Always (Aysel and Arash song)
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| Single by Aysel & Arash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Donya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Digital single, CD single | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Warner Music Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | composer: Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlmann, Johan Bejerholm, Marcus Englof, Alex Papaconstantinou Lyricist: Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlmann, Elin Wrethov, Anderz Wrethov |
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"Always" is a song by Azerbaijani singer Aysel Teymurzadeh (performing as AySel) and Swedish-Iranian singersongwriter Arash. It was the Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The song was selected by Ictimai TV (İTV), the Azerbaijani broadcaster, among the 30 songs submitted to the broadcaster in an open call. The song was composed by a group of songwriters including Arash.
The video clip for the song was directed by Swedish director and premiered on Ictimai TV on 24 April 2009. Boklund described the video as "visual rendition of the performers' emotions and feelings." It notably featured tar, a traditional Azeri musical instrument. Likewise the instrument briefly appeared on stage in Arash's hands during the live performance of "Always" at Eurovision.
AySel & Arash performed 12th in the second Eurovision semi-final on 14 May, following Hungary's Zoli Ádok with "Dance with Me" and preceding Greece's Sakis Rouvas with "This Is Our Night". The duo received 180 points, placing second behind Norway's Alexander Rybak, and proceeding to the final.
At the final the duo performed 11th in the draw, following Russia's Anastasiya Prikhodko with "Mamo" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina's Regina with "Bistra voda". They received 207 points, placing 3rd behind Norway's Alexander Rybak and Iceland's Yohanna.
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