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Armenia: Sirusho Eurovision Rehearsal, Opposition Urges Boycott

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 @ 14:59 UTC

by Onnik Krikorian

Countries:: Armenia, Serbia
Topics:: Arts & Culture, Music, Protest, International Relations, Entertainment, Politics
Languages:: English

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The Armenian Observer posts video of the first rehearsal by Armenia's entry into next week's Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, but also reports that opposition plans to urge a boycott of the young local pop star, Sirusho, continue. Regardless, with interest in Eurovision and Sirusho eclipsing local political frictions, my The Caucasus Knot reports that the 21-year-old is currently one of the favorites to win.

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