Armenia's representative for Eurovision Song Contest revealedFebruary 26, 2018 - 10:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Singer Sevak Khanagyan has won the Armenian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest and will represent the country in Lisbon with the song 'Qami' (Wind) in May. Armenia organized Depi Evratesil, the national selection contest ahead of Eurovision, with dozens of singers fighting for victory. The winner was decided by a combination of international experts jury and public votes. Sevak got the maximum 12 points from both the expert jury and the televote for his song 'Qami', written by Sevak Khanagyan, Anna Danielyan and Viktorya Maloyan. Sevak participated in Russian reality television singing competition Golos (The Voice) and was a coach for the fourth season of the Armenian edition of the world famous show. 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. |