Junior Eurovision: Macedonia contender dreams of singing trio with Beyonce, Lady GagaDecember 1, 2011 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2011 Junior Eurovision’s Macedonia contender sheared his dream of singing a trio with Beyonce and Lady Gaga. Dorijan Dlaka was already taken on a sightseeing tour over Armenia and learnt important facts of the country’s history. The young singer pointed out Netherlands contestant as his personal favorite. Dorijan named computer games and meetings with friends as his favourite pastimes. The Junior Eurovision Song Contest was established in 2003. In 2010, the contest was broadcast live from Minsk, Belarus, where young talents between 10 and 15 from 14 countries showed their skills. Armenia has participated in the contest since 2007, when it was represented by Arevik (Sun) Armenian group, winning the 2nd place. In 2008 Monika Manucharyan with her song ranked 8th. Luara Hayrapetyan representing Armenia in Eurovision 2009 again won the second place sharing it with a singer from Belarus, Roman Voloznev. In 2010, Vladimir Arzumanyan with his song Mama brought Armenia a smashing victory. This year Dalita with her song “Welcome to Armenia” will represent Armenia performing the 4th. 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 | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |