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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
March 7 2012
Armenia boycotts 2012 Eurovision
The Public TV of Armenia informed the European Broadcasting Union
(EBU) about its decision to opt out of the 2012 Eurovision Song
Contest, the contest's website says.
Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor of the song contest, expressed
regret over Armenia's decision.
The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Baku Crystal
Hall, which is under construction at the State Flag Square. It will
hold up to 23,000 spectators, 16,000 more will watch the show on big
monitors live.
Semi-finals will be held on May 22 and 24, final on May 26.
The contest logo is a Fire Flower under the slogan `Light your fire'.
Azerbaijan won the 2011 Eurovision in Dusseldorf with performance of
its singers Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell/Nikki).
From: A. Papazian
March 7 2012
Armenia boycotts 2012 Eurovision
The Public TV of Armenia informed the European Broadcasting Union
(EBU) about its decision to opt out of the 2012 Eurovision Song
Contest, the contest's website says.
Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor of the song contest, expressed
regret over Armenia's decision.
The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Baku Crystal
Hall, which is under construction at the State Flag Square. It will
hold up to 23,000 spectators, 16,000 more will watch the show on big
monitors live.
Semi-finals will be held on May 22 and 24, final on May 26.
The contest logo is a Fire Flower under the slogan `Light your fire'.
Azerbaijan won the 2011 Eurovision in Dusseldorf with performance of
its singers Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell/Nikki).
From: A. Papazian