Armenia’s Emmy to participate in first semi-final of Eurovision 2011 May 10January 18, 2011 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Armenian delegation for Eurovision 2011 Gohar Gasparyan said that Armenia’s Emmy will participate in the first semi-final of the Eurovision 2011 on May 10, according to the Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the song contest. Representatives of Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Portugal, Serbia, San Marino and other countries will perform the same day, Gasparyan told a press conference in Yerevan. The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will take place in Dusseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the 2010 Contest with Lena Meyer-Landrut’s song “Satellite.” The contest will be held in Düsseldorf's Esprit Arena, which beat out three challenging venue locations across Germany in a bidding phase in late 2010. The dates set for the two semi-finals are 10 May and 12 May 2011, with the final planned for the evening of 14 May 2011. So far, forty-one countries have confirmed their participation in the contest. Returns include Austria which last participated in 2007, Italy which last participated in 1997, and San Marino which last participated in 2008. 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’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |