SIRUSHO TO REPRESENT ARMENIA AT EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

ARMENPRESS
Nov 15, 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS; Sirusho, a 20 year-old singer and
songwriter, will represent Armenia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest
in Belgrade.

The news has been announced by the national broadcaster-Public TV-
November 14 evening.

Sirusho’s first public performance was at the age of 7 and with only 9
years of age, she received an award for her song "Lusabats". Sirusho
released her first album in 1999 and her second one, Sheram followed
in 2005.

Sirusho was voted Future of Armenian pop music in the first ever
Armenian national music awards. She has given concerts in many
countries around the world including Canada, Belgium, Greece, Poland ,
Syria, Iran, Russia, Georgia, Jordan and the USA.

Armenian composers have been invited to write songs for Sirusho,
5-7 of them will be selected by a special jury and the song which
will represent the country in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest will
be chosen during a national final during January or February.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress