Representative of Armenia Erna Mirzoyan (Erna Mir) leads the ‘New Wave 2017’ international music contest of young pop singers with 363 points after summing up the results of the first three days of the contest. Mirzoyan from the "Voices of Artsakh" music ensemble shares the first spot with representatives of Uzbekistan and Moldova.
The other representative of Armenia Syuzanna Melkonyan, who finished 3rd in the Armenian national selection in 2017 Eurovision song contest, comes the second with 357 points.
To note, the contest has been organized annually since 2002 by Russian composer Igor Krutoy and Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls. Young singers between the ages of 16 and 30 are eligible to compete in the festival. This year the festival is attended by 9 participants from 14 countries. The festival is held in Russia’s Sochi from September 8-14.