Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Armenia has been represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times since making its debut in , when André became its first Eurovision representative and the first artist from the Caucasus region to compete in the contest. The Armenian participating broadcaster in the contest is the Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV).

Armenia has achieved eight top-10 finishes, with the country's best result in the contest being two fourth-place finishes, achieved with "Qélé, Qélé" by Sirusho () and "Not Alone" by Aram Mp3 ().

In , Armenia failed to qualify for the final for the first time. This was followed by the country withdrawing from the contest due to security concerns in the host city, Baku. Armenia later failed to qualify again in , , and , marking the country's second, third, and fourth non-qualifications, respectively. Armenia had originally planned to participate in the contest, but withdrew before selecting an entry.

Participation Armenia first expressed interest in participating in the Eurovision Song Contest in July 2003, when private broadcaster Armenia TV claimed that it would debut at the contest, despite not being a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the event. The EBU later denied this claim.

Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July 2005, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It has participated in the contest representing Armenia since its in 2006.

History Armenia officially debuted in the contest in with the song "Without Your Love", performed by one of Armenia's top artists, André, and produced by Anush Hovnanyan. At the time, only the top ten countries from contest's previous edition and the "Big Four" automatically qualified for the final, meaning Armenia had to compete in the semi-final. Performing first in the semi-final, André successfully qualified Armenia for the final on 20 May 2006, where the country finished in eighth place. By reaching the top ten, Armenia automatically qualified for the 2007 final, where it again finished eighth.

In 2008, Armenia achieved its first top-five result when Sirusho finished fourth with "Qélé, Qélé". The song received eight sets of 12 points in the final, the highest number awarded to any entry that year. Armenia followed this with two more top-ten finishes in 2009 and 2010, becoming one of only three countries at the time to place in the top ten every year since the introduction of the semi-finals.

This streak ended in the 2011 contest, when Emmy failed to qualify for the final with "Boom Boom", missing qualification from the first semi-final by one point. On 7 March 2012, Armenia announced its withdrawal from the 2012 contest due to security concerns surrounding the event in the host city Baku, before returning the following year.

In 2014, Armenia equalled its best result from 2008, with Aram Mp3 and his song "Not Alone" finishing fourth. Armenia subsequently reached the final in 10 of its first 11 participations. The country failed to qualify for the second time in 2018, placing 15th in the first semi-final, and for the third time in 2019, placing 16th in the second semi-final. Although Armenia initially planned to participate in the 2021 contest, it later withdrew due to the social and political crisis following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Armenia returned to the contest in 2022, when Rosa Linn qualified for the final with "Snap" and ultimately finished 20th, marking the country's first qualification since 2017. Brunette with "Future Lover" placed 14th in 2023, followed by Ladaniva with "" placing eighth in 2024. In 2025, AMPTV revived the national final format for the first time in five years, selecting Parg to represent the country with "Survivor". Armenia qualified for the final that year, extending the country's qualification streak to four consecutive contests. In , Armenia recorded its worst result to date, placing 14th out of 15 participants in the semi-final and failing to qualify with "" performed by Simón.

AMPTV also produces the programme "Eurovision Diary", which follows the experiences of Armenia's Eurovision entrants from their selection through to the contest final.

Participation overview + Table key 2 Second place 3 Third place ◇ Entry selected but did not compete

Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points André "Without Your Love" English 8 129 6 150 Hayko "Anytime You Need" English, Armenian 8 138 colspan="2" Sirusho "" English, Armenian 4 199 2 139 Inga and Anush "" English, Armenian 10 92 5 99 Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone" English 7 141 6 83 Emmy "Boom Boom" English colspan="2" 12 54 Dorians "Lonely Planet" English 18 41 7 69 Aram Mp3 "Not Alone" English 4 174 4 121 Genealogy "Face the Shadow" English 16 34 7 77 Iveta Mukuchyan "LoveWave" English 7 249 2 243 Artsvik "Fly with Me" English 18 79 7 152 Sevak Khanagyan "" Armenian colspan="2" rowspan="2" 15 79 Srbuk "Walking Out" English 16 49 Athena Manoukian ◇ "Chains on You" ◇ English ◇ colspan="4" Rosa Linn "Snap" English 20 61 5 187 Brunette "Future Lover" English, Armenian 14 122 6 99 Ladaniva "" Armenian 8 183 3 137 Parg "Survivor" English, Armenian 20 72 10 51 Simón "" English colspan="2" 14 49

Awards

+Marcel Bezençon Awards won by Armenia Year Host city Category Song Performer(s) Composer(s) Final Points BelgradeFan Award"Qélé, Qélé"SirushoH.A. Der-Hovagimian, Sirusho4199

Related involvement Heads of delegation Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest appoints a head of delegation, who serves as the broadcaster's main contact with the European Broadcasting Union and leads the country's delegation at the contest. The size of each delegation can vary considerably and typically includes the performers, songwriters, composers, backing vocalists, and members of the press team, among others. Year Head of delegation –Diana Mnatsakanyan –Gohar Gasparyan –David Tserunyan and Anush Ter-Ghukasyan –David Tserunyan

Jury members The modern system of jury voting was introduced at the . Each participating broadcaster assembles a jury panel composed of music industry professionals, whose members rank all entries except their own country's. From 2010 to 2022, jury votes accounted for 50% of the overall result in both the semi-finals and the final, alongside the public televote. In 2009 and from 2023 to 2025, however, the semi-finals were decided solely by televoting, while juries contributed only to the results of the final. Beginning with the , juries were reintroduced in the semi-finals, with each participating broadcaster expanding its jury panel from five to seven members. Since 2014, the organizers have publicly disclosed the names of all jury members in order to increase transparency in the voting process.

Year First member Second member Third member Fourth member Fifth member Sixth member Seventh member colspan="2" rowspan="10"

Commentators and spokespersons Year Commentator Dual commentator Spokesperson colspan="2" Gohar Gasparyan Felix Khachatryan Gohar Gasparyan Sirusho Hrachuhi Utmazyan Khoren Levonyan Sirusho Hrachuhi Utmazyan Nazeni Hovhannisyan Lusine TovmasyanGohar Gasparyan Artur Grigoryan André ,Erik Antaranyan Arevik Udumyan , André Erik Antaranyan ,Tigran Danielyan Anna Avanesyan , Arevik Udumyan Anna Avanesyan Erik Antaranyan , Vahe Khanamiryan , Avet Barseghyan Aram Mp3 , Hermine Stepanyan , Arevik Udumyan Lilit Muradyan Avet Barseghyan Arman Margaryan Gohar Gasparyan Iveta Mukuchyan Felix Khachatryan Arsen Grigoryan Aram Mp3 Aram Mp3 colspan="2" Hrachuhi Utmazyan Garik Papoyan Garik Papoyan Maléna Sevak Hakobyan Brunette Hamlet Arakelyan Lusine Tovmasyan Parg

Other shows Show Commentators Channel Eurovision: Europe Shine a LightDavid Tserunyan and Emma HakobyanAMPTV

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