AZERBAIJANIS ACCUSED OF BEING UNPATRIOTIC FOR VOTING FOR ARMENIA IN EUROVISION
Anne Lu – Celebrity News Service News Writer
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allheadlinenews.com
August 19, 2009 9:59 a.m. EST
Baku, Azerbaijan (CNS) – Some Azerbaijanis have been accused of being
unpatriotic for voting for neighboring country Armenia’s entry in
the recently held Eurovision Song Contest.
According to the BBC, one man was accused of being a "potential
security threat" for sending a text message to vote for Armenia’s song
"Jan Jan."
Forty-three people in the nation reportedly voted for Armenia in the
continent-wide contest, although it is still unclear how many of them
were questioned by the authorities, who said they merely invited some
people to explain why they voted for the other country.
The two warring nations are clashing over the Nagorno-Karabakh region
since the 1990s.
During the contest’s semi-finals, the introductory "postcard" leading
into Armenia’s performance showed the We Are Our Mountains monument,
a statue located in the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The
video clip was edited out after an official complaint by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s entry, "Always," was performed by AySel and Arash. They
finished third place. For the tenth placer Armenia, Inga and Anush
performed "Jan Jan."