Iceland will most probably change the rules for next year’s national selection, escxtra.com reports quoting Iceland's TV company.
This decision came following much criticism after the national selection this year; results of the televoting ranked Blár Ópal the first and Greta Salóme and Jónsi the second, while the jury preferred Greta Salóme and Jónsi with “Mundu eftir mér” (Remember me) song.
According to the new rules, after the top two are chosen, they will perform once again, and televoting will decide about the winner.
Azerbaijan’s Ell/Nikki duet with Running Scared song won the Eurovision 2011.
Armenia’s Emmy was knocked out of Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the May 10 seminal, although her performance of Boom Boom song was met warmly by the audience at Arena stadium in Düsseldorf, Germany.
For several months Armenia couldn’t decide on participation in the song contest. Public Television of Armenia demanded safety guarantees for the Armenian delegation from Baku and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
On January 17, the head of the Armenian delegation to Eurovision, Gohar Gasparyan said that Armenia’s participation in the contest proves its full fledged membership in EBU.
Eurovision semifinals are scheduled for May 22 and 24. Armenian along with Serbia, Sweden, Georgia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Macedonia, Estonia, Belarus, Turkey, Malta, Slovakia, Croatia, Norway, Ukraine, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Bosnia Herzegovina will perform in the second semifinal due on May 24.
Eurovision 2012 final is scheduled for May 26.
