Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Armenia |
| National preselection | |
| Preselection process | National Final |
| Preselection date(s) | 8 March 2008 |
| Selected entrant | Sirusho |
| Selected song | Qele Qele |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd) |
| Final result | 4th |
Armenia competed in the first semi-final on 20 May 2008 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The country chose their singer by an internal selection. They selected Sirusho to be their representative for this year's Eurovision.[1]
The Armenian national final concert that was scheduled for March 8, 2008 was canceled due to a State of Emergency in Armenia.[2] The Armenian TV channel decided to film a national final show instead.[2] Sirusho sang four songs. The winning song was chosen by televoting and SMS voting.
Armenian composers were invited to write songs for Sirusho. Four of them were selected by a special jury and Qele Qele, which will represent the country in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, was chosen during a National Final.
The songs that Sirusho performed in the national final were:
- Strong
- Qele Qele
- I Still Breathe
- I Can't Control It
At the first ESC semi-final, held on May 20, Sirusho was fourteenth to perform. She qualified for the grand final on May 24.
On May 24 at the ESC Final, Sirusho had a great performance, and placed fourth place, behind First place Russia, Second place Ukraine, and the Third place Greece. She had 199 collected points. Armenia had also collected the most amount of 12 points (8), with the winner Russia collecting seven.
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