Armenian participant reaches final of Eurovision song contest

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11.05.2022, 10:12

The 21 year-old Rosa Linn from Vanadzor, who is representing Armenia at Eurovision 2022 song contest in Italy’s Turin, has reached the final with her song Snap after performing 17th in the first semifinal.

Armenian participant reaches final of Eurovision song contest

YEREVAN, May 11. /ARKA/. The 21 year-old Rosa Linn from Vanadzor, who is representing Armenia at Eurovision 2022 song contest in Italy’s Turin, has reached the final with her song Snap after performing 17th in the first semifinal.

A total of 17 countries participated in the first semi-final. Switzerland, Iceland, Lithuania, Portugal, Norway, Greece, Ukraine, Moldova and the Netherlands also qualified for the final.

The winners of the second semi-final and the so-called "Big Five" countries (Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy and France) will also take part in the final.

The second semi-final of the 66th International Eurovision song contest will be held in Turin on May 12 and the final - on May 14 at PalaOlimpico arena.

Last year Armenia did not participate in Eurovision-2021 contest in the Netherlands due to objective reasons, including the war in Artsakh in autumn of 2020 and lack of time for proper preparation.

Italy won the right to host the contest n after Maneskin's victory with the song Zitti e Buoni in Rotterdam in May 2021. Previously, the competition in Italy was hosted by Naples (1965) and Rome (1991). -0--

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