Armenia back to Eurovision song contest
YEREVAN, October 20, /ARKA/ Public broadcasters from 41 countries, including Armenia, will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 May, to be hosted by Italian Turin, the Eurovision Song Contest said today.
It said fans of the Contest will welcome back ARMTV from Armenia and RTCG from Montenegro, both taking to the stage for the first time since Tel Aviv in 2019.
It’s also a special year for Norwegian broadcaster NRK as they will be celebrating the selection of their 60th Eurovision entry during the Melodi Grand Prix grand final on Saturday 19 February.
‘We will also witness the 300th ‘Big Five’ performance – that’s a song from one of either France, Germany, Italy, Spain or United Kingdom.
Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, shared his thoughts on the line-up: 'We are so excited that we once again have over 40 broadcasters competing to win the iconic Eurovision trophy in Turin next May.
The team from Rai are working hard on preparations to welcome all the delegations to a new Host City and ensuring the Eurovision Song Contest will provide the excitement and state-of-the-art spectacle expected by nearly 200 million viewers.'
In March of this year, Armenia refused to participate in Eurovision-2021 in the Netherlands due to objective reasons, including the war in Artsakh in the fall of 2020 and the lack of time for proper preparation. -0-
