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Armenia–Azerbaijan Relations In The Eurovision Song Contest
The Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) has in the Eurovision Song Contest since , while İctimai Television (İTV) has since . The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, conflict between the two countries over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is considered a ''de jure'' part of Azerbaijan by the United Nations, but had been wholly or partially under control of the Armenia-backed ''de facto'' Republic of Artsakh between 1993 and 2023, has affected their participation in the contest on several occasions. Conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan first appeared in 2006, when Azerbaijani media criticised the event's website for listing Nagorno-Karabakh as the birthplace of Armenia's first representative, André (singer), André, as it was part of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR at the time. Conflicts notably escalated throughout the : during the semi-finals, İTV objected to the depiction of the Nagorno-Karabakh monument ''We Are Our Mountains'' during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Television Company Of Armenia
Public Television of Armenia (; 1TV), also known as AMPTV or ARMTV, is an Armenian public television station that began transmissions in 1956. History Early years Armenia Public Television dates back to September 5, 1955, when the USSR Council of Ministers made the decision to construct 27 programme centres and five transmission stations in the Union Republics. On November 29, 1956, the date of Sovietization of Armenia, the first programme of Armenian television was transmitted. Until December 31, the station mostly aired films; on that day, a New Year's special was broadcast, and on January 2, 1957, the first programme for children. In this phase, Armenian television was still a pilot service. The official opening of the Armenian television took place on February 9, 1957, as regular programmes began to air. Initially, the staff believed that television would deliver cultural values to viewers. The station broadcast four days a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face The Shadow
"Face the Shadow" (formerly known as "Don't Deny") is a song performed by Armenian supergroup Genealogy. The song is composed by Armen Martirosyan and the lyrics are by Inna Mkrtchyan. The song represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 on 23 May 2015, finishing 16th overall, with a total of 34 points from only 8 countries including a maximum 12 points from Georgia. Background Genealogy is made up of Armenians representing the five continents (Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe, Oceania) and a representative from Armenia. The five Armenian diaspora artists at the same time symbolise the five petals of the forget-me-not flower. In their centre, the group is unified by a sixth artist, who is from Armenia. Members in alphabetical order of surname are: *Essaï Altounian - France - representing Europe's Armenians * Inga Arshakyan - Armenia *Tamar Kaprelian - USA, representing Armenians from the Americas * Mary-Jean O'Doherty Vasmatzian - Australia, representing Oceania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepanakert
Stepanakert officially Khankendi is a city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It was the capital city of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in the region. The city is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of the Karabakh mountain range, on the left bank of the Qarqarçay (Karkar) river. The area that would become Stepanakert was originally an Armenian settlement named Vararakn. During the Soviet Union, Soviet period, the city was made the capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, becoming a hub for economic and industrial activity. In addition, the city became a hotbed for political activity, serving as the center for Armenian demonstrations calling for the unification of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. Stepanakert suffered extensive damage following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the outbreak of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and passed into the hands of loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga And Anush Arshakyan
Inga and Anush Ashoti Arshakyan () or the Arshakyan Sisters () are an Armenian folk singing duo. The sisters represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, eventually finishing in 10th place in the final. Early life Anush was born on 24 December 1980 in Yerevan. She graduated from S. Aslamazyan music school, in piano. In 1994, she came first and was awarded the audience prize in the "Sonorous Voices" competition that took place in Omsk. In that period, she started promoting herself as a writer/composer. As soon as she graduated in 2001, she entered and graduated from A. Babajanyan music college, in piano. In 1999, she made her debut as a soloist together with Armenia State Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. From 2001 to 2005, she studied at Yerevan State Conservatory, and graduated in jazz-vocal. Her sister Inga was born on 18 March 1982, in Yerevan. She also graduated from S. Aslamazyan music school and A. Babajanyan music college, as a violinist in 1997. Parallel w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision 2009 Armenia Voting
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. The contest was inspired by and based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, held in the Italian Riviera since 1951. Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (except for due to the COVID-19 pandemic), making it the longest-running international music competition on television and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU and invited associate members are eligible to compete; broadcasters from List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest, 52 countries hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Armenian Weekly
''The Armenian Weekly'' (originally ''Hairenik Weekly'') is an English Armenian publication published by Hairenik Association, Inc. in Watertown, Massachusetts in the United States. It is the sister publication to the Armenian language weekly '' Hairenik''. It was started as ''Hairenik Weekly'' in 1934 and its name was changed to ''The Armenian Weekly'', the name under which it is still published, in 1969. ''The Armenian Weekly'' also runs an online publication. The newspaper belongs to the Armenian political party – Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). ''Hairenik Weekly'' (1934–1969) In June 1932, the Armenian-language '' Hairenik'' had started a column in English to address the needs of English-speaking Armenians. The response was so positive that by March 1934 the ''Hairenik Weekly'' was established entirely in English and began publication, mostly through the efforts of young volunteer contributors. In June 1934 ''Hairenik Weekly'' acquired a full-time editor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Javadzadeh
Samir Javadzadeh ( pron. ; born 16 April 1980, Baku, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani pop singer. He was selected as the Azerbaijani representative, along with Elnur Hüseynov, to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. They performed " Day After Day" finishing 8th overall. Career Samir Javadzadeh graduated from the university with a degree in business in 2002. In 2003, he finished a five-year courses in music, specializing in mugham. After serving in the army for a year, he became a member of the pop band ''Sheron'' for the next three years and eventually started pursuing solo career. Originally, Samir Javadzadeh was not named among those who competed to represent Azerbaijan at Eurovision. On 2 February 2008, the jury chose Elnur Hüseynov over two other candidates (Aynur Isgandarli and the rock band Unformal), and it was then revealed that the winning song " Day After Day" would be performed as a duet by Hüseynov and Javadzadeh. In an interview following the decision, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elnur Hüseynov
Elnur Hüseynov (born 3 March 1987), also known as Elnur Hussein, is an Azerbaijani singer. He was the first Azerbaijan's representative to perform " Day After Day" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 alongside Samir Javadzadeh as duo Elnur and Samir. In 2015, he won the fourth season of '' The Voice of Turkey'' and represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song " Hour of the Wolf". Career Elnur Hüseynov was born in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to ethnic Azeri parents. His father was a military serviceman and his mother specializes in music theory. At age five, Elnur was admitted to a music school where he was trained as a piano player. In 1999, the family moved to Baku, Azerbaijan, where Elnur studied at a medical school and graduated with a degree in dentistry. In 2004, he graduated from the Asaf Zeynally Music College and took up hairstylist courses. He worked shortly at the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and with the choir group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirusho
Siranush Hrachyayi Harutyunyan (; born 7 January 1987), known professionally as Sirusho (), is an Armenian singer and songwriter. She received her first award when she was nine years old for her song "Lusabats". Sirusho's first studio album, ''Sirusho'', was released in 2000 followed by the second album ''Sheram'' in 2005. In the same year, she was awarded the Future of Armenian Music, Best Album and Best Female Performer awards in the first Armenian National Music Awards. Sirusho reached international recognition after representing Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her co-written song " Qélé, Qélé" in Belgrade, Serbia. The song finished fourth in the final and became a hit in Europe. The BBC described her as "national treasure" of Armenia during the contest. In 2012, Sirusho released the single " PreGomesh", which inspired her to launch a range of handcrafted silver jewelry of the same name, representing Armenian culture and craftsmanship mixed with modern f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph and Courier''. ''The Telegraph'' is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", was included in its emblem which was used for over a century starting in 1858. In 2013, ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Telegraph'', which started in 1961, were merged, although the latter retains its own editor. It is politically conservative and supports the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. It was moderately Liberalism, liberal politically before the late 1870s.Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalismp 159 ''The Telegraph'' has had a number of news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II by rookie reporter Clare Hollingworth, desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan SSR
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, also referred to as the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR, Azerbaijani SSR, AzSSR, Soviet Azerbaijan or simply Azerbaijan, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union between 1922 and 1991. Created on 28 April 1920 when the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic brought pro-Soviet figures to power in the region, the first two years of the Azerbaijani SSR were as an independent country until incorporation into the Transcaucasian SFSR, along with the Armenian SSR and the Georgian SSR. In December 1922, the Transcaucasian SFSR became part of the newly established Soviet Union. The Constitution of Azerbaijan SSR was approved by the 9th Extraordinary All-Azerbaijani Congress of Soviets on 14 March 1937. On 5 February 1991, Azerbaijan SSR was renamed the Republic of Azerbaijan according to the Decision No.16-XII of Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan approving the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan SSR da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) was an Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union, autonomous oblast within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic that was created on July 7, 1923. Its capital was the city of Stepanakert. The majority of the population were ethnic Armenians. History The area was disputed between First Republic of Armenia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Azerbaijan during their short-lived independence from 1918 and 1920. After the Sovietization of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Kavbiuro organisation decided to keep the area within the Azerbaijan SSR whilst granting it broad regional autonomy. Initially, the principal city of Karabakh, Shusha, and its surrounding villages were to be excluded from the autonomy as they were predominantly Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani, particularly after the Shusha massacre, massacre and expulsion of the majority Armenians, Armenian population of Shusha—this decision was later reversed in 1923 when Shusha was dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
