Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009
CountryFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
National selection
Selection processEvrotesil 2009
Selection date(s)14 February 2009
Selected entrant Inga and Anush
Selected song"Jan Jan"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (5th, 99 points)
Final result10th, 92 points
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄200820092010►

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Jan Jan" written by Avet Barseghyan, Vardan Zadoyan and Mane Hakobyan. The song was performed by the duo Inga and Anush. The Armenian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final Evratesil 2009, organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The national final took place on 14 February 2009 where twenty-one entries competed. "Jan Jan" performed by Inga and Anush was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a professional jury and a public televote.

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Armenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 6, "Jan Jan" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Armenia placed fifth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 99 points. In the final, Armenia performed in position 9 and placed tenth out of the 25 participating countries with 92 points.

Background

Prior to the 2009 Contest, Armenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest three times since its first entry in 2006. [1] Since 2006, all of Armenia's entries have featured in the final. Its highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been fourth place, which the nation achieved in 2008 with the song "Qélé, Qélé" performed by Sirusho.

The Armenian national broadcaster, Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV), broadcasts the event within Armenia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. AMPTV confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest on 9 January 2009. [2] Armenia has used various methods to select the Armenian entry in the past, such as a live televised national final to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. However internal selections have also been held on occasion. In 2008, the broadcaster opted to internally select the artist, with a national final being organized to select the song. The broadcaster opted to organize a national final to select both the artist and the song for the 2009 contest, a procedure that had only been used once before to select Armenia's entry in 2007.

Before Eurovision

Early rumours

In December 2008, it was reported that the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 would be internally selected by the AMPTV, and that the Armenian representative would either be singer Aramé or the Armenian-American band System of a Down with a song about the Armenian genocide, which was addressed by member of the Turkish Parliament from the Republican People's Party (CHP) Akif Ekici who demanded the prevention of the band as the Armenian entrant. [3] [4] Lead singer of System of a Down Serj Tankian later denied their participation in the contest with AMPTV subsequently announcing the organization of a national final to select the Armenian entry. [5]

Evrotesil 2009

Evrotesil 2009 was the national final that selected the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The competition took place on 14 February 2009 at the Sport and Concert Complex in Yerevan, hosted by Gohar Gasparyan and Avet Barseghyan and broadcast on Channel 1. [6] [7] The 21 participating acts were selected by the broadcaster following a submission period which was open from 9 January through 7 February 2009; of the 21 submissions received, all were selected to compete. Artists were required to be of Armenian citizenship, while songwriters worldwide were able to submit songs. [8] Prior to the event, the competing acts were presented to the public during a press conference on 12 February 2009. [5] Interval acts for the event featured Armenian Eurovision 2007 entrant Hayko with "Anytime You Need" and Armenian Eurovision 2008 entrant Sirusho with "Qélé, Qélé". [9] At the close of voting, "Jan Jan" performed by Inga and Anush Arshakyan, was determined to the winner, having been selected by the 50/50 combination of votes from a professional jury and a public vote. [10]

DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPoints
1Iren"Miayn du" (Միայն դու)Arek Arustamyan, Nana Gabrielyan0910014
2Hasmik Margaryan"Erazanq" (Երազանք)Hasmik Margaryan0620016
3The Beautified Project"Butterfly"The Beautified Project, Andre Simonian02232211
4Hay-ya"Molto Bello"Artyom Hakobyan, Artur Primac4173158
5Marta Bulbulyan"Es antarri perin em" (Ես անտառի փերին եմ)Arman Harutyunyan0550018
6 Inga and Anush Arshakyan "Jan Jan" (Ջան Ջան) Avet Barseghyan, Vardan Zadoyan, Mane Hakobyan125,41612241
7Oxygen"Pare andzrevi" (Պարե անձրևի)Artyom Hakobyan090021
8Artem Avun"Eternal Fire"Artyom Hakobyan0820015
9Shprot"Lucky"DJ Sergio, Garik Papoyan 61,0557135
10 Hayk Kasparov "Give Me an Answer"Hayk Kasparov, Gayane Sahakyan0500019
11Arman Harutyunyan"Come On, My Friends"Arman Harutyunyan0570017
12Guj"Ko dem" (Քո դեմ)Guj Durgaryan0230020
13Lilu"Et ari" (Ետ արի)Richard Madlenyan, DerHova 0353449
14Davit Minasyan"Kez yerkem" (Քեզ երկեմ)Davit Minasyan1900112
15 Mher "Ay-Ay-Ay"Mher, Philip Renner74,49310172
16 Dorians "Fly"Gor Sujyan, Vardan Zadoyan108746163
17 Bambir "Yolk"Bambir51,1348134
18Hripsime Hakobyan"Eli Eli" (Էլի Էլի)Vahram Petrosyan2272357
19Davo"Dzerkere ver" (Ձեռքերը վեր) HT Hayko, David Miroyan01000013
20Tigran Petrosyan"Only Time" Hayk Hakobyan, Vardan Zadoyan84955136
21Sergey Grigoryan"Kez hamar" (Քեզ համար)Karen Grigoryan, Sergey Grigoryan31270310

Controversy

Following Inga and Anush's win at the Armenian national final, Azerbaijani press claimed that "Jan Jan" had fully copied the song "Nakhchivani", which was composed more than 30 years ago by Azerbaijani composer Tofig Guliyev. However, it was deemed that both songs barely resemble one another with only slight similarities of regional rhythms and instrumentation. [11] [12]

Promotion

Inga and Anush made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Jan Jan" as the Armenian Eurovision entry. On 4 April, Inga and Anush performed during the Armenia Tashir Awards which was held in Moscow, Russia. [5] On 18 April, Inga and Anush performed during the Eurovision Promo Concert, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Marga Bult and Maggie MacNeal. [13]

At Eurovision

All countries except the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the host country, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top nine songs from each semi-final as determined by televoting progress to the final, and a tenth was determined by back-up juries. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 12 May 2009, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Armenia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2009. The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 16 March 2009 and Armenia was set to perform in position 6, following the entry from Sweden and before the entry from Andorra. [14]

In Armenia, the two semi-finals and the final were broadcast on Channel 1. The Armenian spokesperson, who announced the Armenian votes during the final, was Sirusho who had previously represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008.

Semi-final

Inga and Anush took part in technical rehearsals on 3 and 8 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. The Armenian performance featured Inga and Anush dressed in dark blue coats with black collars and hats with braids attached performing on stage together with four dancers. The stage presentation, created by Russian design agency Fresh Art, began with the performers seated on a blue pedestal in the middle of the stage. [5] The singers then stood up with the dancers leaving the pedestal to perform a dance routine on the stage floor. The performance also included smoke and pyrotechnic flame effects as well as green laser rays, and the LED screens projected ornaments and symbols in predominantly green and pink colours. [15] [16]

At the end of the show, Armenia was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Armenia placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 99 points. [17]

Final

Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine the running order for the final. This draw was done in the order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Armenia was drawn to perform in position 9, following the entry from Greece and before the entry from Russia. [18]

Inga and Anush once again took part in dress rehearsals on 15 and 16 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Inga and Anush performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 16 May. At the conclusion of the voting, Armenia finished in tenth place with 92 points. [19]

Voting

The voting system for 2009 involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12, with the points in the final being decided by a combination of 50% national jury and 50% televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Armenia had placed ninth with the public televote and fifteenth with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, Armenia scored 111 points, while with the jury vote, Armenia scored 71 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Armenia and awarded by Armenia in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Iceland in the semi-final and to Russia in the final of the contest.

Points awarded to Armenia

Points awarded by Armenia

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Armenia (Final) [22] [23]
DrawCountryResultsPoints
JuryTelevotingCombined
01Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
02Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
03Flag of France.svg  France 38116
04Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
05Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 11
06Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
07Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 56115
08Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1071710
09Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 12102212
11Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 331
12Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
13Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 442
14Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 22
15Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 22
16Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
17Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
18Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 74114
19Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
20Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 112138
21Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 663
22Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
23Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 85137
24Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

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