Inga & Anush Arshakyans to represent Armenia at Eurovision 2009February 16, 2009 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Inga & Anush Arshakyans were elected to represent Armenia at Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with "Nor Par" (Jan, Jan) song. The winners were determined through an SMS-vote on February 14 evening. New Wave (Novaya Volna) participant Mher came second. Bambir and Dorians rock groups took the third and fourth places respectively. "Eurovision is like a dinner. If you serve the guests with a traditional meal, not all will digest it. But if you represent your song with a dance show, it will be more understandable for Europe," Anush Arshakyan told a news conference. The song was composed by Mary Hakobyan, the authors of the lyrics are Avet Barseghyan and Vardan Zadoyan, arrangement was made by Ara Torosyan. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |