Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Armenia was represented by Hayko in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Anytime You Need". The song was written and composed by Hayko and Karen Kavaleryan.

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Armenia
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)25 February 2007
Selected entrantHayko
Selected song"Anytime You Need"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 138 points
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

National final

Competing entries

On 15 February 2007, ARMTV revealed the twenty participating acts.[1]

Artist Song Composer(s)
Arina Hovhannisyan "Colour of My Tears" Arnold Fritzsch
Arshaluys Sargsyan "Togh vor aysor" Emil Svajyan, Arshaluys Sargsyan
Asta "My Story" Edgar Hakobyan
Emmy "You’ve Done It" Rafael Artesero
Erik "Togh qich chtva" Zara Petrosyan
Gevorg Martirosyan "Nor ughiner" Vahram Petrosyan, Sergey Grigoryan
Hariel Sando "Only Music Makes Me Strong" Harutyun Apresyan
Hayer "You Need a Girl" Brandon Stone
Hayko "Anytime You Need" Hayko, Karen Kavaleryan
Jacklina Tumanyan "Angel" Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss, Dan Attlerud
Karine Asiryan "Your Heart Is Hot" Roman Ignatyev, Natalya Sidortsova, Anita Hakhverdyan
Lana Khachatryan "Hate When You're Gone" Emil Svajyan, Anush Manukyan
Marianna Hovhannisyan "I'll Prove I'm Stronger" Emil Svajyan, Anush Manukyan
Meri Voskanyan "Again, Again" Meri Voskanyan, Adam Kesselhaut
"Carry Me In" Meri Voskanyan, Adam Kesselhaut, Cande De Rouge
Nelly Poghosyan "So I Will Go" Arsen Adonts, Twana Rhodes
R.P. "Kapuyt trchun" Vahan Khachatryan, Hayk Harutyunyan, Arpine Shahnubaryan
Sargis Edwards "Rain" Sargis Edwards
Sergey Grigoryan "Qonn em" Sergey Grigoryan
Vo.X "I'm My Lover's" Aram Rian
Semi-final 1

The first semi-final was held on 23 February 2007 at the ARMTV Studios in Yerevan, hosted by Gohar Gasparyan and Andre. In the first semi-final, two songs chosen by an "expert" jury and the winner of the SMS voting qualified for the final.[2]

  Televote qualifier
  Jury qualifier
Semi-final 1 – 23 February 2007
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace Result
1Jacklina Tumanyan "Angel" 1785 Eliminated
2Hariel Sando "Only Music Makes Me Strong" 369 Eliminated
3R.P. "Kapuyt trchun" 987 Eliminated
4Nelly Poghosyan "So I Will Go" 3210 Eliminated
5Gevorg Martirosyan "Nor ughiner"2103 Eliminated
6Asta "My Story" 4202 Advanced
7Arshaluys Sargsyan "Togh vor aysor" 1316 Eliminated
8Sergey Grigoryan "Qonn em" 728 Advanced
9Arina Hovhannisyan "Colour of My Tears"6341 Advanced
10Erik "Togh qich chtva" 1964 Eliminated
Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was held on 24 February 2007 at the ARMTV Studios in Yerevan, hosted by Gohar Gasparyan and Andre. The "expert" jury chose two songs for the final. As the winner of the SMS voting in the second semi-final (Hayko) had already been chosen by the "expert" jury, the runner-up in the SMS voting qualified for the final. After the second semi-final, Meri Voskanyan was selected by the jury as a wildcard finalist.[2]

  Televote qualifier
  Jury qualifier
Semi-final 2 – 24 February 2007
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace Result
1Hayer "You Need a Girl" 3189 Eliminated
2Meri Voskanyan "Again, Again" 6337 Eliminated
3Vo.X "I'm My Lover's" 21010 Eliminated
4Karine Asiryan "Your Heart Is Hot" 2,4602 Advanced
5Sargis Edwards "Rain"2,2843 Eliminated
6Marianna Hovhannisyan "I'll Prove I'm Stronger"2,1214 Eliminated
7Hayko"Anytime You Need" 3,4181 Advanced
8Meri Voskanyan "Carry Me In" 1,1736 Wildcard
9Emmy"You’ve Done It" 1,7935 Advanced
10Lana Khachatryan "Hate When You're Gone" 5448 Eliminated
Final

The final was held on 25 February 2007 at the ARMTV Studios in Yerevan, hosted by Gohar Gasparyan and Andre. "Anytime You Need" performed by Hayko was selected by the "expert" jury as the winner. Although the decision was entirely up to the jury, a televote was also held which Hayko won.

Final – 25 February 2007
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace Result
1Sergey Grigoryan"Qonn em"1427 Eliminated
2Karine Asiryan"Your Heart Is Hot"3606 Eliminated
3Emmy"You’ve Done It"8834 Eliminated
4Asta"My Story"6895 Eliminated
5Hayko"Anytime You Need"5,1701 Selected
6Arina Hovhannisyan"Colour of My Tears"1,0343 Eliminated
7Meri Voskanyan"Carry Me In"3,1332 Eliminated

At Eurovision

Armenia automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 10 last year. In the final, Hayko performed second last following Turkey and preceding the Moldova he finished in 8th place with 138 points it can be noted that while Armenia finished one point above Greece in 2006, they this time finished one point below them. With changes to the format of the competition coming into effect for 2008, Armenia would have to compete in one of two semi-finals for qualification into the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. As Armenia was not the winner of the 2007 Contest and was not a member of the Big Four, other results in the previous contest no longer pre-qualified nations to the final of the forthcoming contest.

Points awarded by Armenia[3]
Points awarded to Armenia (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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References
  1. Iker, Zlatko (15 February 2007). "Armenia: Complete semi finals line-up". Esctoday.
  2. "ARMENIAN SEMI-FINALS 2007".
  3. Eurovision Song Contest 2007

See also
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