Anytime You Need
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"Anytime You Need" was the Armenia
n entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
, performed in English
and Armenian
by Hayko
. This was the first occasion on which the Armenian language was used in a Contest entry.
The song is a ballad. Hayko addresses himself to his lover, telling her that while other relationships end, theirs will endure. He explains that "All I'll ever do is watch over you". He promises her that he will be there whenever she calls "crying with the blues" and that he will "dry your tears when you cry".
The final lines of the song are delivered in Armenian, and feature a similar profession of love, with Hayko singing that he will be "always with you".
The performance featured Hayko standing in the centre of the stage in front of an artificial tree. There were two backing musicians, one of whom was described by BBC
commentator Terry Wogan
as looking like a "red Indian
".
Due to Armenia having finished the previous Contest
in the top ten, the song was automatically qualified for the final. Here, it was performed twenty-third (following Turkey
's Kenan Doğulu with "Shake It Up Shekerim" and preceding Moldova
's Natalia Barbu
with "Fight
"). At the close of voting, it had received 138 points, placing 8th in a field of 24. This was the exact position Armenia had finished on debut in 2006.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
, performed in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Armenian
Armenian language
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
by Hayko
Hayko
Hayk Hakobyan , better known as Hayko , is an Armenian singer who won Armenia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. He represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in the final with the song "Anytime You Need"...
. This was the first occasion on which the Armenian language was used in a Contest entry.
The song is a ballad. Hayko addresses himself to his lover, telling her that while other relationships end, theirs will endure. He explains that "All I'll ever do is watch over you". He promises her that he will be there whenever she calls "crying with the blues" and that he will "dry your tears when you cry".
The final lines of the song are delivered in Armenian, and feature a similar profession of love, with Hayko singing that he will be "always with you".
The performance featured Hayko standing in the centre of the stage in front of an artificial tree. There were two backing musicians, one of whom was described by BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
commentator Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
as looking like a "red Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
".
Due to Armenia having finished the previous Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
in the top ten, the song was automatically qualified for the final. Here, it was performed twenty-third (following Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
's Kenan Doğulu with "Shake It Up Shekerim" and preceding Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
's Natalia Barbu
Natalia Barbu
Natalia Barbu is a Moldovan singer.- Music career :Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called Trigon on an alternative jazz-folk experiment...
with "Fight
Fight (song)
"Fight" was the Moldovan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Natalia Barbu. The song was written by Elena Buga and composed by Alexandru Braşoveanu....
"). At the close of voting, it had received 138 points, placing 8th in a field of 24. This was the exact position Armenia had finished on debut in 2006.
See also
- HaykoHaykoHayk Hakobyan , better known as Hayko , is an Armenian singer who won Armenia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. He represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in the final with the song "Anytime You Need"...
- Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007Armenia chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 using a national final that consisted of two semi-finals and a final, which took place on 25 February 2007. Hayko was selected by the jury to represent Armenia with the song "Anytime You Need". Although the decision was entirely up to...