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Armenia: Brunette sings “Future lover”

photo: EBU/AMPTV Armenia has published their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Brunette will represent the country in the upcoming contest in Liverpool. That was already announced on 1 February. However, the song was not published until now. The song is called “Future lover”. A few days ago, Brunette announced the title on her instagram. More details about the song were not revealed back then. Armenia participates in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2006. Both in 2008 and 2014 the country reached the 4th place. Last year’s song “Snap” by Rosa Linn reached the 20th place, but became the 2nd most streamed Eurovision song ever. Armenia will perform in the 1st half of the 2nd semifinal. Listen to the new song here. What do you think: will it be a 2nd “Snap”?

Brunette

© EBU/Chloe Hashemi About Quick Facts NameElen Yeremyan Born27 May 2001 Nationality🇦🇲 Armenian National SelectionInternal selection In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongFuture lover (2023) Biography Elen Yeremyan, born in Yerevan, Armenia, better known by her stage name Brunette, is an Armenian singer and music composer. She has been singing since the age of 4, and he has been involved in musical activities since the age of 15. Her first single was “Love the way you feel” in 2019. Three years later, the song “Smoke Break” was released in February 2022, followed a few days later by another, “Night”. The third song “Bac kapuyt achqerd” was released in June. She is the author of the music and lyrics of all her songs. In December, she was a member of the jury of the Armenian delegation at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. On February 1, 2023, the Public Television of Armenia announced that Brunette was selected to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Her song for Eurovision, “Future lover”, was released in March. The song reached the final in the Eurovision Song Contest, where Brunette reached a 14th place. Entries Future Lover Country🇦🇲 Armenia Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsBrunette MusicBrunette Backings– Results Semi Points: 99Position: 6Running order: 2 Results Finals Points: 122Position: 14Running order: 17 https://youtu.be/h0q7AkYk2hY

It’s Brunette for Armenia

Brunette Rumour already had it, but now AMPTV (Armenian public broadcaster) has confirmed: Brunette will represent Armenia in Liverpool. Armenian television selected the singer internally. Brunette is one of the most famous singers in Armenia. Already when she was 15, she sang titles like “Night”, “Smoke Break” and “Light Blue Eyes”. On YouTube, she gained millions of views for these songs. Sending a young artist AMPTVs Executive Director Hovhannes Movsisyan commented on the selection of Brunette: “Last year, sending a young artist to Eurovision was justified. The song is still successful and captivates millions of fans. I hope this year we will surprise the European audience with a unique Armenian artist.” Selection process Davit Tserunyan, the Head of the Armenian delegation, added: “A few weeks after organising the Junior Eurovision in Yerevan, we started the process of selecting our representative for the contest. At this stage, we are working on the song and the video, which I am sure will be impressive!” Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest Armenia is present in the contest since 2006. Two times (in 2008 with Sirusho and in 2014 with Aram mp3) the country reached a 4th place. And although Rosa Linn had to deal with a 20th place for her “Snap” last year, her song became one of the best streamed Eurovision songs ever. source: eurovision.tv

Rosa Linn

©EBU/Nathan Reinds About Quick Facts NameRoza Kostandyan Born20 May 2000 Nationality???????? Armenian National SelectionInternal selection 2022 In Eurovision2022 Turin SongSnap (2022) Biography Rosa Kostandyan (born in Vanadzor, Armenia), known on stage as Rosa Linn, is an Armenian singer, songwriter, music producer. Rosa was born and raised in Vanadzor. She started playing the piano at the age of six. In 2013, she participated in the Armenian national final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Gitem”. Rosa Linn began her professional music career by working with the American Nvak Collective recording label, which was founded by Armenian-American singer-songwriter Tamar Kaprelyan. In September 2021, she released her debut single “King” in collaboration with American singer Kiiara. On March 11, the Armenian Public Television (AMPTV) officially announced Rosa Linn as Armenia’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Her song called “Snap” was released together with the video on March 19. Rosa Linn managed to reach the final with her song. Entries Snap Country???????? Armenia Year2022 LanguageEnglish LyricsRosa LinnLarzz PrincipatoJeremy DusouletAllie CrystalCourtney HarrellTamar Kaprelyan MusicRosa LinnLarzz PrincipatoAllie CrystalCourtney HarrellTamar Kaprelyan Backings– Results Semi Points: 187Position: 5Running order: 17 Results Finals Points: 61Position: 20Running order: 8 https://youtu.be/DAJ6vfmD_ic

Rosa Linn

© EBU About Quick Facts NameRoza Kostandyan Born20 may 2000 Nationality🇦🇲 Armenia National SelectionInternal selection 2022 In Eurovision2022 Turin SongSnap (2022) Biography Rosa Kostandyan was born in Vanadzor, Armenia. She is known on stage as Rosa Linn. She is an Armenian singer, songwriter and music producer. Rosa Linn started playing the piano at the age of six. In 2013, she participated in the selection stage of the representative of Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Gitem”. RosaLinn began her professional music career by collaborating with the American Nvak Collective label, which was founded by Armenian-American singer-songwriter Tamar Kaprelyan. In September 2021, she released her debut single “King” in collaboration with American singer Kiiara. On March 11, the Armenian Public Television (AMPTV) officially announced Rosa Linn as Armenia’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Her song called “Snap” was released together with the video on March 19. Entries Snap Country🇦🇲 Armenia Year2022 LanguageEnglish LyricsRosa LinnLarzz PrincipatoJeremy DusouletAllie CrystalCourtney HarrellTamar Mardirossian Kaprelian MusicRosa LinnLarzz PrincipatoAllie CrystalCourtney HarrellTamar Mardirossian Kaprelian Backings– Results Semi Points:Position:Running order: 17 Results Finals Points:Position:Running order: 8 https://youtu.be/ug5Tein5Ams

Stefan Airapetjan

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameStefan Airapetjan Born24 december 1997 Nationality🇪🇪 Estonian National SelectionEesti Laul 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 In Eurovision2022 Turin SongHope (2022) Biography Stefan Airapetjan (mostly known as Stefan) is an Estonian singer with Armenian roots. He was born Din Viljandi, Estonia. In the 2010/2011 season, Stefan participated in the ETV children’s singing competition Laulukarussell (Singing Carousel) and reached the finals. Hedi-Kai Pai has been his tutor and vocal teacher for many years. He participated in Eesti Laul, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, several times. His debut in the contest was with the band Vajé in 2018. Vajé became 3rd with the song “Laura (Walk with Me)”. He participated as a solo singer in the song contest Eesti Laul 2019, where he took third place with the song “Without You”, and Eesti Laul 2020, where he took 7th place. In the spring of 2020, he participated in the program “The masked singer”, which he won. In Eesti Laul 2022, Stefan won the first place with the song “Hope” and has thus been chosen to represent Estonia at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy. Entries Hope Country🇪🇪 Estonia Year2022 LanguageEnglish LyricsStefan Airapetjan MusicStefan AirapetjanKarl-Ander Reismann Backings– Results Semi Points: 209Position: 5Running order: 12 Results Finals Points: 141Position: 13Running order: 25 https://youtu.be/GdTpQmMem8U

And this is what we know about the following order

Tonight, during the winners’ press conference, every artist had to draw a ballot for the final. Will they perform in the 1st or in the 2nd half? Last week, the Big 5 already had their draw. However, there is one exception. The organizing country, in this case Italy, had already drawn for the 9th place on an earlier stage. As you notice, most of the countries drew a place in the first half. That means, next Thursday there will be a lot of places available in the 2nd half. 1st half: Armenia France Germany Italy (9th place) Norway Portugal Spain Switzerland The Netherlands Ukraine 2nd half: Iceland Lithuania Moldova United Kingdom

Our predictions for the first semifinal

Tomorrow, the moment is there. We will have the first semifinal for the Eurovision Song Contest. What does the team of Eurovision Universe think? You will read it here. In fact, we are convinced of a final place for these countries: Albania, after all the fuzz around the act. Song and act are strong, Rona will qualify! Latvia: A song about veggies and (….). Cheerful, colourful and with a very modern topic. Lithuania: The act might not be what Monika wished for, but the song will stand out. Switzerland: The swiss song is in the style of Duncan Laurence and Gjon’s Tears, but less strong. It’s gonna be hard for Switzerland, but it is possible. Ukraine, because…. it’s Ukraine. The country is the hot favourite to even win the final. The Netherlands, S10 manages to tell the people where she sings about. Even in Dutch! Portugal: You can’t explain “Saudade” in any other language. MARO explains it by music. Not a sure qualifier, but we think it will. Greece; there is no such a song in Eurovision this year. It is unique and the act is strong. Norway, because every year needs an act like this. People vote for yellow masked wolves. Armenia: The song is strong, the singing is strong, the act is strong….. it has written final all over! But of course, we wish all the artists good luck. Tomorrow, by this time, we will know more….

Day 6: Bananas, raincoats, a circus and a rodeo rider

The storm around the still sun finally seems to have subsided a bit. This is not a weather forecast, but it is all about the Eurovision Song Contest. Now that everyone knows what really matters with the non-spinning sun, we can move on. And so we do. With ten countries from the 1st and 2nd semi, as well as the Big Five (more about that later), there is certainly something to look forward to. ICELAND: It is no surprise that the foursome (the girls’ brother is also there) can sing. The clothing and the setting are slightly reminiscent of “Little House on the Prairie”, for those who still know what that is. However, the whole thing seems a bit static. It’s not a done deal for the Icelanders. NORWAY: It ís a done deal for the Norwegians. They will make it to the final. Subwoolfer puts on a dazzling act. It is one of the kind that you either love or hate. Eurovision.tv notes that there is no change to the costumes. To be honest, we would also have been surprised if the gentlemen would suddenly wear something different. ARMENIA: She is the last one in the first semifinal. While she may not be the festival’s best singer, Rosa Linn does a good job. She walks around a bedroom covered with Post-Its. When she pulls it off the wall, for example, the title of the song appears, but also, yes, a Eurovision heart! FINLAND: The 2nd semifinal opens with the festival’s biggest stars: The Rasmus. The raincoats are now appropriate: the weather is not good. It also rains in Turin. Although the act is solid, there is something to be said for the vocals of Lauri Ylönen. We have heard better singing in the last few days…. ISRAEL: If we’re talking about song and dance, the Israelis do put down something. Michael Ben David never gets out of breath from all the dancing. He reaches the high notes effortlessly. The bookmakers’ expectations when it comes to Israel are not too high, but they could be completely wrong this time. SERBIA: No changes in the act of Serbia, which by the way is partially subtitled. The hands that are washed are also reflected in the graphics. Whether it is all sung very well, you can question that. Fun fact: for the second time in Eurovision history, someone from the British royal family is being sung: after Princess Diana in 1986 (“Européennes”, for France) it is now Megan Markle’s turn. AZERBAIJAN: Do you remember “Hold me”, Azerbaijan’s 2013 entry? It certainly wasn’t the strongest song that year, but thanks to the act it became second. We now see a similar act, but with a grandstand instead of a glass box. Big difference: Nadir is a very good singer. Because of the act and the good vocals this could end up higher than we all might expect. GEORGIA: “Lock me in” the members of Circus Mircus sing. And a circus it is, with flying goggles and a decorated beard. You may wonder whether the song is something that the televoter or the jury is going for. It just might become the least understood entry of 2022. MALTA: Few changes in the act. What we had not learned during the first rehearsals is that Emma not only sits behind the piano, but also stands on it. The moving and dancing seems to have an effect on Emma’s voice. SAN MARINO: The extravagant Achille Lauro jumps, dances, runs, rides rodeo: it won’t be three quiet minutes. Behind him are two musicians in cages. In addition, there are three guitarists. Achille Lauro’s agility does not benefit the vocals at all. It was all so wild that the rodeo seems to be broken by now. Hey wait…. I hear you thinking: and what about the Big 5!? Well, they will have their first rehearsals, without any press allowed. However, we will keep you updated about them later today.

Day 2: Another eight rehearsals

The second day of rehearsals: For now, there seems to be no solution in sight regarding the kinetic sun on stage. Meanwhile, the second group of semifinalists made their appearance for rehearsals. We still get little information. We do not know how the participants sing. What we get is mainly the picture. What you can do best, is read this article and follow Kal’s Italian journey on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok PORTUGAL: “Saudade” is one such word that occurs in only one language. It’s what MARO sings about. MARO is on the back podium, close to the green room. She and her backing vocals form a circle, MARO in purple in the spotlight. The graphics are kept simple: some indefinable figures in different colors. Before we forget: the smoke machine is working. CROATIA: Is Croatia your guilty pleasure this year by any chance? Mia is wearing a pink-red dress, with at least one leg clearly visible. The three dancers are wearing less bright colors. They tell a story with their movements. DENMARK: The Reddi girls wear orange, green, red and checkered purple suits. They all have an instrument in their hands that makes you wonder if they can play it at all. Retro 70s, that’s what we see. The graphics consist of checkered neon colors. AUSTRIA: LUM!X and Pia Maria stand in a kind of illuminated circle, in which we see the colors of the Austrian flag. There is a lot of movement and dancing on the stage. Bright lights and pyrotechnics are not lacking in this act either. ICELAND: “Með Hækkandi Sól” is the name of Systur’s song. The ladies are dressed in retro 70s outfits. One of the three is wearing an imposing hat. The graphics consist of glitter. According to Eurovision.tv, that gives the whole thing something magical. The show seems to end in bright orange light. GREECE: Amanda wears a long silver-white dress. She is alone on stage. Around her, in blue light, chairs stand and lie in a circle. Eurovision.tv reports an echo on the vocal, but what they exactly mean by that is not clear. NORWAY: For those who have been following Subwoolfer for a while, the Norwegian performance will contain few surprises. Keith and Jim, who we still don’t know who they really are, wear their yellow wolf heads. They are assisted by three dancers, also completely wrapped in yellow. All wear sunglasses. Behind them DJ Astronaut is standing on a platform, he is completely dressed in gold. ARMENIA: Rosa Linn from Armenia performs in a special setting: a complete bedroom! The furniture and walls seem to be made entirely of scrap paper. Rosa Linn sits in the midst of it all with her guitar, playing her song.