  First Semifinal of Eurovision 2009 due todayMay 12, 2009 - 19:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Eurovision 2009 First Semifinal is due today at Moscow's Olimpiysky Arena. Contest participants from 18 countries, including Inga and Anush with their song, Nor Par, will be competing for passage to the finals of May 16. First contest evening will be hosted by supermodel Natalya Vodyanova and TV presenter Andrey Malakhov. After all songs have been performed, viewers can vote by making a phone call or sending an SMS for their favorite songs. Ten qualified countries will be announced at the end of each Semi-Final. The song Nor Par (Jan-jan) is composed by Mane Hakobyan, to the verse of Vardan Zadoyan and Avet Barsegyan. Designer Trio Fresh Art created the girls' image.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
