Yesterday we kicked off our Dream Team for Eurovision 2016 with Turkey’s Gülşen. Today we find out who people wanted to represent Armenia next year… And it’s a tie for first place, but as Lilit Hovhannisyan was the first name chosen we’ll place the spotlight on her to give us a single artist. Other names who our readers were also …
Genealogy (Armenia): “It’s an honor to represent our roots”
Cover photo courtesy of Elena Volotova (EBU). Genealogy from Armenia talk about who they are and what this performance means to the Armenian diaspora. As seen in the interview, Genealogy also shared a note to the ESC United readers. Last, here is footage from the Press Meet and Greet. Be sure to be on the lookout for more coverage of the …
LIVE COVERAGE: Rehearsal Day 1
It’s finally here, the moment fans across the continent (and now from down under) have been waiting for. We’re LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna for the first rehearsals of 2015! Today will see the first rehearsals from the countries in the first half of semi-final one. Moldova, Armenia, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Greece, Estonia and Macedonia will …
The Eurovision week in photos
In case you were busy this week, here is a quick review of what happened in the world of Eurovision this past week – in pictures. just click on the picture if you want to read or see more. You can also just click on the arrows to look at the next picture. The Eurovision rehearsals will start in just …
OGAE: Four more sets of votes revealed.
Four OGAE clubs have revealed their votes on what is the first official day of polling results. Following votes from France and Bulgaria, six clubs have now voted on 2015 and revealed their verdict on the songs. The votes revealed today from Albania, Armenia, Luxembourg and Switzerland are as follows; Albania 12 Italy 10 Spain 8 Russia 7 Sweden 6 …
Armenia: Genealogy’s First Press Conference
Today saw the first press conference of the Armenian super-group, Genealogy. The six members from five continents told their stories and the pride of representing Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest, the group have 6 destinies but 1 story. The group spoke briefly about their performance for Vienna stating “It will be a beautiful show with minimalistic approach and rich graphics …
The 2015 “Expert” Panel – ARMENIA
Face The Shadow (Eurovision 2015 / Armenia) The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in …
Armenia: Genealogy Promo Shoot in a Monastery
The six members of the Armenian super-group, Genealogy, have taken to the historical monastery of Saint Gevorg. The monastery was chosen because of its unique location and to express the history of Armenia, which is the whole idea for this year’s Armenian participation in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. In an attempt to show off Armenian heritage the photographer, Ruben Martirosyan, …
Armenia: Genealogy to Perform “Face The Shadow”
Today it was announced that the Armenian entry has been renamed in an attempt to remove any questions regarding the meaning of the song. A number of speculations regarding the meaning of the Armenian song have been circulating since the song was revealed, and it has been decided that the title “Don’t Deny” should be changed to “Face The Shadow”. …
Armenia: “Don’t Deny” Revealed with Final Member of Genealogy
Finally ARMTV, the Armenian broadcaster have revealed the Armenian song for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, “Don’t Deny”. The final member of the group has been announced as former Eurovision Song Contest contestand, Inga Arshakyan, who performed in Eurovision 2009 alongside her sister Anush, with their song “Nor Par”. The line-up looks like this: Essaï Altounian (European), Tamar Kaprelian (American), and Vahe …