In early 2009 , it was revealed that the Azerbaijani 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 take part in the contest ? I 'm originally ethnically Azerbaijani , and I would like to have a part in this country 's confident ascent in the history of Eurovision . " Labaf married his longtime fiancée , Behnaz Ansari , in Dubai in May 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Arash (singer)