The Armenian final took place last night in Yerevan and it saw Qele qele, a favourite since it was first aired, win by an astounding 86,5% of the televote. A few minutes after the Armenian final was over, Sirusho spoke to esctoday.com in her first exclusive interview for our readers.
Qele qele was composed by Harout Ter-Hovakimyan and penned by Sirusho herself. It was a clear favourite from the very beginning and managed an astounding 86,5% of the televote. Sirusho spoke to Zaven Shegrikyan, reporting for esctoday.com from Yerevan.
How does Sirusho feel representing her country in such a high profile contest such as Eurovision? The twenty year old artist is naturally very excited and proud. She considers the contest to be something very important and she is prepared to do her best to represent the Armenian culture to the world : "I am going to give all my love to Europe", Sirusho says, " to Europe, to Armenia and the world. The beginning of my song is in Armenian and it says "I came from my Armenian land to bring the breeze of the mountains, to bring the light of our sun."
Did she have a favourite among the four she performed in the Armenian final? "Well, I honestly liked all four of them as I had a part in their creation myself, having written the lyrics for all four. Apart from the lyrics, I also made some changes in the compositions to adapt them to my style" she states.
And how has people's attitude changed towards her after she was announced as the next Armenian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest? "I am thankful for all the help,for all the good words and the warm smiles" Sirusho says, "I really appreciate them. This is the most important thing for me!"
Nothing has been decided yet upon the staging of the song in Belgrade but Sirusho and her team are already working on it. As far as the promo tour is concerned, ARMTV are planning it and Sirusho will be happy to go.
The rest of the songs presented last night in Yerevan were the following: Strong, composed by Vahram Petrosyan, I can't control it,-music by DJ Serjo and I still breathe composed by Martin Mirzoyan. Sirusho wrote the lyrics to all four songs herself but for I can't breathe she collaborated with the Armenian Head of Delegation Diana Mnatsakanyan.
Qele qele
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmW_hv23BQ
I can’t control it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTHq4dvdMFI
I still breathe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_RjCilIHpc
Strong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwmGFfSmCsM
