Jan Jan

"Jan Jan" (Armenian: Նոր պար (Ջան ջան); English translation: My dear) is a song by Armenian singers Inga and Anush Arshakyan and was the Armenian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia.[1][2] The song was composed by Mane Akopyan, with lyrics written by Vardan Zadoyan and Avet Barseghyan.[3]

"Jan Jan"
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
Mane Hakopyan
Lyricist(s)
Vardan Zadoyan,
Avet Barseghyan
Finals performance
Semi-final result
5th
Semi-final points
99
Final result
10th
Final points
92
Entry chronology
◄ "Qélé, Qélé" (2008)   
"Apricot Stone" (2010) ►

The song competed for Armenia in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009, where it performed sixth. It was a finalist in the song contest and finished 10th with 92 points.

Chart positions
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Swedish Singles Chart[4] 29
UK Singles Chart[5] 159
Preceded by
"Qélé, Qélé"		 Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
2009		 Succeeded by
"Apricot Stone"
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References
  1. Klier, Marcus (2009-02-14). "Armenia: Eurovision entrant chosen". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  2. Brey, Marco (2009-02-14). "Armenia decided - Inga & Anush to Moscow". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  3. "Jan jan - info". Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  4. Swedish Singles Chart
  5. UK Singles Chart


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