Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) | |||
| Country | Armenia | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 20 January 2006 Song: 17 March 2006 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Without Your Love" | |||
| Artist | André | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 150 points) | |||
| Final result | 8th, 129 points | |||
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Armenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Without Your Love", composed by Armen Matirosyan, with lyrics by Catherine Bekian, and performed by André. The Armenian participating broadcaster, the Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV), internally selected its entry for the contest. André's selection as the Armenian artist was announced on 20 January 2006, while the song was later presented to the public on 17 March 2006. This was the first-ever entry from Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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.