Sirusho Chosen for Eurovision 2008!

This just made my day!

Armenian pop singer Sirusho is going to represent Armenia during Eurovision-2008 international song contest. The contest will take place in Serbian Belgrade next year.

According to new rules of Eurovision, the song that will be performed during the contest must be decided in a public vote.

Let's hope the public is able to pick a song that doesn't automatically guarantee failure, like last year's. Unfortunately, it is not yet known whether innocent bystanders will be beat, stabbed, or shot, but keep checking back.

Source: Panorama

Miss Armenia 2007 Crowned!

Who cares about passing the genocide bill? Honestly, there are far more important things in life, like Miss Armenia.

Margarita Sarukhanyan, the “Miss Armenia 2007,” was handed the crown by Marina Vardanyan who was announced the best during Miss Armenia – 2006 contest. The crown costs $7,000. It has 425 diamond stones, 14 ruby and carbuncle. It is made of white gold.

Thus, Margarita Sarukhanyan was awarded the right to represent Armenia during "Miss Europe."

I hope they missed a zero in the crown cost or I'm going to hide my head in shame. Oh, and pictured is last year's winner, Marina Vardanyan.

Source: Panorama.am

Contest: Monument for Shushi's Liberation

Here's one for all you art people:

The Yerevan city administration has announced an open contest for a monument model symbolizing the liberation of Shushi town (Karabakh) during the war with Azerbaijan...The memorial should symbolize the liberation struggle of the Armenian people in Artsakh. The stuff and height of the monument is up to the authors.

The monument will be inaugurated at the crossroad of Freedom Avenue and Babayan Street (not far from the city center). The winner of the contest will receive $1500. Those who take the second and the third places will receive $1000 and $300 respectively (in AMD equivalent). Architects, sculptors and artists are eligible for the contest. The appeals should be submitted to the department of architecture and town-building no later than February 15, 2007...

Grab a piece of clay and get cracking!

Source: Yerkir