Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Aram Mp3 represented Armenia with the song "Not Alone" which he co-wrote with Garik Papoyan. The song was chosen by internal selection by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). Armenia qualified from the first semi-final and placed 4th in the final with 174 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country Armenia
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 31 December 2013
Song: 14 March 2014
Selected entrantAram Mp3
Selected song"Not Alone"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (4th, 121 points)
Final result4th, 174 points
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2013 • 2014 • 2015►

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 24 December 2013, AMPTV announced that Armenia's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 would be presented on 31 December 2013 during the broadcaster's New Year's Eve program Big Night Gala TV Show.[1] During the program, AMPTV announced Aram Mp3 as the Armenian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[2]

The presentation of the Armenian entry, "Not Alone", took place on 14 March 2014 during a special presentation programme aired on Armenia 1 and hosted by Gohar Gasparyan.[3][4]

At Eurovision
Aram Mp3 at the first semi-final dress rehearsal

During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Armenia was drawn to compete in the first half of the first semi-final on 6 May 2014.[5] In the first semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Armenia would open the semi-final and perform 1st, preceding Latvia.[6] Armenia qualified from the first semi-final, placing 4th and scoring 121 points, and competed in the final on 10 May 2014. During the winner's press conference for the first semi-final qualifiers, Armenia was allocated to compete in the first half of the final.[7] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Armenia would perform 7th, following Romania and preceding Montenegro.[8] Armenia placed 4th in the final, scoring 174 points.

The Armenian performance featured Aram Mp3 performing on stage alone.[9] The stage atmosphere during the performance transitioned from dark settings to explosive and pulsating elements projected on the LED screens as the song progressed.[10]

In Armenia, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on Armenia 1 with commentary by Erik Antaranyan and Anna Avanesyan during the semi-finals on May 6 and 8, and by Tigran Danielyan and Arevik Udumyan on 10 May during the final.[11] The Armenian spokesperson revealing the result of the Armenian vote in the final was Anna Avanesyan.[12]

Points awarded to Armenia
Points awarded to Armenia (Semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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

Points awarded by Armenia

Split voting results

The following five members comprised the Armenian jury:[13]

Semi-final 1

The Armenian votes in the first semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[14]

Semi-final 1 – Armenian results
Draw Country A. Asatryan A. Davtyan I. Arshakyan A. Arshakyan A. Barseghyan Average jury rank Televote rank Combined rank Scoreboard (points)
01  Armenia
02  Latvia 12 11 12 14 12 12 11 14
03  Estonia 2 1 2 2 1 2 10 6 5
04  Sweden 14 13 14 10 14 13 3 7 4
05  Iceland 10 7 10 7 7 8 13 13
06  Albania 5 6 5 5 6 5 14 12
07  Russia 11 9 11 9 5 10 1 4 7
08  Azerbaijan 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
09  Ukraine 6 10 7 3 3 6 2 1 12
10  Belgium 4 3 4 6 8 4 8 5 6
11  Moldova 7 4 9 8 10 7 12 11
12  San Marino 8 8 6 12 9 9 7 9 2
13  Portugal 9 12 8 11 11 11 5 8 3
14  Netherlands 3 5 3 4 4 3 6 2 10
15  Montenegro 1 2 1 1 2 1 9 3 8
16  Hungary 13 14 13 13 13 14 4 10 1

Final

The Armenian votes in the final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[15]

Final – Armenian results
Draw Country A. Asatryan A. Davtyan I. Arshakyan A. Arshakyan A. Barseghyan Average jury rank Televote rank Combined rank Scoreboard (points)
01  Ukraine 20 22 20 21 20 20 7 15
02  Belarus 4 5 4 4 4 3 5 3 8
03  Azerbaijan 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
04  Iceland 11 8 5 3 9 5 19 11
05  Norway 15 19 9 15 19 18 21 23
06  Romania 16 6 16 18 17 17 17 20
07  Armenia
08  Montenegro 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 12
09  Poland 18 2 17 13 5 11 16 16
10  Greece 14 4 18 16 3 10 6 4 7
11  Austria 23 21 23 24 23 24 2 14
12  Germany 3 7 3 5 16 4 12 5 6
13  Sweden 24 23 24 10 24 22 3 12
14  France 19 18 19 19 14 19 13 18
15  Russia 6 9 12 9 8 6 1 2 10
16  Italy 13 10 15 14 15 16 23 24
17  Slovenia 12 11 13 6 12 8 22 17
18  Finland 17 12 14 8 13 15 20 21
19  Spain 7 15 10 12 11 12 11 9 2
20   Switzerland 10 13 8 20 6 13 8 6 5
21  Hungary 22 24 22 23 22 23 10 19
22  Malta 1 3 1 1 1 1 24 13
23  Denmark 5 14 11 17 7 9 14 10 1
24  Netherlands 8 16 7 11 10 7 15 7 4
25  San Marino 9 17 6 7 18 14 9 8 3
26  United Kingdom 21 20 21 22 21 21 18 22

See also

References
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  2. Omelyanchuk, Olena (31 December 2013). "Aram Mp3 to represent Armenia in Copenhagen". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. Lowther, Michael (6 March 2014). "Armenia: Song Presentation on 14 March". escXtra.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. "Eurovision 2014 - Armenia". ESCKaz. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. Escudero, Victor M. (20 January 2014). "Allocation Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final?". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. Siim, Jarmo (24 March 2014). "Running order for Eurovision Semi-Finals decided". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. Brey, Marco (7 May 2014). "First Semi-Final: Meet the winners at the press conference!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. Storvik-Green, Simon (9 May 2014). "Running order for the Grand Final revealed!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  9. Brey, Marco (28 April 2014). "Armenia: Aram MP3 all alone on an eclectic stage". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  10. Brey, Marco (2 May 2014). "Aram MP3: An elegant grey coat with an Armenian flag brooch". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  11. "«Եվրատեսիլ 2014». Արամ MP3-ի մասին ֆիլմը, talk show-ն եւ մեկնաբանները". news.am (in Armenian). 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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  13. Brey, Marco (1 May 2014). "Who will be in the expert juries?". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  14. "Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 First Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  15. "Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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