esctoday.com
Feb 14 2010
Live: National final in Armenia
Live from Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, here is the Armenian
national final. Nine songs will compete for the honor to be the 5th
Armenian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The show
The show to be broadcast on Channel 1 will start at 18:40 CET (21:40
local time). Nine acts will perform one song each and the winner will
be chosen by a mixture of jury voting (50%) and televoting (50%).
How to watch?
No webcast will be made available. If you have a satellite dish
pointed to Hotbird 13E, you can watch the show in frequencies 12597V
27500 3/4.
The participants
Composer/Lyricist in brackets.
1.Another Story – Ays dzmer (This winter)
(A. Sargsyan)
2.Ani Arzumanyan – The Mermaid song
(A. Nersisyan)
3.Meline Beglaryan – We must believe
(M. Beglaryan)
4.Emmy & Mihran – Hey (Let me hear you say)
(V. Ter-Yeghishyan/M. Kirakosyan)
5.David Ashotyan – Infected dreams
(D. Ashotyan)
6.Nick Egibyan – Countdown
(N. Egibyan)
7.Maria Kizirian – Little Red Riding Hood
(M. Kizirian)
8.Razmik Amyan – My love
(V. Petrosyan/V. Zadoyan)
9.Eva Rivas – Apricot stone
(A. Martirosyan/K. Kavaleryan)
¢You can vote for your favourite song in our poll here.
LIVE
The show has started.
Inga & Anush, Armenian representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest
2009, open the show. They are dressed in black and white and they
perform a song in English.
The presenters are on stage now. They are joined by Lys Assia, winner
of the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Expectedly, she
highlights that Armenia is a beautiful country.
1. Another Story – Ays dzmer (This winter)
Current esctoday.com poll result: =9th (2.2%)
A typical rock song in the style of those that have been frequently
performed in several preselections around Eastern Europe. The song is
the only one sung in Armenian, and it is performed by the band Another
Story. They are made of a soloist (who also plays the guitar), two
guitarists and a drummer. It is sung and performed very well, but it
might not touch the hearts of millions around europe and therefore it
might not be tonight’s winner.
2. Ani Arzumanyan – The Mermaid song
Current esctoday.com poll result: 5th (5.4%)
Ani is dressend in yellow and black. Accompanied by a cello player and
four backing singers dressed in traditional Armenian clothes, she
sings her song powerfully and right in tune. The song is an ethnic
song with classical and jazzy touches.
3. Meline Beglaryan – We must believe
Current esctoday.com poll result: 8th (2.5%)
Meline introduces herself in Russian during the postcards, which
present the artists. We must believe is a slow ballad, and Meline is
accompanied by two male and two female dancers, who are all dressed in
white. Despite singing the song without any problems, it is not going
anywhere and might not win tonight’s show.
4. Emmy & Mihran – Hey (Let me hear you say)
Current esctoday.com poll result: 3rd (15.6%)
Welcomed by the crowd, Emmy and Mihran start singing their song which
is one of the favourites to win tonight. Mirhan starts the performance
next to a DJ stage and soon Emmy joins and she is wearing a shiny
silver dress. They are accompanied by four dancers and there are also
tables with candles on stage. Although the duo seems to be a bit
nervous, they deliver a perfect performance. At the end of the song,
the crowd is going crazy.
5. David Ashotyan – Infected dreams
Current esctoday.com result: =9th (2.2%)
David is dressed in jeans, a black t-shirt and a sweatshirt. His song
is a rock song and he is all alone on stage. He seems a little excited
and the participants clap their hands for him from the greenroom,
which is placed right in front of the stage.
The presenters are on stage again.
6. Nick Egibyan – Countdown
Current esctoday.com poll result: 7th (2.9%)
A hip-hop styled song, performed by Nick Egibyan, dressed in white and
silver. He got raggery in silver on his face, too. He sings his song
without getting out of tune and he’s accompanied by two female
dancers. However, the song isn’t catchy enough.
7. Maria Kizirian – Little Red Riding Hood
Current esctoday.com poll result: 2nd (16.2%)
Maria is a foreigner, which is the reason why she reads her text in
Armenian from cards, and breaks her teeth while trying to pronounce
the Armenian words. Her song is an uptempo rockish song. She is
dressed in black and four dancers accompany her. They are dressed in
red (surprisingly). This catchy song is performed very well although
she’s getting out of tune sometimes.
8. Razmik Amyan – My love
Current esctoday.com poll result: 4th (9.2%)
Accepted warmly by the crowd, Razmik goes on stage with his uptempo
Eastern song My love, which involves Armenian sounds and ultra-violet
lights. The performance makes you move and the song is very very
catchy. Will the four dancers in the back will help him going to Oslo?
We will have the answer at the end of this evening.
9. Eva Rivas – Apricot stone
Current esctoday.com poll result: 1st (39.5%)
The last song tonight is another fan favourite. A man dressed in
black, his head covered, plays the flute. Another man plays a guitar.
Eva wears a white dress and she sings her song, which is accepted
warmly by the crowd. Soon the song turns from a ballad to an up-tempo
tune. There are also a pianist and two backing singers on stage. The
vocal performance is flawless, but still not very moving. Will the
Armenian nation send her to Oslo? In the end, the crowd stands up and
keeps shouting "Eva, Eva".
The voting has started. A recap is shown, and you can vote by sending
an SMS to 2525. (Each SMS costs 280 drams).
Our poll will be closed in five minutes.
Luara, the Armenian reprsentive in the last Junior Eurovision Song
Contest is on stage now singing her entry Barcelona.
The performers are now interviewed in the greenroom.
Our poll is closed for voting now. You can find the updated results
above. Withdrawn act Sonya has finished 6th in the poll with 4.1%.
After a series of interval acts including performances by Lys Assia
and André, the show continues.
The results are coming in.
Eva Rivas has won the national final and will represent Armenia in Oslo.