Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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Country | Armenia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Various (February-March 2015) | |||
Selected entrant | Genealogy | |||
Selected song | "Face the Shadow" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 77 points) | |||
Final result | 16th, 34 points | |||
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. Their entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The nation was represented by the song "Face the Shadow" performed by the group Genealogy, which featured members from the worldwide Armenian diaspora.
Prior to the 2015 Contest, Armenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eight times since its first entry in 2006. 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 had, to this point, failed to qualify to the final on only one occasion in 2011. The nation briefly withdrew from the contest in 2012 due to long-standing tensions with then host country Azerbaijan.
The Armenian broadcaster for the 2015 Contest, who broadcasts the event in Armenia and organises the selection process for its entry, was AMPTV. Armenia has used various methods to select the Armenian entry in the past, such as a live televised national final to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. However internal selections have also been held on occasion. In 2014, the broadcaster internally selected both the artist and the song, a procedure that had only been used once before to select Armenia's debut entry in 2006. For 2015, the broadcaster opted to continue selecting both the artist and the song through an internal selection.