Belarus caught in plagiarizing song for EurovisionApril 7, 2011 - 11:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarus faced difficulties in preparation for Eurovision song contest. Anastasia Vinnikova, who will represent the country this year; was caught in plagiarizing the song “I love Belarus.” Vechernyaya Moskva paper reported that initially Anastasia Vinnikova’s song “Born in Byelorussia” was substituted urgently. According to organizers of the contest, its lyrics ran counter to the contest rules for being extremely politicized. There are problems also with the new song “I Love Belarus”: Belarusian bloggers revealed plagiarism in its music. According to experts, it strongly resembles a song of Sektor Gaza Russian rock band. The only person who has not noticed the similarity is the author of the Belarusian entry, composer Evgeny Oleinik. Commenting on accusations, Oleinik told journalists he has never listened to Sektor Gaza. Belarus is not going to substitute its entry again. 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 | Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. |