Dorians producer briefs on Armenia’s refusal to partake in Eurovision

PanARMENIAN.Net - Producer of Armenian Dorians rock band Vahagn Gevorgyan is not surprised at Armenia’s withdrawal from the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Mr. Gevorgyan refrained from commenting on the decision due to complexity of the issue.

He said that it was necessary to refuse to participate in the contest right from the beginning, which would prevent Armenia from becoming a subject of pointless discussions for other countries.

Dorians expressed readiness to participate in Eurovision contest with a song titled “This is our world.” Mr. Gevorgyan doesn’t know yet if the group will vie for participation in the contest in future.

Azerbaijan’s Ell/Nikki duet with Running Scared song won the Eurovision 2011. Italy's Raphael Gualazzi with Madness Of Love song took second place followed by Eric Saade from Sweden.

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 Düsseldorf, Germany.

For several months Armenia couldn’t decide on participation in the song contest. Public Television of Armenia demanded safety guarantees for the Armenian delegation from Baku and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

On January 17, the head of the Armenian delegation to Eurovision, Gohar Gasparyan said that Armenia’s participation in the contest proves its full fledged membership in EBU.

On March 7, Armenian Public Television officially informed the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) of Armenia’s withdrawal from the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.