Prior to the 2019 Contest , Azerbaijan had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its first entry in . Azerbaijan had won the contest on one occasion in 2011 with the song " Running Scared " performed by Ell/Nikki . Since their debut in 2008 , Azerbaijan has had a string of successful results , qualifying to the final and placing in the top ten each year until 2014 , including a third-place result in 2009 with the song " Always " performed by AySel and Arash and a second-place result in 2013 with the song " Hold Me " performed by Farid Mammadov . However , in 2018 , Azerbaijan placed eleventh in the semi-final with the song " X My Heart " performed by Aisel , making it the first occasion that Azerbaijan did not participate in a Eurovision final since their debut in 2008
X My Heart
X My Heart (song)
Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019