Armenia's representative Luara Hayrapetyan wins 2nd place at Junior Eurovision 2009November 22, 2009 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's representative Luara Hayrapetyan won the 2nd place at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, gaining 116 votes. The second place was shared between little Armenian singer and Ekaterina Ryabova of Russia.An artist form Netherlands, Ralf Mackenbach became the winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, gaining 121 votes for his "Click Clack" song. Ukrainian Singer Andranik Aleksanyan won the 5th place with his "Try Topoli, Try Surmy" song. Young stars from 13 countries gathered at the contest in Kyiv. Junior Eurovision Song Contest Final was attended by Ukraine's' President Victor Yushchenko. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |