Ell & Nikki

Azerbaijan was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Running Scared", written by Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman, and Iain James Farquharson, and performed by Ell and Nikki. The Azerbaijani participating broadcaster, İctimai Televiziya (İTV), selected its representative through Milli Seçim Turu 2011 and, subsequently, the song internally. Following seven heats, a semi-final and a final on 11 February 2011, a seven-member jury selected Nigar Jamal and Eldar Gasimov as the winner. The song "Running Scared" was internally selected and presented to the public on 14 March.

Azerbaijan was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 18, "Running Scared" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Azerbaijan placed second out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 122 points. In the final, Azerbaijan performed in position 19 and placed first out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 221 points. This was Azerbaijan's first win in the Eurovision Song Contest since its first entry in 2008.