This evening sees the second semi-final of Depi Evratesil, live from Armenia! Four acts remain, but which artists will qualify to next Saturday’s Grand Final?
Only 2 weeks remain until Armenia selects their representative for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with only 1 semi-final left until next week’s Grand Final. Who will fly to Kyiv next May?
How to watch
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The second semi-final of Depi Evratesil airs at from 18:30 CET (21:30 local time) on the following channels:
- 1TV
- Live webcast via 1tv.am
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Semi-final 2 of Depi Evratesil
With last week seeing the 6 semi-finalists being shortlisted to 4, tonight the remaining artists will perform for the right to remain in Depi Evratesil and continue their bid to compete on the Eurovision stage next May.
Each of the 4 remaining artists will perform to both the public and the newly-introduced international jury, both of whom will rate each of the performances. The top 2 will qualify to the Grand Final of the competition next week, but only 1 will go on to represent the nation at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.
Voting in Armenia
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The Armenian public can vote for their favourites via SMS to the short number 1008, followed by the numbers below for each of their favourite acts:
01 Marta
02 Syuzanna Melqonyan
03 Artsvik
04 Egine
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National selection format
Depi Evratesil began in October and ends this month, following a contest consisting of 4 different stages in total. The Armenian representative will be determined in December, with the winner of the national selection being decided via a combined SMS vote and jury deliberation.
Although the artist will be decided in December, it is currently unknown how the Armenian song entry for the competition will be selected. More details are expected in the coming months.
AMPTV has decided to opt for a national selection in order to select Armenia’s act for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, the last time being in 2013.
The nation has received successful results over the years since their Eurovision debut in 2006, placing in the top 10 of the Grand Final a total of 7 times to date.
