Eurovision 2010

[gamavor]

Preselection is scheduled for February 14. Vote for Maria Kizirian! This is the only chance Armenia has. All other songs are post-Soviet crap.

 

[Nané]

Preselection is scheduled for February 14. Vote for Maria Kizirian! This is the only chance Armenia has. All other songs are post-Soviet crap.

 

 

Here are all the participants:

 

Another Story - Ays Dzmer / This Winter

 

Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone

 

Nick Egibyan - Countdown

 

Emmy & Mihran - Hey

 

David Ashotyan - Infected Dreams

 

see next post

Edited February 10, 2010 by Nané

[Nané]

Maria Kizirian - Little Red Riding Hood

 

Razmik Amyan - My Love

 

Ani Arzumanyan - The Mermaid Song

 

Meline Beglaryan - We Must Believe

 

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Sonya - Never (which was disqualified it seems)

[Nané]

I have not listened to all the songs but I have listened to Eva Rivas and think she has a pretty good chance. She has the looks and we know looks are not any less important in this contest than talent. She'll dress sexy and shake her bootie and we'll get 4th or 5th place.

[Yervant1]

Maria's tune has more like a rock'n roll feel, which I like but Eurovision likes catchy tunes. I think Eva rivas's song will deliver that.

[gamavor]

Maria's tune has more like a rock'n roll feel, which I like but Eurovision likes catchy tunes. I think Eva rivas's song will deliver that.

 

Not true Yervant! Europe recently (just remember how Finland won) is more inclined to rockish style. Melodramatic- folkish staff is out of fashion. It was OK during and after the Celtic wave and Gladiator-like style/music. Now is different. Plus, the jury more or less is influenced by the local tastes and Scandinavia is big in the heavy and hard rock scene internationally. On top of that such music coming from Armenia would be a pleasant "shock" for the rest. Add to that Maria's looks...And last but not least, sure Armenia should make her music known to the World, however like it or not Eurovision is 50% politics/Diaspora and country affiliation votes and 50% music.

[MosJan]

i still say - Send Tatul & Sitaktsy Hayko !!!

or atlist - Armenchik

[shaunt]

i still say - Send Tatul & Sitaktsy Hayko !!!

 

 

, hahahahaha.

 

And that's the second Armenian-Finnish couple I've seen, for the record.

[Em]

If the intent is to win or place in the highest position possible, then we should send Emmy and Mihran. They will present exactly what Eurovision fans respond to, they have already spent a great deal of money preparing for whatever they intend to perform so there is hope that it will be a "grand spectacle" and it's a nice symbolic gesture for the unity of our people that a diasporan (Mihran) and a native (Emmy) are joining forces for the competition. I support them for that latter reason alone.

 

If we want to present our traditional Armenianness to the world, I think we are very misguided in using Eurovision as the forum/venue to do so.

[gamavor]

Eva Rivas won! At least the public chose the best performance and the second best song! Lets wish her best of luck! I am so relieved for this choice because all other songs with one or two exceptions were real embarrassment.

[Harut]

is she going to learn to pronounce apricot properly by the time of the event?

[Yervant1]

NO MENTION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN 'APRICOT STONE'

 

Tert.am

16:04 ~U 17.02.10

 

Despite recent reports from Turkish and Azerbaijani media, there

is no mention of the Armenian Genocide in the song "Apricot Stone"

by Eva Rivas, the contestant who'll be representing Armenian in the

upcoming 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.

 

"The song was created by Karen Kavaleryan; he is Armenian by ethnicity,

but he's never been to Armenia; thus, it can be said that this [the

song] is also his story. And Eva was born in Russia, and the song is

also very dear to her heart," said Rivas' producer, Valerie Saharyan,

who noted that the hint at the song being about the Armenian Genocide

is simply the Turks' unfounded claims.

 

"If we begin to dissect the song thoroughly, then perhaps it's

possible to find a certain connection in some parts, but 'Apricot

Stone' is the songwriter's and singer's life story," she said.

[Yervant1]

MARTIN VARDAZARYAN: EASTERN MOTIVES ARE HEARD IN EVA RIVAS' SONG

 

PanARMENIAN.Net

17.02.2010 11:58 GMT+04:00

 

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ There are eastern motives, which Turks can ascribe to

themselves, in the second part of Eva Rivas' "Apricot Stone" song for

Eurovision Song Contest 2010, according to maestro Martin Vardazaryan,

People's Artist of Armenia, composer and conductor of the Armenian TV &

Radio Orchestra.

 

However, he said, Eurovision is played out and should not be taken

seriously.

 

"The success of the song depends on the international image of

the country and the size of Diaspora in different states," Maestro

Vardazaryan said.

[Arpa]

Watch out! There flies another one out of the cuckoo’s nest.

Yes Yervant, I had seen that item a few days ago and considered to post under Comedistan.

The contest for the Comedian of the year award has narrowed doen to between baku and ankara. May the better comedian lose. These guys are so paranoid, they’re fit to tie.

There is a conspiracy under every “STONE”. What will be next? Tsapik tsapik tsirani?

Rumor is that hamid was so paranoid that he would not even go to the outhouse alone. Gogh sirt@ dogh?

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http://news.am/en/news/14469.html

http://i.news.am/i/b/2/2c90ed33bf35c6cc085c5a1fc32f4e77.jpg

 

Turkey again makes a racket over song Armenia intends to present at Eurovision-2010 song contest. According to Turkish media, despite the fact that top favorite was Emmy-Mihran duet, eventually Eva Rivas won with “Apricot stone” song. The sources say that the song touches upon Genocide in Ottoman Empire, which perturbs Turks.

The music of the song is by honored RA art worker Armen Martisoryan, lyrics – renowned Armenian poet Karen Kavaleryan, musical arrangement – Ara Torosyan (Murzo). The contest will be held in Oslo, Norway on May 27, 2010.

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The lyrics of “Apricot stone” follows:

 

Many, many years ago,

When I was a little child,

Mama told me you should know,

Our world is cruel and wild,

But to make your way through cold and heat

Love is all that you need

I believed her every word,

More than anything I heard

But I was too scared to lose my fun

I began to cry a lot

And she gave me apricots

Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun

Apricot stone,

Hidden in my hand

Given back to me

From the motherland

Apricot stone,

I will drop it down

In the frozen ground

I’ll just let it make its round

Apricot stone,

Hidden in my hand

Given back to me

From the motherland

Apricot stone

Now I see the northern stars

Shining brightly in the storm

And I’ve got an avatar

Of my love to keep me warm

Now I’m not afraid of violent winds

They may blow

They can’t win

May the winter stay away

From my harvest night and day

May God bless and keep my cherished fruit

Grow my tree up to the sky,

Once I waved my home goodbye

I just wanna go back to my roots

Apricot stone,

Hidden in my hand

Given back to me

From the motherland

Apricot stone,

I will drop it down

In the frozen ground

I’ll just let it make its round

Apricot stone,

Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)

Given back to me (Given, given back to me )

From the motherland

Apricot stone

Hidden in my hand

Given back to me

From the motherland.

[Yervant1]

IN THE ELECTION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CYPRUS IN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2010 HOVIG DEMIRJIAN CAME IN THE THIRD FROM TENFINALISTS

 

NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

NICOSIA

 

NICOSIA, FEBRUARY 17, NOYAN TAPAN-ARMENIANS TODAY. Last Sunday was held

the election of the representative of Cyprus in the 2010 Eurovision

Song Contest where took part Armenian Hovig Demirjian.

 

According to www.gibrahayer.com, the election was held by a combination

of a jury and a national televote. Hovig came in the third from

ten finalists with his "Goodbye" song. We are certain that Hovig's

career is only beginning now and one day he will take contest in the

Eurovision Song Contest.

 

 

 

 

[MosJan]

 

Eurocheaters?: Passions for song contest reveal “post-election” syndrome

 

By Suren Musayelyan

ArmeniaNow Deputy Editor

 

The passions over Eurovision, an annual song contest held by public broadcasters in Europe, were flying high throughout last week as the discussion of the controversial outcome of a national selection stage appeared to eclipse even the debate on such vital issues for the country as the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement.

 

Emma Bejanyan and Mihran Kirakosian (more known by the stage aliases of Emmy & Mihran) challenged the results of the contest announced by Armenian Public Television that gave victory to an obscure Russia-born Angelina Jolie look-alike songstress with a model’s looks and a Greek-sounding stage name. Emmy and Co. cried foul immediately after the results became known later on Sunday, February 12, and they effectively accused the organizers of blocking SMS votes that would be coming through in their favor.

 

A small but no-nonsense protest over the contest outcome was even staged by some fans near Liberty Square, the site that had become the main point of convergence for the opposition’s dissatisfaction with the presidential election outcome these days two years ago.

 

The Public Television defended its integrity and denied accusations that the outcome was a foregone conclusion given the support that Eva Rivas enjoyed from her powerful Russian Diaspora-linked production team.

 

At the initial stage of the strife Emmy & Mihran challenged only the outcome of the SMS vote in which they came third after Rivas and Razmik Amyan (the panel of judges that had a 50 percent say in the contest outcome, meanwhile, gave Emmy & Mihran the top spot).

 

Emmy’s mother and producer Nadezhda Sargsyan would thunder: 1,400 or so text messages are a tenth of the number of fans that the Emmy fan club embraces, each of whom would have sent at least three text messages. Let alone the fans of Mihran, a US-based dancer-turned-singer who used to dance with several world celebrities...

 

Later, Emmy and Mihran made a sensational statement (RFE/RL’s Armenian Service Maxliberty program, February 18) saying that the Public Television had made a promise that they would go to Oslo, Norway, for the Eurovision Finals in May. The Public TV, they asserted, had promised to stage no contest to pick a participant, but only a contest to pick a song. And Mihran further alleged that even after he learned that there would be a contest for the participant he contacted the Public TV and got assurances that Emmy and he were “99 percent favorites” to go to Oslo and only needed to take part in the show. “I’ve been cheated,” said Mihran.

 

And Emmy, who had unsuccessfully contested an Armenia Eurovision Finals spot in the past, told Radio Liberty’s youth program that “she had developed an immunity” against such treatment from the Public Television. Meanwhile, the Public TV has denied these accusations.

 

Armenia’s public broadcaster is known to have the prerogative in picking the participant. It may choose to do so either through a contest or direct selection by other criteria, such as the Best Singer of the Year’s title, etc.

 

Emmy’s mother Nadezhda Sargsyan would not conceal her dissatisfaction in media interviews: “They should have told us that they had already chosen the participant and only needed a show as it was in the past.” She implied that would have been a fairer approach.

 

What’s shocking about these whole revelations made by the Emmy camp is that the names of national selection finalists had been predetermined on all four previous occasions. On two of them Armenians had been told that their SMS votes counted in selecting the national finalist in a live show broadcast on Public TV, while as a matter of fact that wasn’t so.

 

And if this speculation is true – and nobody appears to be denying it – then it turns out that this year’s selection is not “the first-time cheat” in this contest and Emmy and Co. have little reason to be fuming over it. By raising this, do they mean that people were sending text messages (and paying to their mobile phone operator) in 2007 and 2009 for no reason? And did Emmy herself know that Hayko would be preferred over her when she challenged Armenia’s deserved artist in 2007? (An SMS option then was used during semifinals, while the final selection was made by the jury.)

 

There appear to be more questions than answers after this year’s national selection for Eurovision-2010, just like questions always remain after elections of political leaders in Armenia. The best way for Eva Rivas and her team to prove all this talk wrong is by winning the contest in Oslo in May. Winning without the perception of fraud should be an option for Armenian politicians, too.

[MosJan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24H_KeFN1i0

[MosJan]

che hamematutyun chka rivazi yev emmy yergeri mej, yes el rivazin k@tayichnayats or iren etqan el chem sirum

[MosJan]

 

«Ազատության» վիդեոսրահ, 20 փետրվարի, 2010

Եվրատեսիլի Հայաստանի երգի ընտրությունից հետո ծավալված կրքերի մասին են խոսում «Էմմի_Բի» պրոդյուսերական կենտրոնի նախագահ Նադեժդա Սարգսյանը եւ կոմպոզիտոր, արվեստի վաստակավոր գործիչ Արմեն Մարտիրոսյանը: Զրույցը վարում է Աննա Իսրայելյանը:

 

 

 

http://www.armenialiberty.org/video/5858.html

[MosJan]

 

Conspiracy theory in Eurovision: Turkey claims genocide hint in Armenia's «Apricot stone»

 

 

 

 

Rivas’s Apricot Stone is accused of ‘having political context’.

 

By Gayane Abrahamyan

ArmeniaNow reporter

 

Eva Rivas’s winning song to present Armenia at Eurovision 2010 this May in Oslo has raised a wave of protest in Turkey, which claims that Armenia’s song has “a political context hinting at the Armenian Genocide.”

 

According to Anadolu (Anatolian) News Agency (Turkey), composer Yagoub Mutlu, who was at the Armenian national selection final concert ( February 14) said that Rivas’s ‘Apricot Stone’ apparently hinted at 1915 events.

 

The Turkish composer quoting the lyrics of the song, clarifies that “Many, many years ago

 

when I was a little child,

 

our world is cruel and wild,

 

but to make your way

 

through cold and heat love

 

is all that you need”

 

 

 

sentence apparently recalls about deportation of Armenians by Ottoman Turkey in 1915 and ways they have passed.

 

“And the word ‘homeland’ mentioned several times in the chorus, means Turkish territories,” Mutlu says.

 

The lyrics of Rivas’ song, which won Armenian ‘Eurovision 2010’ song contest is written by Moscow-based Karen Kavaleryan, and according to Rivas’ PR manager Hayk Markosyan, he has not intended to hint at the genocide at all.

 

“The song has nothing to do with the Armenian genocide, and it does not have a political context. The song simply presents the Armenian culture, the Armenian traditions, the apricot, which is just an Armenian fruit and it is the symbol of Armenia, and the thoughts of a young (Armenian) woman who lived far from the homeland for years,” Markosyan told ArmeniaNow.

 

 

[MosJan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErDkipQUsCQ

 

 

DE INCH AMENIYN BARIN IRENTS !!!

[MosJan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgYc2Dphew4

[MosJan]

 

Եվա Ռիվասն անցավ եզրափակիչ

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[MosJan]

qich mnats...

[MosJan]

http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv