Aysel Mammadova ( ; born 3 July 1989 ) , known professionally as AISEL is an Azerbaijani singer . She attended the Azerbaijan State Conservatory . On 19 November 2014 , she participated at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 for Georgia together with Ayla Shiriyeva . They performed fourth after the Entry from Turkmenistan and followed by Uzbekistan 's Entry . Their Song " Tenhayam " finished 25th in the Semifinal with 141 Points and therefore did n't qualify for the final . On 8 November 2017 , she was announced as the Azerbaijani representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 . On 8 May , she performed first on the semifinal , placing 11th with 94 points , 14 points behind Finland 's entry for Eurovision 2018 . She received 47 points from both Jury and televotes , with one 12 point from Greece . Her entry is the first that failed to qualify from Azerbaijan
Turkvision Song Contest 2014
Turkvision Song Contest 2014
Aisel (singer)