Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Armenia
National selection
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Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Armenia is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) will be responsible for selecting the Armenian entry to the contest.

Background

Main article: Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2024 contest, Armenia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its first entry in 2006.[1] Its highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been fourth place, which the nation achieved on two occasions: in 2008 with the song "Qélé, Qélé" performed by Sirusho and in 2014 with the song "Not Alone" performed by Aram Mp3. Armenia has, to this point, failed to qualify to the final on three occasions, namely in 2011, 2018 and 2019. The nation briefly withdrew from the contest on two occasions: in 2012 due to long-standing tensions with then-host country Azerbaijan, and in 2021 due to social and political crises in the aftermath of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2][3] In 2023, the entry "Future Lover" performed by Brunette qualified for the final and placed 14th overall with 122 points.[1]

The Armenian national broadcaster, Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV), broadcasts the event within Armenia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Armenia has used various methods to select the Armenian entry in the past, such as internal selections and a live televised national final to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision.[4] AMPTV confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest on 5 December 2023, upon the release of the official participants list; the intended selection method has not been disclosed.[5][6]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[7] Armenia was scheduled for the first half of the second semi-final.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Armenia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (7 March 2012). "Armenians Are Shunning Song Contest in Azerbaijan". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Armenia withdraws from Eurovision Song Contest 2021". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ Farren, Neil (5 November 2019). "Armenia: Depi Evratesil to Select Eurovision 2020 Entry". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Eurovision 2024: 37 broadcasters head to Malmö". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (5 December 2023). "Armenia: AMPTV confirms participation at Eurovision 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.