Armenia ARMENIA 2021 - not taking part

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[hijirio]

Imyehhhhh I was pretty sure they can't make it this year, considering the political unrest and uncertainty in the country.

Athena was in my top 10 last year, I rarely say this but I hope she comes back with 'Chains on You 2.0'
I will be so bummed if she comes with a ballad

 

[NikolaiMoller]

Chains on, chains on you
I'ma put them, boy
Chains on, chains on you
Chains on, chains on you
I'ma put them, boy
Chains on, chains on you

 

[Mrm]

Imyehhhhh I was pretty sure they can't make it this year, considering the political unrest and uncertainty in the country.

Athena was in my top 10 last year, I rarely say this but I hope she comes back with 'Chains on You 2.0'
I will be so bummed if she comes with a ballad

And with that revamped version..

 

[hijirio]

Chains on, chains on you
I'ma put them, boy
Chains on, chains on you
Chains on, chains on you
I'ma put them, boy
Chains on, chains on you

We will always stan a BDSM bop with female domination

 

[Mimmon]

Apparently it’s Athena with a song that’s been decided since September. They will reveal it in a week.

Do you have source to back it up ?

 

[tuorem]

Chains on, chains on you
I'ma put them, boy
Chains on, chains on you
Chains on, chains on you
I'ma put them, boy
Chains on, chains on you

Me getting possessed every time the song plays, with sex appeal and confidence levelling up:

I look forward to the confirmation that she's in. Fingers crossed for an effort that's on part with last year's. Go Armenia!

 

[njdevils94]

Chains on You was absolutely dreadful. Surely she can only improve on that.

 

[crashworld]

Chains on You was absolutely dreadful. Surely she can only improve on that.

Agree. That song is trash although stylistically in the video she looks amazing. It's only right to pick her again but I hope she comes back with a better song.

 

[BorisBubbles]

Armenia are out.

Armenia withdraws from Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Armenia's public broadcaster AMPTV has announced its withdrawal from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).

eurovision.tv

 

[HayashiM]

Oh well

 

[opinionsigotem]

We all saw this coming but it's still disappointing. Hopefully it's not for too long; maybe they can come back and win next year like Ukraine in Stockholm.

 

[Mimmon]

No surprise there...
But still sad...bye Armenia I hope you comeback next year

 

[hijirio]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[rasmuslights]

that is a shame.. was kinda looking forward to them.. but yeah they have a lot going on in their country so it's understandable.. hope they come back stronger than ever

 

[Preuss]

A pity

 

[AlekS]

Can't believe they've been waiting until March, like all these problems would disappear somehow.

Hopefully they won't get fined. Even despite our political differences I fully understand how it feels, we have gone through the same shit in 2015. So... victory in 2022?

 

[RainyWoods]

Understandable but also very sad. I was rooting for Athena's return. She was one of my favourites from 2020. Hopefully all goes well and Armenia will be back with us next year.

 

[crashworld]

I can understand the issues with the country have a play on their withdrawal decision.
But citing "the shortness of production time" as one of the reasons is something I don't understand.
They have the same amount of time to prepare as the other delegations and even have more time if they internally select Athena.

So are they saying the local political environment did not allow the the delegation to prepare for it?
Maybe someone can fill in the gaps for me?

 

[rasmuslights]

I can understand the issues with the country have a play on their withdrawal decision.
But citing "the shortness of production time" as one of the reasons is something I don't understand.
They have the same amount of time to prepare as the other delegations and even have more time if they internally select Athena.

So are they saying the local political environment did not allow the the delegation to prepare for it?
Maybe someone can fill in the gaps for me?

probably there were some budget cuts, some journalists had to work on other projects, some were fired etc.. it's hard to understand but the war + the political protests have a huge impact on the media..

 

[BorisBubbles]

Österdahl has already invited Armenia back to the 2022 contest if they wish. So no, i don't think the EBU are holding grudges for the late withdrawal.