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May 21 2013
TONY IOMMI-Penned Song Places 18th In EUROVISION Final - May 20, 2013
"Lonely Planet", a song co-written by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony
Iommi which was recently chosen as Armenia's entry into the Eurovision
Song Contest, placed 18th in the competition's final, which was held
this past Saturday, May 18 in Malmö, Sweden.
Iommi wrote the music and Vardan Zadoyan penned the lyrics for the
track, which was performed live by DORIANS. Each year member countries
submit songs to be performed live on television and radio and then
votes are cast to determine the most popular track in the competition.
Iommi recently told Birmingham Mail that he was surprised when the
Armenians chose "Lonely Planet" - a song he wrote more than five years
ago - as their Eurovision contender.
"I was as shocked as anybody when they came knocking," he said. "They
got in touch with me because of the charity work we've been doing out
there, building a new music school to replace one wrecked by an
earthquake. They asked if I'd got any spare songs. Well, I write loads
of songs and they just get put away. They lie on a shelf because
either they're not suitable for SABBATH or for another project, and
never see the light of day. I searched out 'Lonely Planet' - it's a
bit of a power ballad - and sent it off. I was surprised when it made
the shortlist and gobsmacked when the people of Armenia voted for it.
With a little luck, who knows, it might win."
Iommi and DEEP PURPLE/ex-BLACK SABBATH singer Ian Gillan have spent a
lot of time in Armenia, fallen in love with the country and the people
and have dedicated a lot of work to a nation still shocked after the
earthquake that struck Armenia on December 7, 1988.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=190177
From: Baghdasarian
May 21 2013
TONY IOMMI-Penned Song Places 18th In EUROVISION Final - May 20, 2013
"Lonely Planet", a song co-written by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony
Iommi which was recently chosen as Armenia's entry into the Eurovision
Song Contest, placed 18th in the competition's final, which was held
this past Saturday, May 18 in Malmö, Sweden.
Iommi wrote the music and Vardan Zadoyan penned the lyrics for the
track, which was performed live by DORIANS. Each year member countries
submit songs to be performed live on television and radio and then
votes are cast to determine the most popular track in the competition.
Iommi recently told Birmingham Mail that he was surprised when the
Armenians chose "Lonely Planet" - a song he wrote more than five years
ago - as their Eurovision contender.
"I was as shocked as anybody when they came knocking," he said. "They
got in touch with me because of the charity work we've been doing out
there, building a new music school to replace one wrecked by an
earthquake. They asked if I'd got any spare songs. Well, I write loads
of songs and they just get put away. They lie on a shelf because
either they're not suitable for SABBATH or for another project, and
never see the light of day. I searched out 'Lonely Planet' - it's a
bit of a power ballad - and sent it off. I was surprised when it made
the shortlist and gobsmacked when the people of Armenia voted for it.
With a little luck, who knows, it might win."
Iommi and DEEP PURPLE/ex-BLACK SABBATH singer Ian Gillan have spent a
lot of time in Armenia, fallen in love with the country and the people
and have dedicated a lot of work to a nation still shocked after the
earthquake that struck Armenia on December 7, 1988.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=190177
From: Baghdasarian