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Aysel & Arash reveal secret to get jury vote

Posted by Jarmo Siim on 7 April 2009 at 19:55
Aysel & Arash reveal secret to get jury vote
Above: Aysel and Arash. Photo on the courtesy of iTV.
Stockholm, Sweden -

Aysel and Arash, who will represent Azerbaijan this year at the Eurovision Song Contest, have revealed the secret behind getting the jury vote in an exclusive interview to Eurovision.tv.

Eurovision Song Contest is very popular in Azerbaijan according to the female side of the duo, Aysel. She likes it because it's full of many different singers, different songs and every year more and more people get more interested in it. "It's about having fun," she said to Eurovision.tv.

When trying to remember her best moments in her life then she recalls being to USA, being named the Azerbaijani participant and... best things lie in the future as she put it. Winning the Eurovision Song Contest? "Yes!" she answered in laughter.

Secret to winning the jury vote

Arash also revealed how to win the top points from the juries which will be used in the Final this year, together with televoting. "If you're yourself on stage and enjoy it and try to give out love to people then the jury will like it. That's what we're trying to do," he explained.

In the interview you can also see who beats up the other one in a 'sumo match', what are they doing in Stockholm and who do they think will do very well this year! Watch it below.

Aysel and Arash will take the stage in the second Semi-Final of this year's Europe's favourite TV-show performing their song Always.

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rp Ch

Comment by MaryRp

Posted on 18 May 2009 at 16:57
and Arash's participation was only a commercial thing...I dodn't like that...that was sooo cheap...
rp Ch

Comment by MaryRp

Posted on 18 May 2009 at 16:54
solmentar are you "accusing" armenians of stealing???? what do you knoiw about armenian culture ??? The elements in that songs are pure armenian ...maybe other countries have the same style specially when they're in the same geographical region but that doesn't mean one is stealing other's culture!!!! Can you ever say that violon is only french and germans for example are stealing french culture???!!!!
Karine Xachatryan

Comment by solamentar

Posted on 15 May 2009 at 12:18
Hello Everyone,

No one doubted that Russia would organize a great show, they did it. MY congratulations!
We do not want to mix politics with art and culture, however we can not keep silence while reading and seeing "Azerbaijanis’" HATE concerning ARMENIA and ARMENIANS!

For the first, I would like to advise azeris to read more books and be aware in more details who they are, where they came from, what they left in history pages and then criticize Armenians and accuse them in stealing of national elements such as songs, melodies, cloths and dance styles.

We WERE, WE ARE and WE WILL BE dignified NATION!
GOHAR Gohar

Comment by Gohar

Posted on 14 May 2009 at 20:49
ARMENIA IS THE BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
katayoun khodadadi

Comment by katayoun from Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Posted on 12 May 2009 at 19:13
love u arash!!
irem ece

Comment by ece eren from Turkey

Posted on 5 May 2009 at 21:58
WE LOVE YOU AZERBAİJAN ...! ! ..GOOD LUCK..! KARDEŞİMİZE TAM DESTEK TÜRKİYEDENN=))
Mehmet -

Comment by Eurovision_7x24 from Turkey

Posted on 27 April 2009 at 05:49
1. Turkey
2. Ukraine
3. Greece
4. Azerbaijan
5. Spain
6. Romania
7. Norway
8. Armenia
9. Finland
10. Sweden

I LOVE AZERBAİJJAAANNNNN :) AND AZERİ BOYS :) :P
lala majidova

Comment by seva_az from Azerbaijan

Posted on 24 April 2009 at 12:59
salam aysel ve arash teze açtıkları saytı görmüsüz?iksininde ad günüdür ayselinki 23-de oldu arasinki ise sabahdır 25-de
gedin tebrik eliyin http://www.ayselarash.com/
Dario Alejandro Estupiñan Calderon

Comment by darioalejocalderon from Colombia

Posted on 23 April 2009 at 14:48
I'm very very very happy with this song, all the elemets are mixed in a perfect way......all my congratulations.. and well.. i love the Tar sound!!!!
MARINA KARAMANLI

Comment by eurovisiongirl_fan4ever

Posted on 21 April 2009 at 23:18
this is my top 10:
GREECE
AZERBAITZAN
SPAIN OR TURKEY
TURKEY OR SPAIN
.......
......

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!
Arwen yesil

Comment by Arwen from Turkey

Posted on 20 April 2009 at 21:17
Good luck ;) http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/eurovision/video/x8qmy6_eurovision-turkey-2009-hadise-dum-t_music you should watch tihs video great offical clip düm tek tek
persian man

Comment by persian man

Posted on 19 April 2009 at 19:36
ARASH YOU ARE ALWAYS BEST
Vefa Memmedova

Comment by VefaMemmedova from Azerbaijan

Posted on 19 April 2009 at 14:57
Azerbaijan GO! GO! GO!
You are the FIRST as ALWAYS! (in the double meaning of this word)
julien jamet

Comment by jul44 from France

Posted on 16 April 2009 at 02:43
GOOD LUCK MALENA ERMNAN
gary briffa

Comment by gary_glitters from Malta

Posted on 15 April 2009 at 16:37
Nice song 7th place for me
Samad Ismailzadeh

Comment by boyoffun from Azerbaijan

Posted on 15 April 2009 at 06:13
Atilla why u try to make people about Arash's roots...He is representing Azerbaijan...Dima Bilan he is not russian...Jade is not British...This year a girl from Russia she is not russian as well...There is no need 4 that. All people who envy Azerbijan ( because our song is very strong) they provoke u...But it's very important that Arash has choosen Azerbijan to represent...not Sweden or any other country. To be loved by another country's citizen is much more better than ur by ur own citizen ))
Good luck Azerbaijan!!!
"LAND OF FIRE"
A R A S H
Z Y
E S
R E
B L
A
I
J
A L W A Y S
N
Rushtu Nejefov

Comment by Rushtu_001 from Azerbaijan

Posted on 14 April 2009 at 17:58
I love it. I love voice of the "Tar"(national musical instrument of Azerbaijan)...
Atilla Ulusoy

Comment by Atilla from Azerbaijan

Posted on 14 April 2009 at 14:45
GO AZERBAIJAN!

Thanks all who support AZERBAIJAN!

MY TOP 5 : Azerbaijan, Turkey, Norway, Spain and Greece. One of these 5 will win for sure!
Atilla Ulusoy

Comment by Atilla from Azerbaijan

Posted on 14 April 2009 at 14:36
@HenoNazari

Arash is from SWEDEN: He is originally from IRAN. Half of IRAN's population are AZERIS = AZERBAIJANI TURKS. Arash also has Azerbaijani roots. His grandfather is an AZERBAIJANI TURK from ARDEBIL (a city in South AZERBAIJAN).

Arash now represents AZERBAIJAN. You like it or not THIS IS A FACT. And the song has been rearranged with the presence of Azerbaijani musicians. Azerbaijani tar perform all song long and is the main attractive item of this song.

Whoever knows Azerbaijan well he knows that Azerbaijani music is beautiful and unique - a lot more professional than Persian music.

A pretty Azerbaijani = Turkic girl - AySel sings and makes this song a lot more beautiful.

GO AZERBAIJAN and do not pay attention to the jealous.
MARINA KARAMANLI

Comment by eurovisiongirl_fan4ever

Posted on 14 April 2009 at 10:53
here is my votes :
1point to Norway
2points to Ukraine
3points to Romania
4points to Finland
5points to Germany
6points to Malta
7points to Spain
8points to Turkey
10points to Azerbaitzan
and my 12points goes tooooo Greece
Heno Nazari

Comment by HenoNazari from Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Posted on 14 April 2009 at 10:48
Azeries have good song because of IRANIAN singer Arash not by themself
MARINA KARAMANLI

Comment by eurovisiongirl_fan4ever

Posted on 13 April 2009 at 17:20
LAST YEAR I LIKE VERY MUCH THE SONG BUT THIS YEAR I CAN SAY THAT IT IS AMAZING!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS AZERBAITZAN!!!!!!BUT ARASH AND AYSEL MUST PRACTISE A LITTLE THEIR VOICES!!!!! GOOD LUCK YOU ARE IN MY TOP 10!!!!!!KISSES
Robert Zalinyan

Comment by zroberto2009

Posted on 13 April 2009 at 16:11
This year Azeries have a good song but not for the winner.
My ten top are:
Armenia
Russia
Croation
Greece
Norway
Israel
France
Spain
Azerbaijan
Aziz Azizov

Comment by Lover from Azerbaijan

Posted on 13 April 2009 at 00:43
This is SONG site no to politics.

Off topix witf polics!!
Aziz Azizov

Comment by Lover from Azerbaijan

Posted on 13 April 2009 at 00:41
And for AzeriGirl4life - Azerbaijanians this Azerbaijanians, Turka this Turka.
Yes we all turkish origin, and not Turk.
If it nato foreign historians will consider, what Azerbaijanians this first of turks origin nation, afterwards went by Turki, Kazak, Uzbek and next.
Azery first nation of turks origin.
This is doens't important - all we brothers and sisters.

AzerGirl4Life - Pliz, thumb through history, if we would be is straight line blood unseparable sometimes then why we were at war against Osmanli исперия being in Sefevid state?
P. S.
Sefevid state this not Iranian empire.
"Azery" this this our predecessor!

I repeat once more alls the peoples on the ground brethren ands sisters.
I repeat once more alls the peoples on the ground brethren ands sisters.
I repeat once more alls the peoples on the ground brethren ands sisters.
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