Armenia's Rosa Linn advances to Eurovision final
Armenia's Rosa Linn has qualified for the grand final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest during the first semifinal in Turin, Italy, on Tuesday night.
Lithuania, Switzerland, Ukraine, Norway, Moldova, Iceland, Greece, Portugal and the Netherlands also earned their place in the final.
The second semi-final will take place on Thursday with another 18 countries competing against one another.
It was the first time in four years that Armenia had advanced to the final. “I can imagine how happy [the people of Armenia] must be,” Rosa Linn, one of the co-writers of “Snap,” Armenia’s Eurovision entry, said after the show. “I just lost my uncle and my grandpa. It’s a sad time but I’m happy to bring some smiles to my family after such a terrible period.”