Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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| Country |
 Armenia
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
Artist: Depi Evratesil Song: Internal Selection |
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| Selection date(s) |
Artist: 24 December 2016 Song: 18 March 2017 |
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| Selected entrant | Artsvik | |||
| Selected song | "Fly with Me" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Lilith Navasardyan Levon Navasardyan Avet Barseghyan David Tserunyan |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 7th, 152 points | |||
| Final result | 18th, 79 points | |||
| Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Fly with Me" which was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). It was performed by singer Artsvik who was chosen through the national final Depi Evratesil (English: Towards Eurovision).
Armenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 16, "Fly with Me" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May.
Prior to the 2017 Contest, Armenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest ten times since its first entry in 2006. Armenia's 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. In 2016, "LoveWave" performed by Iveta Mukuchyan placed seventh in the final.
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