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Armenia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Qami" written by Sevak Khanagyan, Anna Danielyan and Viktorya Maloyan. The song was performed by Sevak Khanagyan. The Armenian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal was selected through the national final ''Depi Evratesil 2018'', organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The national final and consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten entries competed in each semi-final with the top five from each semi-final qualifying to compete in the final on 25 February 2018. "Qami" performed by Sevak Khanagyan was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an international jury and a public televote. Armenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 16, "Qami" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depi Evratesil
''Depi Evratesil'' ( arm, Դեպի Եվրատեսիլ; "Towards Eurovision"; ) is an Armenian music entertainment show created by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television company of Armenia, AMPTV. It was used as the Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Armenian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in , and . Its Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, first season concluded on 24 December 2016 with the selection of Artsvik as Armenia's Eurovision representative. The Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, second season took place in 2018, and selected Sevak Khanagyan with the song Qami. In , the show was not renewed for a third season, and the Walking Out (song), Armenian entry for the contest was Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, selected internally. The show returned for a third season in . Summary Season 1 (2016-17) Season 1 of ''Depi Evratesil'' was announced on 1July 2016. It was later confirmed that former Armenian Eurovision en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the same year. In September 1991, the ethnic Armenian majority of the Nagorno-Karabakh region formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Ormandy
Neil Ormandy (born April 1, 1981) is a British musician, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles. He co-wrote James Arthur's worldwide hit single "Say You Won't Let Go" and is the co-owner of SILO: Music. Early life Ormandy was born and raised in Manchester, England.Dale Kawashima"Neil Ormandy Co-Writes James Arthur's Hit 'Say You Won't Let Go,' And Builds Successful Sync Company, SILO: Music,"Songwriter Universe, July 18, 2017. Career Rushmore When he was 18 years old, Ormandy formed Rushmore, an indie country/pop band, with his older brother Ed Ormandy. They were signed to a publishing deal with EMI in 2000, and a record deal with Kinetic Records in 2001. In 2005, Paul Adam at Island Records signed Rushmore to a development deal, which led to Rushmore signing a record deal with Mercury Records the following year. The band toured with artists including Keith Urban, Simply Red, James Morrison and Paolo Nutini. Songwriting Ormandy moved to Los Angeles in 2009, signing wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmik Shiroyan
Hasmik "Asmik" Shiroyan ( hy, Հասմիկ Շիրոյան, uk, Асмік Широян, russian: Асмик Широян; born 20 April 1993) is an Armenian-Ukrainian singer and songwriter. She is best known for competing in season four of ''The Voice of Ukraine'', '' Depi Evratesil 2017'', and '' Depi Evratesil 2018''. Life and career Early life Shiroyan was born on 20 April 1993 in Yerevan, Armenia. When she was three years old, the family left Armenia and settled in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. In Ukraine, she continued to study the Armenian language. Shiroyan began studying piano at age five, and began singing at age 13. From 2008 to 2010, she studied at the Dnipropetrovsk Medical Lyceum. She later began attending Dnipropetrovsk National University, and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2015. 2014–present: ''The Voice of Ukraine'' and ''Depi Evratesil'' In 2014, Shiroyan decided to take part in season four of ''The Voice of Ukraine'', auditioning with the Polish song "D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Margaryan
Amalia Margaryan (also written as Amaliya Margaryan) ( hy, Ամալիյա Մարգարյան; born 10 February 1995) is an Armenian singer, a songwriter, whose musical career started in 2015, when she participated in "X-Factor" Ukraine and "The Voice Russia" contest, which brought her the first recognition. Amalia became more famous for Armenian audience with participation in Depi Evratesil contest 1st and 2nd seasons (Armenia's Eurovision Song Contest National Selection). Biography Amalia (Amaliya) Margaryan was born in 1995, 10 February, in Armenia, Yerevan. She graduated from Yerevan School No. 8 after Alexander Pushkin. In 2012 she entered Yerevan State University Faculty of Law and graduated in 2016. She started singing at the age of three, when she started attending the " Little Singers of Armenia" children's choir, the founder and artistic director of which is Tigran Hekekyan. She sang here for more than 12 years. During this period she entered and graduated from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genealogy (band)
Genealogy was an Armenian Supergroup (music), supergroup that was formed to Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Five of the six members come from a different continent of the Armenian diaspora whose families once spread all over the world after the Armenian genocide of 1915. The five artists from the diaspora also symbolize the five petals of the forget-me-not (official logo of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, commemorated in April 2015), while the center of the flower is represented by the sixth artist, based in Armenia. The group performed the song "Face the Shadow" in the contest. The song was originally called "Don't Deny", but organizers changed it later to the present title, as it was deemed too political (hinting at Armenian genocide denial). The song Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 on the final held on 23 May 2015, finishing 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster ORF (broadcaster), Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), the contest was held at the Hall D of the Wiener Stadthalle and consisted of two semi-finals on 19 and 21 May, and a final on 23 May 2015. The three live shows were presented by Austrian television presenters Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer, while the previous edition's winner Conchita Wurst acted as the green room host. Forty countries participated in the contest, with making a guest appearance. and returned, after their one-year absence, while the returned after their last participation in . Meanwhile, announced their non-participation due to financial and political crises related to the Russo-Ukrainian War. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamar Kaprelian
Tamar Mardirossian ( hy, Թամար Մարտիրոսեան; born October 28, 1986), known professionally as Tamar Kaprelian, is an Armenian-American singer, songwriter, and philanthropist. Kaprelian began her career in 2008, after winning a cover contest organized by OneRepublic, performing " Apologize". Following her win, Ryan Tedder introduced her to Interscope Records executives, and she was signed to the label. She went on to release her debut studio album ''Sinner or a Saint'' in 2010 through Interscope. In 2015, Kaprelian was recruited by Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV) to represent Armenia in Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as part of the group Genealogy with the song "Face the Shadow", placing sixteenth. She later attempted to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 as a solo artist, competing in the Armenian national selection '' Depi Evratesil 2018'' with the song "Poison (Ari Ari)", but was eliminated in the semi-final. Outside of music, Kaprelian has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gohar Gasparyan (television Presenter)
Gohar Gasparyan ( hy, Գոհար Գասպարյան; is an Armenian TV personality, journalist, and model who currently works at Public Television of Armenia. From 2010 to 2018, she was head of the Armenian delegation in Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision and Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Biography Gasparyan was born on 19 October 1985 in Yerevan. Her father is a military man and her mother is a French language teacher. In 2002 she graduated from high school No. 114 School after "Khachik Dashtents" in Armenia. The same year she entered the State Linguistic University after Valery Bryusov, the department of English Language and International Journalism. Since 2003 she has been working at Armenian Public Television as TV host of international programs. In 2014 Gohar's childhood dream came true and she founded the first Armenian cotton candy brand called "Happyk". In July 2016 she married famous Armenian painter, lawyer Narek Van Ashughatoyan. She started hosting her first TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country, as its primate city. It has been the Historical capitals of Armenia, capital since 1918, the Historical capitals of Armenia, fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BCE, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni Fortress, Erebuni in 782 BCE by King Argishti I of Urartu, Argishti I of Urartu at the western extreme of the Ararat Plain. Erebuni was "designed as a great administrative an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "LoveWave" written by Lilith Navasardyan, Levon Navasardyan, Iveta Mukuchyan and Stephanie Crutchfield. The song was performed by Iveta Mukuchyan, who was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Mukuchyan's selection as the Armenian artist was announced on 13 October 2015, while the song "LoveWave" was later presented to the public on 2 March 2016. Armenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 7, "LoveWave" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Armenia placed second out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 243 points. In the final, Armenia was the closing performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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