  Armenian singer Sona Shahgeldyan wins New Wave 2010 song contest  August 1, 2010 - 16:52 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Singer Sona Shahgeldyan won New Wave 2010 song contest completed on July 31 in Jurmala. According to 3 contest day results, the Armenian singer gained 288 points, leaving Tatiana Shirko of Ukraine only one point behind. Estonia’s Uku Suviste came third. Competition prize fund is Euro 100 000 with Euro 50 000 granted for the first place, Euro 30 and 20 thousand for second and third places respectively. As the singer noted, part of her prize money will be spent on assistance to stray animals, RIA Novosti reported. New Wave is a song contest aiming to discover young performers of popular music. The contest was founded in 2002 by Russian composer Igor Krutoy and Latvian pianist and composer Raimonds Pauls. This year, the contest hosted 17 performers from 12 countries.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
