Armenia | |
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Member station | Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) |
National selection events |
National Final
Internal Selection
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Appearances | |
Appearances | 10 (9 finals) |
First appearance | 2006 |
Best result | 4th: 2008, 2014 |
Worst result | 12th SF: 2011 |
External links | |
AMPTV page | |
Armenia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
Armenia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 10 times since making its debut in 2006, and has reached the top 10 on seven occasions. Armenia's best result in the contest is two fourth-place finishes; achieved by Sirusho in 2008 with the song "Qélé, Qélé", and Aram Mp3 in 2014 with "Not Alone". 2011 is the only year that Armenia has failed to advance from the semi-final round. This was followed by the country withdrawing from the 2012 contest due to security concerns.
Armenia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 with the song "Without Your Love" performed by André. Armenia had never entered the competition before, therefore it had to compete in the semi final. André was the first performer of the semi-finals. The song reached the final of the contest on 20 May 2006 and gave Armenia a successful debut coming in 8th position.
Having reached the top ten in the final, Armenia didn't have to compete in the semi-final of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest and automatically reached the final on 12 May performing 23rd of the 24 finalists and came 8th again.
Armenia was one of only three countries that had always placed in the top ten since the introduction of the semi-finals. This record was broken at the 2011 contest, when Emmy and the song "Boom Boom" failed to qualify from the first semi-final by only one point.