ARMENIA TAKES FOURTH PLACE IN EUROVISION – 2008

Noyan Tapan

Ma y 26, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Russia has been recognized winner in
the Eurovision – 2008 international song contest, which was held
in Belgrad on May 24. The song "Believe" of Dima Bilan, in general,
gathered 272 points.

And that means that the authoritative international contest will be
held in Moscow next year. The representative of Greece took second
and that of the Ukraine third place in the contest.

Armenia, which was taking part in the contest for the third time, took
fourth place as a result of the voting of 43 counties, irrespective
of the fact that it periodically appeared in the third place during
the voting.

Sirusho’s "Qele, Qele" song received the highest points: 12 points,
by Belgium, France, Poland, Czechia, Holland, Greece, Russia and
Georgia. Last year Armenia received 12 points only by Turkey and
Georgia. This year 10 points were given by Cyprus, Spain and Turkey,
8 points by Israel, Bulgaria and San Marino. 7 points were given to
Armenia by Belarus and the Ukraine, 6 points by Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Germany, 5 points by Serbia and Slovenia, 4 points by Romania, 2
points by Moldova, Albania and Sweden and 1 point by Macedonia and
Iceland. Most of the countries, who have voted for the "Qele, qele"
song, did not give any points to Armenia in the previous contests.

It should be mentioned that in 2006-2007 the representatives of
Armenia took 8th place.