Armenian duduk virtuoso Jivan Gasparyan is ready to represent Armenia at Eurovision 2010 with Eva Rivas . As Jivan Gasparyan told a news conference in Yerevan, the final decision depends on the singer and her team. “n May 22, I contracted a concert in Italy with the famous composer, however, if the singer and my country will benefit from my participation, I am ready to go to Norway," he said.

Following the national selection of Eurovision Song Contest in Armenia, 22-year-old singer Eva Rivas from Rostov-on-Don with the song "Apricot stone" (music by Armen Martirosyan, words by Karen Kavaleryan) will represent Armenia at Eurovision 2010. According to the draw, Armenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Denmark, Israel, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland, Georgia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Jordan, Netherlands, Romania, Azerbaijan and Slovenia will perform in the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, which will be held on May 27. The first semifinal of the musical contest will be held on May 25 and the finals are scheduled for May 29.