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Part ten
Introducing the 2009 entries: Armenia
Basic information
| Performers: | Inga & Anush (Ինգա և Անուշ) |
| Song: | Jan jan (Ջան ջան - My dear) |
| Language: | English and Armenian |
| Music: | Mane Akopyan |
| Lyrics: | Avet Barseghyan, Vardan Zadoyan |
| Draw: | 6th in the first semi final |
The song
Jan jan is a folkloristic up-tempo dance song. The lyrics are an invitation to dance the Nor par, a dance that is supposed to spread hopes for a new and better life:
Can't you see?
We aren’t free
Fixed like a tree
To the holy ground
With my sound
I'll be always around
I wanna dance, don't you stand
Sister, give me hand
Everybody move your body
We are dancing nor par
The singers
The sisters Inga and Anush Arshakyan are both graduates of the S. Aslamazyan music school. Inga studied violin and jazz singing and she has laso worked as a violinist for a well-known orchestra. Her sister Anush majored in piano, but she also studied jazz singing. In 1994, she had already been the winner of a music contest in Omsk and she would also perform with the philharmonic orchestra of Armenia.
As a duo, the sisters started their career in 2000 by entering the National Song Theater of Armenia. Ever since they have enjoyed a successful career with many concerts around Europe and the USA. Nowadays they are said to be the most popular folk singers in Armenia.
In 2009, they entered the Armenian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest and won it making them the first duo to represent Armenia. Later, it was announced that the famous Russian trio Fresh Art is working with the sisters to develop the stage image and the performance for Moscow.
- You can find new pictures from the photo session with Fresh Art here.
The national selection
Armenia hold a classic national final this year. On a Saturday evening, 21 acts performed one song each and the winner was chosen by a mix of jury voting and televoting. Inga & Anush were the favourites of both and could win the national final ahead of Mher and Dorians.
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Armenia took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2006 and has become one of the most successful countries since finishing eighth twice and fourth once last year. Remarkably, 2009 will mark the third year in a row the Armenian entry will be performed in English and the national language.
Ինգա և Անուշ Արշակյաններին ցանկանում ենք հաջողություն,լավ ելույթ և լավ արդյունք Մոսկվայում
Videos
Live in the national final:
The preview video:
Inga & Anush with their song Gutan:
Inga & Anush performing the song Sandi yerke live:
Other parts of this series
Tomorrow, we will take a look at the German entry.
Related polls
- Armenia decided: How much do you like Apricot stone?
- esctoday.com National Final Awards 2010: Best SONG not to qualify in the ARMENIA?
- esctoday.com National Final Awards 2010: Best PERFORMANCE not to qualify in the ARMENIA?
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Check out this video:
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=4JZ_QJlMRO8
You must watch it!
Hadise's great performance!
I love it!
Her voice,stage,song is just AMAZING=)
EMRAH AKMAN JAHANAM OL!SIKTIR OL!
from now on im not gonna check n probably not gonna react under news about Armenia.
ull never grow up,ull never learn,ull never change.
n ull keep on screwin the purpose of the contest n esctoday.
no need to take u serious n waste time under the articles u invade
do whatever u want 
Will this year any Scandinavian and Benelux country get any single point to best song on this year ESC, or they will share their points between themself and cyrillic mafia?
here r some of his daily comments..
Giorgos Xristou!!! [47278] Wed 25 Mar 2009 22:58:48
time to go to toilet lol take it easy i know u miss Mongolia turks lol once again PEACE
know what makes me laugh? when i see words like this "kuzey kibris turk cumhuriyeti" or what lol IT REALLY MAKES ME LAUGH
GREECE+CYPRUS+ARMENIA-----BROTHERSSSSSSS
We are with U!!
Go Cyprus,Go Armenia,Go Greece! brothers forever!! 
@ Everybody crazy for ..Eurovizz! : yes dear.. we all know who is he .. he is just trying to show himself as pure and peacefull person and others as fighter to new readers.. r we stupid?
they will be in the fiNAL FOR SURE. its armenia after all no?
@ X. 4. U. S. what? nobody can call me like that.. so i don't answer u .. i hope moderators will answer to you.. if u really wanted to peace, u wouldn't support giorgos because he is creating arguments and insulting many people every second..he has nothing to do apart from insulting turkey.. maybe u and giorgos r same people..
I JUST HATE when turks offend armenian culture, noone has right to offend, armenian or any other culture, STOP it turks. Armenians are my brothers! Relax!
to the EDITORS : please read all these comments and do somethings to stop these stupid arguments because these arguments damaging this site and disturbing all people(maybe some of them enjoying)..
@X. 4. U. S. : i am againist him or other arrogant people not as a turk! as a member of esctoday...! normally editors sould bann him.. btw i don't think that giorgos is greek because a greek can't damage his country like that.. he doesn't care greece .. he is possibly armenian
baran,my little boy born from pakistani mother and iraqi father! relax and go to live somewhere in Mongolia ( the plave all barans and umuts come from)
Sooo tired of your trashing.someone please ban this stupid turk ...oh sorry iraqi-pakistani fool!
Goo Armenia
Of course Armenia will be in the final! If Hayko could do it, so can Inga & Anush. I haven't seen such a jolly, charming and fun performance in a long time. And I really hope they wear those chic outfits from the video in Moscow! It reminds me of the French entry from 1986 (let's hope that's not a bad omen), and it's definitely one of my favourites this year. Good luck, Armenia! 
ı love eurovision, it can bring many cultural things the stage..this son is an uzbek music..congratulktions uzbekistan...and I am sure armania is proud becoz representeing uzbekistan
now i love this song....(super 12 points from Latvia)
Everybody move your body
We are dancing nor par
Aaah, can't stop listening to it all day, it's so catchy
Good luck to the luvly sisters ! Good luck Armenia !!!
Go Jan Jan !!! 
Hahaha, always cheers me up! I'm loving this song more and more each day. Great dance!
Best of wishes from Bosnia
the BEST song this year
armenians+greeks=brothers forever
@ Giorgos Xristou
I love you man!
Greeks & Armenians united forever 
Medevil Gothic Rules!!!
No, seriously, these two obviously talented girls are undeservedly dumped in a ESC corner, dumped by who may i ask? By bunch of popmusic fans - kiddos under age 16 and adults.. common thread in their musical tastes appears to be attraction to primitive and highly repetitive sounds. ( you know everyone pretty good these entry's of this year ;] ) C'mon people! what are you waiting for? bring something different just like Armenia did this year, very interesting and artistic. But, yea, sadly enough... not everyone is able to distinguish art from a rubbish.
Bai!
Can people here please stick to the topic?!!! thank you
so now:
Today the girls had an interview with the most active bloggers and this is what they said about the show:
"FRESH ART will prepare stage performances, choreography, costumes, makeup and hairdos. The first work with the sisters began with their photo session.
These images reflected an integrated approach to the Caucasian culture. For Europeans, there is no clear line between the Georgian, Armenian and Ossetian cultures
In these images they were as ancient Armenian priestesses.
On the final version of the show , Anush told that they will sing without back vocals , but four female dancers .
The final image is similar to the one that was prepared by the company for the photo session. in the final version bright colors will appear "
So I`m really glad to see that they`re gonna keep this new Ethno-glomour, Medevil Gothic Armenian looks and even add some more colors to it. So I`m very excited to see their show. I think they`re show will be the most mind blowing show this year, if not ever in ESC`s history. Armenia is definitely a dark horse this year.
Those comments here are ridiculous. Some people (both greeks and turks) have serious mental problems. This is a thread about the armenian song, not one to show who has a bigger... culture. That's why the western europeans think that greeks and turks are illiterate and uncivilized.
By the way, the armenian song has grown a lot to me lately, the dance is great, I also taught it to my girlfriend lol
@sara yes hon i am in contact with her she just cant get a new membership dunno why 
but she is reading all comments and wanted me to give u big kisses (eurovizz and u) that u mentioned her name in your profiles
@galandar, is there any link for azerbaijan esc site? i was looking for it but couldnt find , can u help me , çok sevgiler
!!!!
This following song is an amazing entry, which should have represent ISRAEL this year:
Maya Buskila - Nishmati (My soul) composed by Zvika Pik (Diva 1998)
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=1Cu1PlU5yJk
But finally she participate at "Big Brother VIP" program in ISRAEL, and we missed this song in ESC2009. Maybe in 2010...
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