Armenian world music duo Ladaniva are back with another single. The Eurovision 2024 representatives have this week released new song “Margarita”.
About “Margarita”
Ladaniva, the world music duo who represented Armenia in the Contest in Malmö, have release their latest single. The new track “Margarita” from the pair follows the release of “Yasaman” earlier in the summer. Like much of their previous work, “Margarita” is a contemporary pop song, taking influence from traditional Armenian folk, Latin American musicality and African beats. The song is rounded off in classic Ladaniva style with Frech-Armenian flair. The vast majority of the lyrics to “Margarita” are in the French language.
The new single was written by Jaklin and Louis of the duo themselves. The release of “Margarita” comes ahead of Ladaniva’s upcoming second studio album. Their debut self-titled album was released in 2023, and was followed by the “Ladaniva (Postcards)” deluxe version in 2024. The band are excepted to announce more information about their next project in the coming months.
Ladaniva are due to be playing a string of shows in their home of France throughout the rest of 2026. The band have also announced a large show at the famous “La Cigale” music venue in Paris, in December. More information about the upcoming shows can be found on the duo’s website and social media accounts.
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Who are Ladaniva?
The duo of Ladaniva are a world music pairing, consisting of singer Jaklin Baghdasaryan, who was born in Armenia and grew up in Belarus, berfore moving to France in 2014. French instrumentalist Louis Thomas completes the duo. The pair met by chance at a music bar in Lille in 2019, and quickly hit it off. Their musical style is inspired by the traditional songs from Armenia, Russia & the Balkan countries, as well as from Latin America, Africa and the French island of Réunion.
Ladaniva (a reference to the off-road SUV Lada Niva) started to gain traction in the COVID lockdowns of 2020, with videos such as “Vay Aman” and “Zepyuri Aman” being received particularly well by the Armenian community. Their 2020 video “Kef Chilini” has reached over 29 million views on YouTube.
Ladaniva’s Eurovision history
For the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, Ladaniva were internally selected as the representatives of Armenia. Ladaniva performed their song “Jako” in the second of the Semi-Finals at the Contest in Malmö. The band qualified for the Grand Final, and would ultimately place eighth overall. “Jako” received 82 points from the public televote, and 101 from the international juries, scoring 183 points in total.
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