When the Music Dies

"When the Music Dies"
Single by Sabina Babayeva
Released	17 March 2012
Recorded	2011-2012
Genre	Pop
Length	2:59
Label	Spectre
Songwriter(s)	Anders Bagge Sandra Bjurman Stefan Örn Johan Kronlund
Sabina Babayeva singles chronology
"Duets" (2009) "When the Music Dies" (2012) "Retro" (2012)
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country	Azerbaijan
Artist(s)	Sabina Babayeva
Language	English
Composer(s)	Anders Bagge Sandra Bjurman Stefan Örn Johan Kronlund
Lyricist(s)	Anders Bagge Sandra Bjurman Stefan Örn Johan Kronlund
Finals performance
Final result	4th
Final points	150
Entry chronology
◄ "Running Scared" (2011)
"Hold Me" (2013) ►

"When the Music Dies" is a song by singer Sabina Babayeva. It represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, coming 4th overall with a grand total of 150 points.^[1]

"When the Music Dies" is a blend of European music trends and Azerbaijani traditional music, featuring the balaban, a traditional Azerbaijani musical instrument, as well as elements of the Azerbaijani folk mugham genre. The studio work on the song involved, among others, renowned Azerbaijani mugham singer Alim Qasimov. The song was released on 17 March 2012 when it were selected through the internal selection and the song video was released on 19 March.^[2]

Babayeva released the Azerbaijani version of the song called "Gəl" on 13 April 2012.^[3]

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