  Ethnic Armenian singer to represent Turkey in 2010 Eurovision Song ContestNovember 9, 2009 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The process for who will represent the country in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest has already begun in Turkey. Turkish TV broadcaster NTV, during the second initial stage, asked website visitors to vote for their favorite contestant. About 15,000 people voted with first place going to Haiko Chefkin, a Turkish citizen of Armenian descent, who garnered 15.94% of the votes. Haiko, in particular, beat Tarkan, who fell behind by 4%.The 55th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Oslo, Norway, from May 12-16, 2010.   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 Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
