Franco-Armenian duo Ladaniva have revealed “Jako” is the song that will represent Armenia at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. The song was originally released on their self titled album in September.
The release comes shortly after Armenia’s AMPTV revealed that Ladaniva would represent the Caucasian nation at Eurovision 2024.
Stream “Jako”
About Ladaniva
Ladaniva is an Armenian-French duo made up of Armenian singer Jaklin Baghdasaryan and French multi-instrumentalist Louis Thomas. The group creates music with many traditional Armenian folk elements as well as influences from other traditional forms of music. The duo is based in Lille, France, and released their first album in September. Their discography is primarily in Armenian, with some French songs as well.
Armenia’s Eurovision Journey
In 2006, Armenia made their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest, where André represented the nation with his entry “Without Your Love”, placing 8th overall. Since their debut, Armenia has participated 15 times, 12 of which saw them make the Grand Final. Their best result was both in 2008 and 2014, achieving 4th place with Sirusho and “Qélé Qélé” and Aram MP3 with “Not Alone”.
Armenia took part in the 2023 edition of the Contest with Brunette and her song “Future Lover”. She qualified from the second semi-final of the Contest in Liverpool, making it to the final on Saturday. The final result saw Armenia finish in 14th place with 122 points. The juries gave Brunette 69 points, whilst the televoters awarded her 53 points.
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News Source: AMPTV
Photo Credit: Ladaniva
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[…] his tenure, he has seen mixed results for Armenia, with the highest place coming in 2024 when Ladaniva finished 8th. However, in Junior Eurovision, AMPTV has been far more successful, winning the Contest in 2021. […]