Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Country	Armenia
National selection
Selection process	Evrotesil 2009
Selection date(s)	14 February 2009
Selected entrant	Inga and Anush
Selected song	"Jan Jan"
Selected songwriter(s)	Avet Barseghyan Vardan Zadoyan Mane Hakobyan
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (5th, 99 points)
Final result	10th, 92 points
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Jan Jan" written by Avet Barseghyan, Vardan Zadoyan and Mane Hakobyan. The song was performed by the duo Inga and Anush. The Armenian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final Evratesil 2009, organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The national final took place on 14 February 2009 where twenty-one entries competed. "Jan Jan" performed by Inga and Anush was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a professional jury and a public televote.

Armenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 6, "Jan Jan" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Armenia placed fifth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 99 points. In the final, Armenia performed in position 9 and placed tenth out of the 25 participating countries with 92 points.