Armenia Among Winners of Eurovision Semi-Finals

BBC

Who got through to the final?

After a tantalising semi-final we can reveal that the following
countries were voted into the final, to be shown on BBC One and
streamed online at 8pm on Saturday 20th May.

Russia
FYR Macedonia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Lithuania
Finland
Ukraine
Ireland
Swed en
Turkey
Armenia

We had hundreds of emails during the show, and lots about the Finnish
act Lordi. At the press conference following the show Lordi frontman
told gathered journalists he was pleased that an act like his had made
it in a ‘pop contest’. The Finns have made it through to the final for
the first time, Bravo!

Updated 18th May, 2006

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS