Misha from Karabakh comes in 2nd at New Wave Junior song contestAugust 15, 2016 - 09:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 8-year-old singer Misha (Mikayel Grigoryan), representing Armenia at New Wave Junior, took the second spot at the Russia-hosted song contest. Misha, who comes from Nagorno Karabakh, scored 87 points out of the possible 88, and continued with a wonderful performance on the second day of the contest, singing the world hit "Uptown Funk" recorded by British producer Mark Ronson and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. Aleksey Zabugin and "Ey Wa" trio from Russia shared the first prize, while another of Russia's representatives and a singer from Kazakhstan took the third spot. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Iran, Russia discuss Caucasus developments Ali Bagheri Kani and Igor Khovaev, have reviewed the developments in the Caucasus region. Armenia Defense Minister travels to France A delegation headed by Defense Minister Suren Papikyan will travel to France, according to a statement from the Defense Ministry. Armenia, U.S. talk defense, security matters Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Armenia, Ukraine discuss bilateral relations Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council Armen Grigoryan met with Ukrainian Foreign Dmytro Kuleba on June 16. |