Inga and Anush Patricia Kaas Svetlana Loboda Noa and Mira Awad Anastasia Prikhodko Regina Sakis Rouvas Alexander Rybak Sasha Son Kejsi Tola Urban Symphony Waldo's People Yohanna
Semi-finals	Zoli Ádok Krassimir Avramov Intars Busulis Copycat Andrea Demirović Petr Elfimov Susanne Georgi Gipsy.cz Marko Kon and Milaan Lidia Kopania Lovebugs Christina Metaxa Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy Next Time Quartissimo feat. Martina The Toppers
Withdrawn	Stephane and 3G

Songs

Final	"Always" "The Balkan Girls" "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" "Believe Again" "Bistra voda" "Carry Me in Your Dreams" "Düm Tek Tek" "Et s'il fallait le faire" "Fairytale" "Hora din Moldova" "Is It True?" "It's My Time" "Jan Jan" "Lijepa Tena" "Lose Control" "Love" "Mamo" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "La noche es para mí" "Rändajad" "There Must Be Another Way" "This Is Our Night" "Todas as ruas do amor" "La Voix" "What If We"
Semi-finals	"Aven Romale" "Cipela" "Copycat" "Dance with Me" "Et Cetera" "Eyes That Never Lie" "Firefly" "The Highest Heights" "I Don't Wanna Leave" "Illusion" "Just Get Out of My Life" "Leť tmou" "Love Symphony" "Nešto što kje ostane" "Probka" "Shine" "La teva decisió (Get a Life)"
Withdrawn	"We Don't Wanna Put In"

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