  Austria's Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision, Armenia comes 4th (video)   May 12, 2014 - 10:20 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Singer and comedian Aram MP3’s “Not Alone” took the 4th spot at 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, gaining 174 points. France, Austria and Georgia awarded Armenia with the highest number of points (12) each. The song is composed by the singer himself, with lyrics by Garik Papoyan. According to BBC News, Austrian drag act Conchita Wurst has been crowned the winner. The singer, whose real name is Tom Neuwirth, won with the song Rise Like a Phoenix, collecting 290 points. The Netherlands finished second with 238 points, with Sweden in third place with 218 points. In total 26 countries performed at the B&W Hallerne arena for an expected television audience of more than 120 million fans. Figures released on Sunday, May 11 showed Eurovision generated 5.4 million tweets on social media, with a peak Twitter activity of 47,136 tweets per minute when Wurst's victory was announced.  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 Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
