Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country  Armenia
National selection
Selection process Artist
Internal Selection
Song
National Final
Selection date(s) 8 March 2008
Selected entrant Sirusho
Selected song "Qélé, Qélé"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Qualified (2nd, 139 points)
Final result 4th, 199 points
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2007 • 2008 • 2009►

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]

National Selection

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 Qélé, Qélé, which will represent the country in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, was chosen during a National Final.

Draw Song Results
Percentage Place
1 Strong 2.4% 4
2 I Can't Control It 6.0% 2
3 I Still Breathe 5.1% 3
4 Qélé, Qélé 86.5% 1

At Eurovision

At the first semi-final, held on May 20, Sirusho performed 14th, and placed 2nd of 19, behind Greece and qualifying for the final on 24 May

In the final, Sirusho performed 5th following Germany and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. She finished 4th with 199 points, the highest amount of points in all of Armenia's Eurovision entries.

Points Awarded to Armenia (Semi-Final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points Awarded to Armenia (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points Awarded by Armenia[3]

Semi final 1

12 points Russia
10 points Greece
8 points Norway
7 points Israel
6 points Moldova
5 points Romania
4 points Slovenia
3 points Netherlands
2 points Azerbaijan
1 point Poland

Final

12 points Russia
10 points Georgia
8 points Greece
7 points Norway
6 points Israel
5 points Ukraine
4 points France
3 points Serbia
2 points Croatia
1 point Spain

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eurovision2008.org
  2. 1 2 Eurovision2008.org
  3. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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