Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Azerbaijan originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Cleopatra" written by Luuk van Beers, Alan Roy Scott and Sarah Lake. The song was performed by Efendi, who was internally selected by the Azerbaijani broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV) to represent the nation at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Efendi's selection as the Azerbaijani Eurovision entrant was announced on 28 February 2020, while the song "Cleopatra" was presented to the public on 10 March.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 28 February 2020 Song: 10 March 2020 | |||
| Selected entrant | Efendi | |||
| Selected song | "Cleopatra" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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Azerbaijan was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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