Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Armenia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Without Your Love" written by Armen Matirosyan and Catherine Bekian. The song was performed by André, who was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. André's selection as the Armenian artist was announced on 20 January 2006, while the song "Without Your Love" was later presented to the public on 17 March 2006.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Country | Armenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 20 January 2006 Song: 17 March 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | André | |||
| Selected song | "Without Your Love" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 150 points) | |||
| Final result | 8th, 129 points | |||
| Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Armenia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "Without Your Love" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 20 May. It was later revealed that Armenia placed sixth out of the 23 participating countries in the semi-final with 150 points. In the final, Armenia was the closing performance of the show in position 24, placing eighth out of the 24 participating countries with 129 points.