Armenia 11th in Eurovision 2nd semifinal contestants listMarch 28, 2013 - 20:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The order of participation for Eurovision 2013 song contests was announced, with the 1st and 2nd semifinals to host contestants from 16 and 17 countries respectively. The order of participation determined by contestants themselves is as follows: First Semifinal 1. Austria 2. Estonia 3. Slovenia 4. Croatia 5. Denmark 6. Russia 7. Ukraine 8.Netherlands 9. Montenegro 10. Lithuania 11. Belarus 12. Moldova 13. Ireland 14. Cyprus 15. Belgium 16. Serbia Second Semifinal 1. Latvia 2. San Marino 3. Macedonia 4. Azerbaijan 5. Finland 6. Malta 7. Bulgaria 8. Iceland 9. Greece 10. Israel 11. Armenia 12. Hungary 13. Norway 14. Albania 15. Georgia 16. Switzerland 17. Romania The frontman of a popular rock band Dorians, Gor Sujyan was named Armenia’s entry for Eurovision 2013 song contest. "Lonely Planet," the song to be performed in Malmö, Sweden was chosen through a national final vote March 2. The dates set for the two Eurovision semi-finals are 14 May and 16 May 2013, with the final taking place on the evening of 18 May 2013. 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 | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |