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Iveta Mukuchyan: I want to take part in Eurovision again!

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Eurovision is a song contest where thousands of artists have already taken part and wish to do so again.One of them is Iveta Mukuchyan,who was first introduced to the European audience with her 2016 entry “Lovewave” which won her the 7th place in the Grand Final.To this date,the song remains a fan-favourite with fans expressing their wish to watch her gracing the Eurovision stage again.

Hours shy of the completion of this year’s Eurovision,Iveta stated on Twitter that she is interested in being involved in the song contest again,but this time on behalf of Germany,the country that she grew up in.Iveta is no stranger to the German audience,as she had entered the German version of “The Voice” in 2012 singing the winning song of that year’s Eurovision,”Euphoria”.

Germany finished in the last place in this year’s contest,being represented by Lord of the Lost and their song “Blood and Glitter”.

Do you think that Iveta could break the streak of dead-last placements for Germany and bring them back in the game?

You can check Iveta’s 2016 performance in Stockholm below:

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Iveta Mukuchyan, Garik Papoyan and Karina Ignatyan will host Junior Eurovision 2022!

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Iveta Mukuchyan, Garik Papoyan and Karina Ignatyan will host Junior Eurovision 2022.  The TV presenters were chosen by ARMTV after an internal selection.

Today Armenian broadcaster ARMTV made this announcement.  The hosts are very well known among Eurovision fans.  The three hosts will be in charge of presenting the 20th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest which will take place at the Karen Demirchyan Complex in Yerevan on December 11, 2022.

Iveta Mukuchyan

Iveta Mukuchyan is a singer and model.  She started her career in the 2010s participating in different music shows in her country.  However, she is better  known for her Eurovision participation in 2016 with the song LoveWave in Stockholm.  She ended in 7th place.  After her participation she has continued being associated with Eurovision, participating as a juror in different national selections.

Garik Papoyan

Garik Papovan has a multifaceted career in Armenia.  He has recognition for his work in the film, television, comedy and the music industry.  Moreover, he is the songwriter behind the Armenian songs for Eurovision in 2014 and 2019 Not Alone and Walking Out.  He was in charge of giving the jury votes of Armenia in the last Eurovision Song Contest

Karina Ignatyan

Karina Ignatyan represented her country in the Junior Eurovision 2019 with the song Colours Of Your Dream finishing in the top 10.  Following her journey in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Karina has continued participating in music festivals and contests.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWNEG54GEto&ab_channel=JuniorEurovisionSongContest

 

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in December 11, 2022 in Yerevan after Armenia’s victory with Maléna and her song Qami Qami.  16 countries will compete in the festival.

 

NDR confirmed that Iveta Mukuchyan was among the candidates, but she wasn’t rejected because of Nagorno Karabah

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The announcement of Iveta Mukuchyan, the representative of Armenia in 2016, that she was among the bidding candidates for the German representation, but eventually she was rejected, caused great sensation. NDR spoke to esc-kompakt and confirmed that Iveta was among the artists the panel of 100 experts had chosen. Of course, the reason given by the German public television for the “cut” of Iveta, is that its inclusion in the list of candidates was inadvertent, since they do not want artists who have participated again in the competition with other countries. This contradicts what Iveta claims, since according to her, the reason for its exclusion was its action to raise the flag of the Republic of Artsakh( formerly known as the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh) in the semifinals of Eurovision 2016.

Just yesterday, Iveta Mukuchyan, who successfully represented Armenia at Eurovision 2016 with LoveWave and ended up in seventh place, revealed through her social networks that while she was one of the candidates to represent Germany at Eurovision 2021, NDR finally informed her that it is not possible, as they do not want an artist who has participated in the competition again.

Iveta went even further, saying that she considered this a pretext, as the real reason is her act of raising the flag of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) at Eurovision 2016 and the reactions that would have taken place in Germany from the large Muslim community living there.

Talking to esc-kompakt about the issue, NDR confirmed that Iveta Mukuchyan was one of the artists who chose the 100-member panel of experts to represent Germany at Eurovision 2021, but insisted on what Iveta herself says on her post.

For the selection process, digame and the NDR have agreed that Germany should not be represented at the ESC by artists who have already participated in the international competition for another country. Iveta Mukuchyan was mistakenly included in the first selection for 2021 and contacted by digame. With the sole reason that she had already participated in the ESC for Armenia, she was then canceled by digame for the further course of the selection. There was no other reason or a separate agreement with the NDR. Political statements didn’t matter.

What is certain is that we will not see Iveta in the next competition, at least for Germany. But let us once again enjoy LoveWave and its stunning performance at the Globen Arena in Stockholm:

Source: esc-kompakt

 

 

Iveta Mukuchyan: “I was invited to represent Germany in Eurovision 2021, but got rejected because I raised the flag of Nagorno Karabakh

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One of the events that stigmatised the Eurovision 2016 was the flag of the Republic of Artsakh ( formerly known as the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh), raised by the Armenian representative Iveta Mukuchyan, while in the green room during the 1st Semi Final. Through a post on her social media, Iveta reminded us the incident, and revealed that, due to this, she was rejected by the German national broadcaster for the representation of Germany in Eurovision 2021, despite the fact that she received invitation by the panel of 200 individuals who will choose the next German representative.

There were not a few those who believe that Iveta’s stance in the semi final cost her several points in the Grand Final, since she ended up in 7th place even though her entry, LoveWave, was one of the hot favourites to win the contest. In fact, the public broadcaster of Armenia was fined by the EBU for their representative’s action in Eurovision 2016.

 

Iveta, who lives in Germany, made a reference to the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan for the quarrelsome region of Nagorno Karabakh, citing that the war has nothing to do with these two peoples, since both Armenians and Azeris have a lot in common, but instead this was is triggered by Erdogan and Aliyev against Armenians and Armenia.

I know how unpleasant it is to read about a war that is happening far away from where you are right now.I knew how unpleasant it was for millions of viewers at the Eurovision back in 2016 to engage a few minutes into the discussion about why I put up the Kharabagh flag in a contest that doesn’t want to be involved in politics. What many people don’t know is that this year I got an excited call from Germany that 200 experts voted, without me knowing about it, to discuss me representing Germany at the Eurovision 2021. Everybody was excited, me as well. Then I got a call that the press-department said unfortunately they decided last minute that they couldn’t take me, explaining that I already participated and that wouldn’t make sense for Germany. I knew from the first second that this explanation was nonsense but the real reason could only be, that I put up the Kharabagh flag up and Germany does not appreciate political involvement in the Eurovision and would get a shitstorm if they would choose me representing them since there are many Muslims living in Germany. Which I completely understand. I want to make everyone understand that this is not a war between Azerbaijan/Turkey and Armenia but a war against Alliyev and Erdogan. When Artsakh shoots back they warn the population of Azerbaijan to evacuate, while Azerbaijan is targeting peaceful civilians, not even telling their own people to hide in bunkers. After they told me kindly that even though they would like me to participate they decided not to, I was mad at myself…regretting that my past act of patriotism would influence my career once again…

Source: Iveta Mukuchyan