Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Eurovision Song Contest 2017
CountryFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
National selection
Selection processArtist: Depi Evratesil
Song: Internal Selection
Selection date(s)Auditions:
1–15 October 2016
Judges Selection:
22 October 2016
29 October 2016
5 November 2016
12 November 2016
One of Two:
19 November 2016
26 November 2016
3 December 2016
Semi-finals:
10 December 2016
17 December 2016
Final:
24 December 2016
Song:
9 March 2017
Selected entrant Artsvik
Selected song"Fly with Me"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (7th, 152 points)
Final result18th, 79 points
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Fly with Me" written by Lilith Navasardyan, Levon Navasardyan, Avet Barseghyan and David Tserunyan. The song was performed by Artsvik, who was selected through the national final Depi Evratesil organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final involved 75 contestants and took place over three months. Two contestants ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 24 December 2016 where a jury panel and a public televote selected Artsvik as the winner. The song "Fly with Me" was selected internally and later presented to the public on 18 March 2017.

Contents

Armenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 16, "Fly with Me" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Armenia placed seventh out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 152 points. In the final, Armenia performed in position 5 and placed eighteenth out of the 26 participating countries with 79 points.

Background

Prior to the 2017 contest, Armenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest ten times since its first entry in 2006. [1] Its highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been fourth place, which the nation achieved on two occasions: in 2008 with the song "Qélé, Qélé" performed by Sirusho and in 2014 with the song "Not Alone" performed by Aram Mp3. Armenia had, to this point, failed to qualify to the final on only one occasion in 2011. The nation briefly withdrew from the contest in 2012 due to long-standing tensions with then host country Azerbaijan. [2] In 2016, "LoveWave" performed by Iveta Mukuchyan placed seventh in the final.

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 2017 Eurovision Song Contest on 30 June 2016. [3] 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. Since 2014, the broadcaster internally selected both the artist and the song. However, AMPTV announced along with their participation confirmation that a national final would be organized to select the Armenian performer for the 2017 contest, with the song being internally selected. [3]

Before Eurovision

Depi Evratesil

Depi Evratesil (Towards Eurovision) was the first edition of the national final Depi Evratesil and selected the Armenian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. [4] The competition involved a three-month-long process that commenced on 1 October 2016 and concluded with a winning artist on 24 December 2016. [4] All shows in the competition took place at the AMPTV studios in Yerevan, hosted by Gohar Gasparyan and broadcast on Armenia 1 as well as online via the broadcaster's website 1tv.am. [5]

Format

The national final took place over four stages and consisted of ten episodes. The first stage was the auditions, aired between 1 and 15 October 2016. Following the auditions, 37 contestants were selected by a six-member judging panel to proceed to the second stage of the competition. The second stage was the Judges Selection, aired between 22 October and 12 November 2016 where each member of the judging panel selected four contestants for their teams. If the judges liked the performance, they had the option of pressing a button in front of them during the last ten seconds of each performance, with the first judge that pressed the button getting the contestant who would proceed to the third stage of the competition. The third stage was titled One of Two stage and aired between 19 November and 3 December 2016 where the judges selected two of their team members to battle against each other. The team's judge awarded three points to his/her favourite contestant and the other five judges awarded one point to their favourite contestant. The contestant that received the least points was eliminated. The two remaining contestants in each team battled against each other during the final round and the team's judge selected one contestant to proceed to the fourth stage, the Live Shows. Two semi-finals took place on 10 and 17 December 2016 where two contestants were eliminated per show. The two remaining contestants proceeded to the live final on 24 December 2016 where the winner was selected from the two finalists.

The results of the first three stages of the national final were determined exclusively by the six-member judging panel, while results of the live shows were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. The public were able to cast their votes via SMS, while the members of the jury panel varied in composition from show to show. The judging panel was made up of six previous Armenian Eurovision entrants and consisted of: [5]

Contestants

On 6 July 2016, AMPTV announced an online application period with a deadline of 13 November 2015. Eligible applicants were those aged at least 16 and are of Armenian citizenship or heritage. [4] The broadcaster received more than 120 applications at the closing of the deadline, among them being artists from the worldwide Armenian diaspora in the United States, France, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Lebanon. 75 of the applicants performed in front of the six-member judging panel during the auditions held in September 2016 and had two minutes to convince the judges, which focused on the artists vocal capacity, the performance on stage, and the overall impression by the act. 37 contestants were selected to proceed to the Judges Selection as more than three judges pressed their buttons for their performances. [6]

Teams

  •   Winner
  •   Runner-up
  •   Third place
  •   Fourth place
  •   Eliminated in Semi-Final 1
  •   Eliminated in One of Two
JudgesTop 24 artists
Anush Arshakyan MartaAlexander PlatoAnna SedrakyanStepan Hovhannisyan
Hayko EgineAnna DanielyanYeva Kans Amalia Margaryan
Iveta Mukuchyan Vahe Aleksanyan Asmik Shiroyan Sona DunoyanChristina Mangasaryan
Aram Mp3 Lucy Lilit HarutyunyanJujoSaro Gevorgyan
Inga Arshakyan Syuzanna Melqonyan Gevorg Harutyunyan Narine JinanyanKarina Harutyunyan
Essaï Altounian Artsvik Opera VivaMarissaOnly Girls

Shows

Judges Selection
Episode 1  –22 October 2016
ArtistSongSeconds LeftSelected Judge
Veronika Grigoryan"Rijeka bez imena"EliminatedN/A
Lucy "Mercy"10Aram Mp3
Egine"Sledgehammer"9Hayko
Syuzanna Melqonyan"The Power of Love"9Inga
Opera Viva"Nessun dorma"10Essaï
Mery Mheryan"One Night Only"EliminatedN/A
Christina Mangasaryan"Try"10Iveta
Saro Gevorgyan"Bang Bang"10Aram Mp3
Rob Avalyan"Yassou Maria"EliminatedN/A
Episode 2 –29 October 2016
ArtistSongSeconds LeftSelected Judge
Vahe Aleksanyan"Tonight Again"10Iveta
Payla Kevorkian"Too Close"EliminatedN/A
Marissa"Sweet People"EliminatedEssaï [lower-alpha 1]
Jujo"Virtual Insanity"9Aram Mp3
Albert Ghazaryan"Pero te extraño"EliminatedN/A
Stepan Hovhannisyan"Mamma Knows Best"10Anush
Artsvik "Sweet Dreams"10Essaï
Armenuhi Gasparyan"Feeling Good"EliminatedN/A
Anna Danielyan"Dancing On My Own"2Hayko
  1. ↑ According to the rules, all six judges must have four participants in their groups. However, when all participants finished their performances, Essaï had only three, so he was given a chance to choose his final team member from eliminated participants. As a result, Marissa was selected as Essaï's fourth team member at the end of the Day 4
Episode 3 –5 November 2016
ArtistSongSeconds LeftSelected Judge
Mariam Yevriyan"Beggin'"EliminatedN/A
Lilit Harutyunyan"All of Me"10Aram Mp3
Marta"How Deep Is Your Love"9Anush
Diana Adamyan"Bang Bang"EliminatedN/A
Kristina Avtisyan"Hit the Road Jack"EliminatedN/A
Alexander Plato"Monologue"10Anush
Anna Sedrakyan"Wicked Game"8Anush
Diana Dikovski"Georgia on My Mind"EliminatedN/A
Arthur Abgar"Te quiero, te quiero"EliminatedN/A
Asmik Shiroyan "Dziwny jest ten świat"10Iveta
Episode 4 –12 November 2016
ArtistSongSeconds LeftSelected Judge
Only Girls"Kukushka" (The Cuckoo)10Essaï
Sona Dunoyan"Sorry"6Iveta
Gevorg Harutyunyan "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"7Inga
Axel Daveyan"Feeling Good"EliminatedN/A
Karine Harutyunyan"Listen"10Inga
Zemfira Fridon"Simply the Best"EliminatedN/A
Yeva Kans"We Are the World"9Hayko
Amalia Margaryan "The Show Must Go On"9Hayko
Narine Jinanyan"Love On Top"10Inga
One of Two

During the fifth and sixth episodes, twelve of the remaining contestants, two from each team, competed and one contestant per team advanced. During the seventh episode, the remaining two contestants from each team competed and one contestant per team qualified to the Live Shows.

Episode 5 –19 November 2016
OrderJudgeArtistSongJudges VotesTotal
AnushHaykoIvetaAram Mp3IngaEssaï
1Aram Mp3Saro Gevorgyan"Cheating"✔✔✔3
Lucy "Euphoria"✔✔✔✔✔5
2IngaKarina Harutyunyan"Think"✔1
Gevorg Harutyunyan"I Am Alive"✔✔✔✔✔✔✔7
3Hayko Amalia Margaryan "Jason's Song (Gave It Away)"✔1
Anna Danielyan"I See Fire"✔✔✔✔✔✔✔7
4AnushMarta"Back in the Day (Puff)"✔✔✔✔✔✔✔7
Stepan Hovhannisyan"Say Something"✔1
5EssaïOnly Girls"Arshaluys er..."0
Artsvik "If I Ain't Got You"✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔8
6IvetaChristina Mangasaryan"I Put a Spell on You"✔✔2
Asmik Shiroyan "Sweet Lovin'"✔✔✔✔✔✔6
Episode 6 –26 November 2016
OrderJudgeArtistSongJudges VotesTotal
AnushHaykoIvetaAram Mp3IngaEssaï
1Aram Mp3Lilit Harutyunyan"Price Tag"✔✔✔✔✔5
Jujo"River"✔✔✔3
2IngaNarine Jinanyan"Impossible"✔✔✔3
Syuzanna Melqonyan"Ain't No Other Man"✔✔✔✔✔5
3HaykoYeva Kans"I'm Outta Love"✔1
Egine"Tired"/"Burnin' Up"✔✔✔✔✔✔✔7
4AnushAnna Sedrakyan"Seven Nation Army"0
Alexander Plato"Ke qeler" / "Lily"✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔8
5EssaïOpera Viva"Maria"✔✔✔✔✔✔6
Marissa"Stop!"✔✔2
6IvetaSona Dunoyan"Dangerous Woman"✔1
Vahe Aleksanyan"My Prayer"✔✔✔✔✔✔✔7
Episode 7 –3 December 2016
OrderJudgeArtistSongResult
1IvetaVahe Aleksanyan"Radioactive"Selected
Asmik Shiroyan "The Way You Make Me Feel"Eliminated
2IngaSyuzanna Melqonyan"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Selected
Gevorg Harutyunyan"A Song for You"Eliminated
3HaykoEgine"Sexy Silk"Selected
Anna Danielyan"Rumour Has It"Eliminated
4EssaïOpera Viva"You Raise Me Up"Eliminated
Artsvik "Stand Up for Love"Selected
5Aram Mp3Lucy"Say Something"Selected
Lilit Harutyunyan"Nothing Compares 2 U"Eliminated
6AnushMarta"Siro Kamar" (Սիրո կամար)Selected
Alexander Plato"Faust Cantata"Eliminated
Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 10 December 2016. The remaining six contestants that qualified from the seventh episode competed and two were eliminated based on the 50/50 combination of votes from a nine-member professional jury panel and a public vote. The viewers and the juries each had a total of 189 points to award. Each jury member distributed their points from 1 to 6, while the viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 189 points rounded to the nearest integer: 19 points. In addition to the performances of the contestants, the interval acts featured Armenian 2016 Junior Eurovision entrants Anahit & Mary with their song "Tarber".

Semi-final 1 –10 December 2016
DrawJudgeArtistSolo SongDuet Song (with Judge)JuryTelevoteTotalPlaceResult
1AnushMarta"Naughty Girl""Amenic Amena" (Ամենից ամենա)4849971Advanced
2Essaï Artsvik "Hurt""Hayastan ashkharh" (Հայաստան աշխարհ)3239712Advanced
3HaykoEgine"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)""Somos novios"2533584Advanced
4Aram Mp3 Lucy "Turn Around""Beneath Your Beautiful"2017376Eliminated
5IngaSyuzanna Melqonyan"Je suis malade""Forma de vida"3136673Advanced
6IvetaVahe Aleksanyan"Writing's on the Wall""You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You"3315485Eliminated

Professional Jury Members

  • Naira Gyurjinyan  [ hy ](Conductor)
  • Lira Kocharyan (Music producer)
  • Lilit Navasardyan (Composer)
  • Artur Asatryan (Music producer)
  • Avet Barseghyan (TV presenter, songwriter)
  • Artur Manukyan  [ hy ](TV producer)
  • Kristina Avagimyan (Choreographer)
  • Arthur Ghukasyan (TV producer)
  • Nur (Designer, sculpture)
Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 17 December 2016. The remaining four contestants that qualified from the first semi-final competed and two were eliminated based on the 50/50 combination of votes from an eleven-member international jury panel and a public vote. The viewers and the juries each had a total of 110 points to award. Each jury member distributed their points from 1 to 4, while the viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 11 points rounded to the nearest integer: 11 points. In addition to the performances of the contestants, the interval acts featured Sos and Victoria Petrosyan with their quick-change acts.

Semi-final 2 –17 December 2016
DrawJudgeArtistFirst SongSecond Song (Eurovision Hit)JuryTelevoteTotalPlaceResult
1AnushMarta"Popuri""Rhythm Inside"2140612Advanced
2IngaSyuzanna Melqonyan"It's a Man's Man's Man's World""Sweet People"3024543Eliminated
3Essaï Artsvik "Crazy""A Million Voices"3527621Advanced
4HaykoEgine"Crazy in Love""Warrior"2419434Eliminated

International Jury Members

Final

The final took place on 24 December 2016. The two finalists that qualified from the second semi-final competed and the winner, Artsvik, was selected by the 50/50 combination of votes from a seven-member Panarmenian jury panel with members from the worldwide Armenian diaspora and a public vote. Both the jury and viewer vote were awarded based on the percentage of votes each song achieved. In addition to the performances of the contestants, the interval acts featured Cypriot 2017 Eurovision entrant Hovig with a mashup of his songs and "Hayi acher", and Armenia 2016 Eurovision entrant Iveta Mukuchyan with "LoveWave" and "Amenic amena".

Final –24 December 2016
DrawJudgeArtistFirst SongSong (Armenian Hit)JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1AnushMarta"Don't Stop the Music"/"Only Girl (In the World)""Tsov" (Ծով)19%10%29%2
2Essaï Artsvik "I Have Nothing""Aprelu april" (Ապրելու ապրիլ)31%40%71%1

Pan-Armenian Jury Members

  • Flag of Austria.svg – Karen Asatryan (Musician, composer)
  • Flag of Austria.svg – Rita Movsesian (Singer)
  • Flag of Belarus.svg – Iskui Abalyan (Singer)
  • Flag of France.svg – Arthur Aharonyan (Violinist)
  • Flag of Russia.svg – Araksya Mushegyan  [ ru ](Music producer, composer)
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg – Anais Heghoyan (Opera singer)
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg – Arthur Gourounlian (Dancer, choreographer)

Song selection

Following Artsvik's win at Depi Evratesil 2017 on 24 December 2016, AMPTV announced a public call for song submissions with a deadline of 30 January 2017. More than 300 songs were submitted by songwriters worldwide and ten songs were under consideration. [6] The song "Fly with Me", composed by Lilith Navasardyan and Levon Navasardyan with lyrics by Avet Barseghyan and David Tserunyan, was announced as the Armenian entry on 9 March 2017. [7] Artsvik filmed the official video for the song prior to the presentation, which was directed by Arthur Manukyan. The song and video were presented to the public on 18 March 2017. [6]

Promotion

Artsvik made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Fly with Me" as the Armenian Eurovision entry. Between 3 and 6 April, Artsvik took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel and performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Ha'teatron venue. [8] [9] On 14 April, Artsvik performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Selma Björnsdóttir. [10] Artsvik had also planned to take part in the Eurovision Pre-Party event on 4 April which would be held in Moscow, Russia, however, her participation was cancelled following the event's suspension. [11]

At Eurovision

Artsvik during a press meet and greet Artsvik Kyiv 2017.jpg
Artsvik during a press meet and greet

All countries except the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, 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 ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. 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. [12] On 31 January 2017, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Armenia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2017, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. [13]

Once all the competing songs for the 2017 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Armenia was set to perform in position 16, following the entry from the Cyprus and before the entry from Slovenia. [14]

In Armenia, the two semi-finals and the final were broadcast on Armenia 1 and Public Radio of Armenia with commentary by Avet Barseghyan and Gohar Gasparyan (first semi-final and final). The Armenian spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Armenian jury during the final, was Iveta Mukuchyan who had previously represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016.

Semi-final

Artsvik during a rehearsal before the first semi-final Artsvik (Armenia). Photo 361.jpg
Artsvik during a rehearsal before the first semi-final

Artsvik took part in technical rehearsals on 1 and 5 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 8 and 9 May. This included the jury show on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.

The Armenian performance featured Artsvik dressed in a black pant-suit and joined by two dancers on stage performing a routine which mainly involved hand movements. The stage presentation included smoke and pyrotechnic effects throughout the performance. The LED screens projected old traditional images in pink and purple colours with a hologram of a bird appearing and flying away at the end of the performance. [15] [16] [17] The stage director and choreographer for the Armenian performance was Sacha Jean-Baptiste. The two dancers that joined Artsvik on stage were Fanny Svensson and Marlene Lindahl, while the singer was also joined by three off-stage backing vocalists: Anushik Ter-Ghukasyan, Amaliya Margaryan and Viktoria Pogosyan. [18] [19]

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 second in the semi-final, receiving a total of 152 points: 65 points from the televoting and 87 points from the juries. [20]

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 which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Armenia was drawn to compete in the first half. Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Armenia was subsequently placed to perform in position 5, following the entry from Austria and before the entry from the Netherlands.

Artsvik once again took part in dress rehearsals on 12 and 13 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Artsvik performed a repeat of her semi-final performance during the final on 13 May. Armenia placed eighteenth in the final, scoring 79 points: 21 points from the televoting and 58 points from the juries.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. 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. [21] 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. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. [22]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Armenia and awarded by Armenia in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to Armenia

Points awarded by Armenia

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Armenian jury: [25]

  • Ara Gevorgyan (jury chairperson) –musician, composer
  • Emma Asatryan –vocal teacher, singer, songwriter
  • Eduard Topchjan  –conductor (jury member in semi-final 1)
  • Aramayis Hayrapetyan –director
  • Zaruhi Babayan  –singer, vocal teacher
  • Tigran Sanoyan –musician (jury member in the final)
Detailed voting results from Armenia (Semi-final 1) [23]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
A. GevorgyanE. AsatryanE. TopchjanA. HayrapetyanZ. BabayanRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 867456574
02Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 255965638
03Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1214810710183
04Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 16131516161612
05Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1371414151356
06Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 141616151415101
07Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1012118131214
08Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 17171717171716
09Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 744544747
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4222221065
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 91196129292
12Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3333338210
13Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 610107118313
14Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5961297411
15Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 11111112112
16Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
17Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1181211101115
18Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1515131381417
Detailed voting results from Armenia (Final) [24]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
A. GevorgyanE. AsatryanA. HayrapetyanT. SanoyanZ. BabayanRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 24242123182417
02Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1112149211224
03Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 19112424152215
04Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 16711131410119
05Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
06Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2212217131513
07Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 433223856
08Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 23232020232311
09Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10942279274
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 12101911241618
11Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 11111112210
12Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 25252525252525
13Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 148127221116
14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21221021111921
15Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 32233210101
16Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2020181881820
17Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 66910106522
18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9147867414
19Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 54134447112
20Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 13182312202092
21Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17131519191712
22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1515176161423
23Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22161616172165
24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8561555683
25Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 181981491347
26Flag of France.svg  France 71755128338

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Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Boom Boom" written by Hayk Hovhannisyan, Hayk Harutyunyan and Sosi Khanikyan. The song was performed by Emmy, who was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Emmy's selection as the Armenian artist was announced on 11 December 2010, while the song was selected through a national final, which took place on 5 March 2011 where four songs competed. "Boom Boom" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a professional jury and a public televote.

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Lonely Planet" written by Tony Iommi and Vardan Zadoyan. The song was performed by the band Dorians, which was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. In May 2012, Armenia announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2012 due to tensions with then host country Azerbaijan. Gor Sujyan was announced as the Armenian artist on 22 January 2013, while the song was selected through a national final, which took place on 2 March 2013 where four songs competed. "Lonely Planet" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a professional jury and a public televote. Sujyan later announced that he would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest as a member of Dorians.

Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Cake to Bake" written by Guntis Veilands. The song was performed by the band Aarzemnieki. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final Dziesma 2014 in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Twenty-four songs were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. In the semi-finals on 1 and 2 February 2014, six entries were selected to advance from each show. Twelve songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 22 February 2014 where two rounds of voting by a public televote and a nine-member jury panel selected "Cake to Bake" performed by Aarzemnieki as the winner.

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Not Alone" written by Aram Mp3 and Garik Papoyan. The song was performed by Aram Mp3, who was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Aram Mp3's selection as the Armenian artist was announced on 31 December 2013, while the song "Not Alone" was later presented to the public on 14 March 2014 during a special presentation programme.

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Face the Shadow" written by Armen Matirosyan and Inna Mkrtchyan. The song was performed by the group Genealogy, which was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Among the members of the group included Inga Arshakyan who had previously represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009. Genealogy and the song "Don't Deny" were announced as the Armenian entry on 11 February 2015, while the song, retitled as "Face the Shadow", was later presented to the public on 12 March 2015.

Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Here for You" written by Raay, Marjetka Vovk and Charlie Mason. The song was performed by Maraaya. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija organised the national final EMA 2015 in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Eight entries competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top two entries were selected by a three-member jury panel. In the second round, "Here for You" performed by Maraaya was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "LoveWave" written by Lilith Navasardyan, Levon Navasardyan, Iveta Mukuchyan and Stephanie Crutchfield. The song was performed by Iveta Mukuchyan, who was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Mukuchyan's selection as the Armenian artist was announced on 13 October 2015, while the song "LoveWave" was later presented to the public on 2 March 2016.

<i>Depi Evratesil</i> Armenian TV series or program

Depi Evratesil is an Armenian music entertainment show created by the Armenian broadcaster AMPTV. It was used as the Armenian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017, 2018 and 2020.

Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Rain of Revolution" written by Viktorija Ivanovskaja, Denis Zujev and Michail Levin. The song was performed by the band Fusedmarc. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final took place over 10 weeks and involved 49 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final, seven artists and songs remained and "Rain of Revolution" performed by Fusedmarc was selected as the winner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Artsvik</span> Musical artist

Artsvik Harutyunyan, better known as simply Artsvik, is a Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter. She represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Fly with Me" finishing in 18th place.

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Qami" written by Sevak Khanagyan, Anna Danielyan and Viktorya Maloyan. The song was performed by Sevak Khanagyan. The Armenian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal was selected through the national final Depi Evratesil 2018, organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The national final and consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten entries competed in each semi-final with the top five from each semi-final qualifying to compete in the final on 25 February 2018. "Qami" performed by Sevak Khanagyan was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an international jury and a public televote.

Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) is responsible for organising their entry for the contest.

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Walking Out" written by Lost Capital, tokionine and Garik Papoyan. The song was performed by Srbuk, who was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Srbuk's selection as the Armenian artist was announced on 30 November 2018, while the song "Walking Out" was later presented to the public on 10 March 2019.

Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Gliwice, Poland on 24 November 2019. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Karina Ignatyan was chosen with her song "Colours of Your Dream".

Armenia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Chains on You" written by Athena Manoukian and DJ Paco. The song was performed by Athena Manoukian. The Armenian entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands was selected through the national final Depi Evratesil 2020, organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The national final took place on 15 February 2020 where twelve entries competed. "Chains on You" performed by Athena Manoukian was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an international jury, an Armenian jury and a public televote.

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Snap" performed by Rosa Linn. The internal selection of Rosa Linn as the Armenian artist in the 2022 contest was announced by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) on 11 March 2022, while the song "Snap" was later presented to the public on 19 March 2022.

Armenia is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, having internally selected Brunette to represent the country with the song "Future Lover". Brunette was announced as the Armenian entrant to the contest on 1 February 2023, while her song was presented to the public on 15 March 2023.

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