ANDRE: TAKING THE 8TH PLACE WAS AN ACHIEVEMENT
ArmRadio.am
31.05.2006 17:21
“At our first entry at Eurovision we did more than we were expected
to,” said Andre, who was representing Armenia at Eurovision-2006.
“The Diaspora was backing me, but I had fans also among Turks,”
the singer said.
The 10 points given to Armenia by Turks were unexpected for Andre,
since he was anticipating 12 points. As for the Finnish “Lordi”
rock group, which became the winner of Eurovision, Andre said that
“Finland and Lithuania had cme to tease the Eurovision, but in the
end they found themselves in the top ten.”
How would Andre evaluate his performance at the Eurovision song
contest? ” There where shortcomings, but these were of technical
character. The microphone stuck between my lips when I was dancing,
and people thought I had forgotten the lyrics.”
According to the Head of Foreign Relations Office of the Public
Radio and Television Company of Armenia Diana Mnatsakanyan, all the
participants face technical difficulties.
“Eurovision is an unpredictable contest, you never know which genre
will be preferable next year. Nevertheless, the fact is that the
contest made everybody learn about Armenia. People loved my song and
me,” Andre concluded.