There is no doubt about widespread corruption in this country. Not only in government, but in EVERY sphere.
May 12 is the date of the forthcoming parliament elections, but on that same day we will see another event which I’m sure more youth are looking forward too than the elections … Eurovision.
These past 2 days we saw 20 songs performed in a national competition which will determine who shall represent Armenia in this year’s coming contest. (Supposedly they received 120 submissions.)
Sargis from Russia performed a song which I think would've EASILY gripped a spot in the top 10 songs (out of approximately 40 other countries that will participate), but of course our corrupt jury had to choose artists with close ties with the government instead.
Along with Sargis, Meri Voskanyan, a Pop Idol contestant from Germany, performed beautifully, but the jury didn’t choose her as part of their 2 choices. She was lucky though; the jury breached the rules and let her through as a so-called wildcard, stating, “She’s from Germany and lacks local support so we will support her and choose her as a third choice.” Why Sargis and Meri were not chosen over the other performers to begin with was blatant rigging.
Tonight, 7 out of the 20 performances will perform and the jury, NOT THE PUBLIC, will decide who shall go to Finland in May.
Let them send someone who does not deserve it and lose. These people need a major slap in the face to realize that in the end corruption hurts only us.
Here's the official Armenian Eurovision site where you can see who performed in the national competition, including lyrics, videos and photos.
1 Comments:
What an absolute joke, an absolute farce.
Whilst we present ourselves as a cultured, talented and ancient nation in France's Louvre art gallery , the same moment we are churning out possibly the most embarassingly bad voices, lyrics, and dance routines ever to hit the screens of Armenian television.
This judgement/voting process was a shameful act of manipulation by the Public television. There were rumours Hayko was presenting Armenia back in September, but surely, these couldn't be true? He is a talented guy, yes, but not with mass appeal.
We now have a ballad. A ballad in Eurovision doesn't work unless it's performed by an incredibly vocalist - which Hayko is not. Thats the end of it.
The finalists were in themselves low quality, and I personally would have picked Hayko out of the 6 that remained. Even Meri Voskanian, who has an amazing voice - did not present her true talent through a rather boring song. The problem lies, however, in the fact that the "judges" did not pass anyone with significant quality - so that this voting process seems more real and believable.
Either way, we are going to be laughed off the stage in Eurovision - and after a great entry into the final last year by Andre, this is a disgusting act of manipulation.
The only reason I can think of is that the Armenian tv ( who ultimately foots the bill for all this extravagance of glitter and stilletos), is attempting to decrease Armenia's chances of winning, because we simply can't afford to host it.
I just dread this year, when I have to sit , embarassed with my English friends while they laugh at Armenia's attempt at creating a pop song.
Surely, Surely we can do better than this? Shame on you Armenian Public Television, Shame on you general producer Hrach, shame on you all.
( I take this very seriously as you can tell !)
der hova..........starting tinkling those keys man
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