Armenia's Iveta Mukuchyan takes 7th spot at Eurovision 2016 (video) May 15, 2016 - 02:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukrainian singer Jamala won the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden on May 14. The contest will thus be held in Ukraine in 2017. The representative of Australia Dami Im took the second spot, while Russia's Sergey Lazarev came in third. Armenia's delegate in Eurovision 2016, Iveta Mukuchyan took the 7th spot with her song "LoveWave." "LoveWave" was written by Mukuchyan, Stephanie Crutchfield, Lilith Navasardyan and Levon Navasardyan. 26 countries participated in the final. Top stories American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. 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. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |