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Armenia in the
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Armenia
Participating broadcasterPublic Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV)
Participation summary
Appearances18 (14 finals)
First appearance2006
Highest placement4th: 2008, 2014
Participation history
Related articles
Depi Evratesil
External links
AMPTV page
Armenia's page at Eurovision.com Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Armenia has been represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times since making its debut in 2006, when André became its first Eurovision representative and the first artist from the Caucasus region to compete in the contest. The Armenian participating broadcaster in the contest is the Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV).

Armenia has achieved eight top-10 finishes, with the country's best result in the contest being two fourth-place finishes, achieved with "Qélé, Qélé" by Sirusho (2008) and "Not Alone" by Aram Mp3 (2014).

In 2011, Armenia failed to qualify for the final for the first time. This was followed by the country withdrawing from the 2012 contest due to security concerns in the host city, Baku. Armenia later failed to qualify again in 2018, 2019, and 2026, marking the country's second, third, and fourth non-qualifications, respectively. Armenia had originally planned to participate in the 2021 contest, but withdrew before selecting an entry.

Participation

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Armenia first expressed interest in participating in the Eurovision Song Contest in July 2003, when private broadcaster Armenia TV claimed that it would debut at the 2004 contest, despite not being a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the event. The EBU later denied this claim.[1]

Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July 2005, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It has participated in the contest representing Armenia since its 51st edition in 2006.

History

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Armenia officially debuted in the contest in 2006 with the song "Without Your Love", performed by one of Armenia's top artists, André, and produced by Anush Hovnanyan. At the time, only the top ten countries from contest's previous edition and the "Big Four" automatically qualified for the final, meaning Armenia had to compete in the semi-final. Performing first in the semi-final, André successfully qualified Armenia for the final on 20 May 2006, where the country finished in eighth place. By reaching the top ten, Armenia automatically qualified for the 2007 final, where it again finished eighth.

In 2008, Armenia achieved its first top-five result when Sirusho finished fourth with "Qélé, Qélé". The song received eight sets of 12 points in the final, the highest number awarded to any entry that year. Armenia followed this with two more top-ten finishes in 2009 and 2010, becoming one of only three countries at the time to place in the top ten every year since the introduction of the semi-finals.

This streak ended in the 2011 contest, when Emmy failed to qualify for the final with "Boom Boom", missing qualification from the first semi-final by one point. On 7 March 2012, Armenia announced its withdrawal from the 2012 contest due to security concerns surrounding the event in the host city Baku,[2] before returning the following year.[3]

In 2014, Armenia equalled its best result from 2008, with Aram Mp3 and his song "Not Alone" finishing fourth. Armenia subsequently reached the final in 10 of its first 11 participations. The country failed to qualify for the second time in 2018, placing 15th in the first semi-final, and for the third time in 2019, placing 16th in the second semi-final. Although Armenia initially planned to participate in the 2021 contest, it later withdrew due to the social and political crisis following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.[4]

Armenia returned to the contest in 2022, when Rosa Linn qualified for the final with "Snap" and ultimately finished 20th, marking the country's first qualification since 2017. Brunette with "Future Lover" placed 14th in 2023, followed by Ladaniva with "Jako" placing eighth in 2024. In 2025, AMPTV revived the Depi Evratesil national final format for the first time in five years, selecting Parg to represent the country with "Survivor". Armenia qualified for the final that year, extending the country's qualification streak to four consecutive contests. In 2026, Armenia recorded its worst result to date, placing 14th out of 15 participants in the semi-final and failing to qualify with "Paloma Rumba" performed by Simón.

AMPTV also produces the programme "Eurovision Diary", which follows the experiences of Armenia's Eurovision entrants from their selection through to the contest final.

Participation overview

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Table key
2 Second place
3 Third place
◇ Entry selected but did not compete
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
2006 André "Without Your Love" English 8 129 6 150
2007 Hayko "Anytime You Need" English, Armenian 8 138 Top 10 in 2006 final[a]
2008 Sirusho "Qélé, Qélé" (Քելե, Քելե) English, Armenian 4 199 2 139
2009 Inga and Anush "Jan Jan" (Ջան Ջան) English, Armenian 10 92 5 99
2010 Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone" English 7 141 6 83
2011 Emmy "Boom Boom" English Failed to qualify 12 54
2013 Dorians "Lonely Planet" English 18 41 7 69
2014 Aram Mp3 "Not Alone" English 4 174 4 121
2015 Genealogy "Face the Shadow" English 16 34 7 77
2016 Iveta Mukuchyan "LoveWave" English 7 249 2 243
2017 Artsvik "Fly with Me" English 18 79 7 152
2018 Sevak Khanagyan "Qami" (Քամի) Armenian Failed to qualify 15 79
2019 Srbuk "Walking Out" English 16 49
2020 Athena Manoukian ◇ "Chains on You" ◇ English ◇ Contest cancelled[b]
2022 Rosa Linn "Snap" English 20 61 5 187
2023 Brunette "Future Lover" English, Armenian 14 122 6 99
2024 Ladaniva "Jako" (Ժակո) Armenian 8 183 3 137
2025 Parg "Survivor" English, Armenian 20 72 10 51
2026 Simón "Paloma Rumba" English Failed to qualify 14 49

Awards

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Marcel Bezençon Awards won by Armenia
Year Host city Category Song Performer(s) Composer(s) Final Points Ref.
2008 Serbia Belgrade Fan Award "Qélé, Qélé" Sirusho H.A. Der-Hovagimian, Sirusho 4 199 [5]
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Heads of delegation

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Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest appoints a head of delegation, who serves as the broadcaster's main contact with the European Broadcasting Union and leads the country's delegation at the contest. The size of each delegation can vary considerably and typically includes the performers, songwriters, composers, backing vocalists, and members of the press team, among others.[6]

Year Head of delegation Ref.
2006–2010 Diana Mnatsakanyan [7][8]
2011–2018 Gohar Gasparyan [9][10][11]
2019–2023 David Tserunyan and Anush Ter-Ghukasyan [12][13][14]
2024– David Tserunyan [15]

Jury members

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The modern system of jury voting was introduced at the 2009 contest.[16] Each participating broadcaster assembles a jury panel composed of music industry professionals, whose members rank all entries except their own country's. From 2010 to 2022, jury votes accounted for 50% of the overall result in both the semi-finals and the final, alongside the public televote. In 2009[c] and from 2023 to 2025, however, the semi-finals were decided solely by televoting, while juries contributed only to the final results.[17] Beginning with the 2026 contest, juries were reintroduced in the semi-finals, with each participating broadcaster expanding its jury panel from five to seven members. Since 2014, the organizers have publicly disclosed the names of all jury members in order to increase transparency in the voting process.

Year First member Second member Third member Fourth member Fifth member Sixth member Seventh member Ref.
Asatur Asatryan Arman Davtyan Inga Arshakyan Anush Arshakyan Avet Barseghyan
Grigor Nazaryan Nune Yesayan Leyla Saribekyan Aram MP3 Aren Bayadyan
DJ Dale Erik Karapetyan Hayko Miqayel Voskanyan Naira Gyurjinyan
Ara Gevorgyan Aramayis Hayrapetyan Emma Asatryan Tigran Sanoyan Zaruhi Babayan
Aramo Armen Galyan Manch Masha Mnjoyan Shushanik Arevshatyan
Amaliya Margaryan Erik Karapetyan Ruben Shahinyan Sona Rubenyan Tigran Petrosyan
Vika Martirosyan Erik Karapetyan Arshaluys Harutyunyan Lilit Navasardyan Srbuk
Arsen Grigoryan David Badalyan Hrach Keshishyan Sona Rubenyan Vahagn Gevorgyan
Aramayis Hayrapetyan Robert Koloyan Nare Manukyan Lilit Arakelyan Naira Gyurjinyan
Arthur Manukyan Simon Hovhannisyan Kristina Avagimyan Lilit Navasardyan Lilit Osipyan
Erik Karapetyan Jan Abrahamyan Nick Egibyan Rudik Ter-Galstyan Anahit Adamyan Anna Grigoryan Naire Stepanyan

Commentators and spokespersons

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Year Commentator Dual commentator Spokesperson Ref.
2005 UnknownDid not participate
2006 Gohar GasparyanFelix KhachatryanGohar Gasparyan
2007 N/aSirusho
2008 Felix Khachatryan [hy]Hrachuhi Utmazyan [hy]Hrachuhi Utmazyan
2009 Khoren LevonyanN/aSirusho
2010 Hrachuhi UtmazyanNazeni Hovhannisyan
2011 Artak Vardanyan [hy]N/aLusine Tovmasyan
2012 Gohar GasparyanArtur GrigoryanDid not participate
2013 André (semi-finals),
Erik Antaranyan (final)		Arevik Udumyan (semi-finals),
Anna Avanesyan [hy] (final)		André
2014 Erik Antaranyan (semi-finals),
Tigran Danielyan (final)		Anna Avanesyan (semi-finals),
Arevik Udumyan (final)		Anna Avanesyan
2015 Erik Antaranyan (semi-final 1),
Vahe Khanamiryan (semi-final 2),
Avet Barseghyan (final)		Aram Mp3 (semi-final 1),
Hermine Stepanyan (semi-final 2),
Arevik Udumyan (final)		Lilit Muradyan
2016 Avet BarseghyanN/aArman Margaryan
2017 Gohar GasparyanIveta Mukuchyan
2018 Felix KhachatryanArsen Grigoryan
2019 Aram Mp3Aram Mp3
2021 No television broadcastDid not participate
2022 Hrachuhi UtmazyanGarik PapoyanGarik Papoyan
2023 Hamlet Arakelyan [hy]Maléna
2024 Sevak HakobyanBrunette
2025 Hamlet ArakelyanLusine Tovmasyan
2026 Parg

Other shows

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Show Commentators Channel Ref.
Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light David Tserunyan and Emma Hakobyan AMPTV [57]
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
  2. ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ↑ In 2009, only the final tenth qualifying place in each semi-final was awarded based on the back-up jury ranking

References

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