  Serj Tankian: rumors on my possible participation in Eurovision confused Turkish government  August 12, 2010 - 18:01 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - World-known musician Serj Tankian spoke about recent rumors claiming his participation in Eurovision song contest. “I didn’t have any idea about Eurovision, when in 2008 a Finnish reporter asked me if I plan to bring SOAD into the contest to raise Armenian Genocide awareness. I replied that I could look into it to see what it was.” “Later, an article confirming my participation was published.” “Initially, I had no intention to perform at Eurovision. However, on noticing rumors on my participation in Eurovision confused Turkish government, I thought of undertaking some steps in this direction. And should SOAD participate, Armenian Genocide issue would be surely featured in our performance,” the singer stated.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
