Singer blames Public TV for Emmy’s failure in Eurovision

Armenian singer Leila Saribekyan blames the state-run Public TV for the failure of Armenia’s representative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

“The Public TV should include professionals [in that process], instead of dealing with caprices,” she told Tert.am.

“Generally, if we represent a nation, if we decide to take part in that contest, if we go for that, then we should take it professionally,” Saribekyan added.

It comes after Emmy, Armenia’s representative to the Eurovision 2011, failed in the first semi-final with her Boom-Boom.
Azerbaijan’s Ell and Nikki duo won this year’s Eurovision with their Running Scared.

Leila Saribekyan further said that all the songs Armenia has so far represented to that contest have been what she billed “fictitious, artificial and written with a goal”.

“And the songs written with a goal always fail,” she explained.

“Emmy has far grater vocal, technical capabilities,” Saribekyan said, adding that Emmy would have been more successful if she performed another song.

Further, Saribekyan said she likes Emmy as a singer. “I like Emka [meaning Emmy], and I regret that we failed to represent her abilities and efforts decently in abroad,” she said.

“It’s shameful, when the word ‘Armenia’ is pronounced and we present such a simplistic song,” Saribekyan noted, adding that the promotion of Boom-Boom in was not properly organized either.