Azerbaijan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Azerbaijan is set to compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France on 19 December. Azerbaijani public television channel İctimai Television (İTV) internally selected Sona Azizova to represent the country with the song "One of Those Days".

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country Azerbaijan
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 16 August 2021
Song: 17 November 2021
Selected entrantSona Azizova
Selected song"One of Those Days"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Maria Broberg
  • Fransisco Faria
  • Martin Wiik
  • Hampus Eurenius
  • Javid Shahbazbayov
  • Sona Azizova
Azerbaijan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2018 • 2021

Background
Main article: Azerbaijan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Azerbaijan debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012,[1] and also participated in the 2013 and 2018 contests. In 2018, Fidan Huseynova represented the country with the song "I Wanna Be Like You", and placed 16th with 47 points, out of 20 countries.[2] The country did not return to the contest after 2018, until 2021.

Before Junior Eurovision

İTV announced their return to the contest on 16 August 2021, along with the selected artist.[3] The broadcaster started a song selection process in which composers could submit songs until September 10, after which the entry will be selected internally by a jury of Azerbaijani and international experts.[4][5] Azizova said she hoped for a rock-style song.[6]

Head of delegation Isa Melikov has said about the country's participation: "We are quite ambitious. After 3 years of absence, we need a hit song to be remembered. Regardless of the genre, we will do our best."[7]

Artist and song information

Sona Azizova
Sona Azizova
Birth nameSona Əzizova
Born (2009-03-25) 25 March 2009
OriginAzerbaijan
GenresPop-Rock
InstrumentsVocals

Sona Azizova (born 25 March 2009)[8] is an Azerbaijani singer. In 2020–2021, she participated in the first season of The Voice Kids Azerbaijan and placed second. She also performed at the Winter International Kids Music Festival.[9][10]

One of Those Days
"One of Those Days"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Sona Azizova
Languages
Azerbaijani, English
Composer(s)
  • Maria Broberg
  • Fransisco Faria
  • Martin Wiik
  • Hampus Eurenius
Lyricist(s)
  • Maria Broberg
  • Fransisco Faria
  • Martin Wiik
  • Hampus Eurenius
  • Javid Shahbazbayov
  • Sona Azizova
Entry chronology
◄ "I Wanna Be Like You" (2018)

"One of Those Days" is a song by Azerbaijani singer Sona Azizova. It will represent Azerbaijan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France.

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Azerbaijan will perform fourteenth on 19 December 2021, following France and preceding Netherlands.[11]

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition will be used, where the results will be determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting.

The online voting consists of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 17 December 2021 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances is shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will end on Sunday 19 December at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and begin right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers will be able vote for a maximum of three songs.[12] They will also be able to vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, it received 20% of the available points.

References
  1. "Junior 2012: 12 countries to take part". European Broadcasting Union. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. "Fidan Huseynova". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. Christou, Costa (16 August 2021). "🇦🇿 Azerbaijan confirm Junior Eurovision return". ESCXtra.
  4. Carros, David (20 August 2021). "Azerbaijan opens the submission period for Junior Eurovision including foreign composers". ESCplus.
  5. Granger, Anthony (20 August 2021). "🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: Song Submissions Process Opens For Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix.
  6. Granger, Anthony (22 August 2021). "🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: Sona Azizova Reveals the Genre She Hopes to Perform at Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix.
  7. 12xal [@12xal] (16 August 2021). "🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: Producer, composer and Head Of Delegation Isa Malikov has said: "We are quite ambitious. After 3 years of absence, we need a hit song to be remembered. Regardless of the genre, we will do our best."" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. "Aserbaidschan: Sona Azizova will einen Rock-Song". eurovision.de (in German). 27 September 2021.
  9. İsmayilova, Laman (18 August 2021). "Azerbaijan returns to Junior Eurovision 2021". Azernews.
  10. Farren, Neil (16 August 2021). "🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: Sona Azizova to Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix.
  11. "Junior Eurovision: Running order revealed… 🇫🇷". Junioreurovision.tv. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  12. "You can vote on the winner of Junior Eurovision! 🗳". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020.
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