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Always (Aysel and Arash song)
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| type = single
| artist = Aysel & Arash
| album = Donya
| released = 2009
| recorded = 2009
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| genre = * Dance
* Folk-pop
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| label = Warner Music Sweden
| 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 Labaf (performing mononymously). It was the entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The song was selected by Ictimai TV (TV), 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." [http://ria.ru/ev09_video/20090424/169135491.html 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 's Zoli dok with "Dance with Me" and preceding 's Sakis Rouvas with "This Is Our Night". The duo received 180 points, placing second behind 's Alexander Rybak, and proceeding to the final.
At the final the duo performed 11th in the draw, following 's Anastasiya Prikhodko with "Mamo" and preceding 's Regina with "Bistra voda". They received 207 points, placing 3rd behind Norway's Alexander Rybak and 's Yohanna. This was Azerbaijan's first top 3 placing.
By 2022, the official video for "Always" had been played on YouTube over 40 million times, while the live performance in the Eurovision final has 19 million views.
In January 2010, 'Tophit.ru' reported that "Always" had become the second most selling ringtone in Ukraine and Belarus.Farid Alyyev. [http://www.1news.az/bomond/20100118125235984.html "Always" Is One of the Most Selling Songs in CIS] . '1news.az'. 18 January 2010.
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*'Turkish Digital single'[http://www.ttnetmuzik.com.tr/Pages/Album.aspx?albumId=dmRHUHI5dWlpZURsTE9TTnJPREZHUT09 Turkish Digital Single]
# "Always" (Single Version) 3:03
# "Always" (Ali Payami Remix) 4:09
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