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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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Azerbaijan: Aysel goes to Eurovision with song by Arash )〕 The video clip for the song was directed by Swedish director Fredrik Boklund and premiered on Ictimai TV on 24 April 2009. Boklund described the video as "visual rendition of the performers' emotions and feelings."〔 (Videoclip ''Always'' from Azerbaijani Eurovision Contestants ). RIA Novosti. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2012.〕 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. "Always" is Azerbaijan's first top 3 placing. By July 21, 2013, the preview videoclip for "Always" had been played on YouTube over 18 million times.〔(AySel and Arash top YouTube video views ). ''ESCtoday''. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.〕 In January 2010, Tophit.ru reported that "Always" had become the second most selling ringtone in Ukraine and Belarus.〔Farid Alyyev. ("Always" Is One of the Most Selling Songs in CIS ). ''1news.az''. 18 January 2010.〕 ==Charts== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Always (Aysel and Arash song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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