Music contest sees Armenia, Azerbaijan exchange max scores![]() September 22, 2025 - 17:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the first stage of the Silk Way Star music competition held in Kazakhstan, Armenia and Azerbaijan gave each other the highest scores, Minval.az reported. Azerbaijani singer Efendi, serving on the jury, awarded top points to Armenian contestant Saro Gevorgyan. In return, the Armenian juror gave the same score to Azerbaijan’s representative Sabina Zadeh for her performance. 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 |