All entries in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest are known, but the actual contest is still two months away. As a warm-up, we introduce one of the entries every day in random order. Part ten is dedicated to the entry from Armenia.
Basic information
| Performers: | Inga& Anush (Ô»Õ¶Õ£Õ¡ Ö� Ô±Õ¶Õ¸Ö�Õ·) |
| Song: | Jan jan (Õ�Õ¡Õ¶ Õ»Õ¡Õ¶ – My dear) |
| Language: | English and Armenian |
| Music: | Mane Akopyan |
| Lyrics: | Avet Barseghyan, Vardan Zadoyan |
| Draw: | 6th in the first semi final |
The song
Jan jan is a folkloristic up-tempo dance song. The lyrics are an invitation to dance the Nor par, a dance that is supposed to spread hopes for a new and better life:
Can't you see?
We aren’t free
Fixed like a tree
To the holy ground
With my sound
I'll be always around
I wanna dance, don't you stand
Sister, give me hand
Everybody move your body
We are dancingnor par
The singers
The sisters Inga and Anush Arshakyan are both graduatesof the S. Aslamazyan music school. Inga studied violin and jazz singing and she has laso worked as a violinist for a well-known orchestra. Her sister Anush majored in piano, but she also studied jazz singing. In 1994, she had already been the winner ofa musiccontest in Omskand shewould also performwith the philharmonic orchestra of Armenia.
As a duo, 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 said to be the most popular folk singers in Armenia.
In 2009, they entered the Armenian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest and won it making them the first duo to represent Armenia. Later, it was announced that the famous Russian trio Fresh Art is working with the sisters to develop the stage image and the performance for Moscow.
- You can find new pictures from the photo session with Fresh Art here.
The national selection
Armenia hold aclassic national final this year. On a Saturday evening, 21 acts performed one song each and the winner was chosen by a mix of jury voting and televoting. Inga & Anush were the favourites of both and could win the national final ahead of Mher and Dorians.
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Armenia took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2006 and has become one of the most successful countries since finishing eighth twice and fourth once last year. Remarkably, 2009 will mark the third year in a row the Armenian entry will be performed in English and the national language.
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Videos
Live in the national final:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WjmbkxBz9c
The preview video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I0OzvrEZvA
Inga & Anush with their song Gutan:
Inga & Anush performing the song Sandi yerke live:
Other parts of this series
Tomorrow, we will take a look at the German entry.
