ARMENIA: RULES FOR NATIONAL FINAL PUBLISHED
by Marco Brey
Eurovision.tv
news?id=7703&_t=Armenia%3A+Rules+for+national+ final+published
Dec 18 2009
Yerevan, Armenia – Today, the Armenian public broadcaster has published
the rules of the national selection for the 2010 Eurovision Song
Contest. Songwriters both from Armenia and from abroad can send in
their songs.
The Armenian entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen
in a public national final again, to be broadcast on the First Channel
of AMPTV before the 15th of February. The deadline for submissions
is the 1st of February. Both Armenian and foreign songwriters are
asked to send in their songs, and on th 10th of February, a jury will
pick the ten best submissions. Those acts will get the right to take
part in the national final, the outcome of which will be decided by
a 50/50 combination of televoting and the verdict of an expert jury.
Armenia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2006,
with the best placing to date being reached by Sirusho in 2008 –
she came 4th with Qélé Qélé. In the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest,
Armenia was represented by Inga & Anush, who came 10th with Jan Jan.
What do you think about the Armenian national selection?