Tonight, the Armenian national final was held and it was decided that Inga and Anush Arshakyan will be the country's fourth representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest with the bilingual song Nor par (New dance).
The national final was held with 21 acts competing and a jury and televoting decided the winner. The sisters have to follow in the footsteps of three successful entrants. Armenia reached its best result so far in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, when Sirusho finished fourth with Qele qele. In 2009, the country will take part in the first semi final on 12th May.
The sisters started their career in 2000 by entering the National Song Theater of Armenia. Ever since they have enjoyed a successful career with many concerts around Europe and the USA. Nowadays they are the most popular folk singers in Armenia.
Zaven Shegrikyan reporting from Yerevan.
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