An opera singer from Cardiff will perform in front of millions when she represents Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest final this weekend.

Mary-Jean O’Doherty, 33, will sing Face The Shadow in Vienna on Saturday as part of the Armenian group Genealogy.

Speaking to , she praised the Welsh support which helped the group through the semi-final on Tuesday.

“It’s just one of those surreal moments where you just think ‘wow’,” she said.

“There was a lot of Armenian flags and Welsh flags as well which was great. There was so much positive energy.”

O’Doherty, born in the United States to an Australian father and a Greek-Armenian mother, has settled in Cardiff with her Welsh husband.

She was selected for this year’s contest by broadcaster Public Television of Armenia.

“I have never been to Armenia and I have always wanted to know about my heritage, about my genealogy,” she added.

“I couldn’t think of a more interesting or outstanding way to do both.”