Shushan Petrosyan slams Emmy's criticisers May 12, 2011 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian singer Shushan Petrosyan labeled those slamming Emmy and her Eurovision 2011 performance as traitors. As the singer stressed at a news conference in Yerevan, Eurovision is “not a place for serious artists.” Petrosyan characterized criticism against Emmy launched in social networks as unacceptable. “How can people be so cruel, seeing how many ordeals Emmy had to undergo over the past year.” As Petrosyan noted, she believes Emmy’s contest performance to be very good. She, however, was less than happy with the back-vocal which was not up to the mark. Armenia’s Emmy was knocked out of Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the May 10 seminal, although her performance of Boom Boom song was met warmly by the audience at Arena stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany. 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 | Armenia recalls Belarus envoy for consultations Armenian Ambassador to Belarus has been called to Yerevan for consultations, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry reveals. Armenia denies Azerbaijan's ceasefire accusations The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. EU encourages Armenia to prioritize strategic projects The EU has encouraged Armenia to prioritize strategic projects, according to a statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry. |