Eurovision 2006 Semifinal Due in Greece Today

PanARMENIAN.Net - The semifinal of Eurovision 2006 is due in Greece today. Armenia will for the first time represented at the contest by singer Andre with a song titled "Without your love". As head of the voting project of the Armenian Public Television Ruben Muradyan told PanARMENIAN.Net residents of Armenia will have the possibility to vote for the singer they liked via SMS or a phone call. The phone number will be announced just at the beginning of the contest. Voting service will be available within ten minutes. Several calls from the same number are allowed. As R. Muradyan remarked that Armenia will benefit from the big number of votes since it will prove the interest of the Armenian audience. Armenian Diaspora can view the contest via local channels. For example, Armenians in France will watch the French channel, since the information on the screen and the phone numbers vary depending on the state. It should also be noted that the contest rule prohibits residents of any state from voting in favor of its

representative.