Dusseldorf awaiting Eurovision finalsMay 14, 2011 - 09:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dusseldorf, Germany, is awaiting the spectacular show, the final of Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The final participants are: France, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Russia, Switzerland, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Hungary, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Greece, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Austria, Ukraine, Moldova, Sweden, Slovenia, Romania, Estonia, Denmark and Ireland. The event will kick off with Finland’s performance. Armenia’s Emmy was knocked out of Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the May 10 seminal, although her performance of Boom Boom song was met warmly by the audience at Arena stadium. Earlier some Armenian media outlets reported that Emmy and another four participants of the song contest have lodged a complaint against the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Allegedly, the complaint read that the May 10 Eurovision 2011 semifinal broadcasting was not organized appropriately and many viewers from European countries failed to vote via sending SMS messages. However, head of the Armenian delegation to Eurovision 2011 Gohar Gasparyan said that Armenia has not lodged a complaint against EBU. She did not clarify whether Armenia is going to dispute the results of the song contest first semifinal. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |