  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 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 |  Related sections 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. |
