  Armenia changes Eurovision song title to “Face The Shadow” (video)  March 17, 2015 - 16:39 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group took notice of AMPTV's request to change the title of their entry for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest into Face The Shadow, after having submitted the song formally to the competition, Eurovision website reports. The EBU and the ESC Reference Group welcome AMPTV's request to change the title of the song in order to take away any suggestion of political intent behind the song and "to strengthen the concept of an anthem of peace, love and unity", according to Gohar Gasparyan, Head of Delegation on behalf of AMPTV. Armenia will take part in the first Semi-Final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest on 19th of May. Related links:   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 |  Topic Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
