Participation at Eurovision is already a victory

armradio.am
05.05.2008 18:15

Georgia’s entrant at Eurovision 2008 Diana Gurtskaya is in Yerevan.
According to her, the visit to Armenia greatly differs from the rest of
her promo-tour. `I’m very glad to be in Yerevan. You can’t even imagine
how dear everything is to me here. I will represent Georgia at
Eurovision 2008. For me participation is already a victory. Sirusho and
I will do our best to present our countries with dignity.’

Sirusho, Armenia’s representative at Eurovision 2008, has recently
traveled to Georgia, Russia, France, the Czech Republic, Belgium,
Finland, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. The next stop will be in
Athens. `We were even joking, saying that we had to visit seven
countries within seven days, but we visited even more.’

`In every country the Armenian delegation was welcomed with special
attention and warmth,’ Hrach Keshishian, responsible for the show,
said. People in the streets of Brussels were singing `Qele-Qele." I
think we worked well.’

Diana Gurtskaya said she is admires Sirusho’s performance and noted
that the Eurovision is not a place to compete. `The Eurovision is a big
show. We go there to present good music and good show, and not to
compete. The contest itself is very unpredictable. You must simply sing
well and open your heart. I like Sirusho’s song, where the Armenian
national color is reflected.’