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  • Yerevan Residents' Opinions on Armenia in Eurovision in Baku

    Word on the Street: Yerevan Residents' Opinions on Armenia
    Participating in Eurovision in Baku

    07.01.2011 15:43 epress.am

    Armenia's participation in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest (to be
    held in Azerbaijan) not yet confirmed, Epress.am decided to ask
    passers-by on the streets of Yerevan (who turned out to be exclusively
    students) their opinion on the matter.

    `To be honest, I'm not particularly interested in Eurovision, and, in
    my opinion, it's stupid to think to participate or not. Well now, it's
    a contest, let them participate, what difference if it's in Azerbaijan
    or anywhere else. It's something else altogether if there will be
    problems with national security, but they should consider that on a
    state level,' said Yerevan State University (YSU) journalism student
    Nare.

    `I myself don't see anyone as a potential participant. For me, it's
    all the same,' she added.

    Two female students from the Armenian Agricultural Academy were
    strongly against Armenia's participation in Eurovision in Baku, since
    `they're not so much [i.e. Azerbaijan is not such a big deal], that
    Armenia has to go and sing on their land.' And if Armenia decides to
    participate? `It wouldn't be bad for Razmik Amyan to participate.'

    A group of female YSU cultural studies students were also in favor of
    Razmik Amyan as Armenia's contestant in the 2012 Eurovision contest,
    since `he's very good, he has a strong voice, and he corresponds to
    Eurovision's standards.'

    `But why shouldn't he participate? The important thing he's a normal
    guy, and Razmik Amyan as a singer is good,' said one State Engineering
    University of Armenia student.

    `Absolutely we must participate and definitely we will win,' said
    Kristina Hayrapetyan, a Yerevan State Medical University student. She
    too seemed bent on sending Razmik Amyan to represent Armenia.

    Another group of Armenian Agricultural Academy students, however,
    would prefer Mher as Armenia's contestant.

    `I think there shouldn't be any obstacle to our participation; on the
    contrary, we have to go and present an Armenian song with national
    rhythms. I'm convinced that by [Armenia] participating in Azerbaijan,
    the Armenian diaspora will vote more actively and we'll achieve some
    sort of success. I would want the group Dorians or Mher to go. I am
    indifferent toward Razmik Amyan's participation; let me not say
    anything else bad,' said self-proclaimed activist Arman Gharibyan.

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