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Yesterday the Wiwi Jury — our in-house panel of music unprofessionals — travelled to Armenia and visited the Matenadaran museuem in Yerevan. Amongst the ancient manuscripts we discussed the modern pop of Iveta Mukuchyan‘s song “LoveWave”. Did we catch her wave? Or was the surf flat? Read on to find out!
Iveta Mukuchyan – “LoveWave”
“LoveWave” reviews
Mario: Arguably the most original entry of Eurovision 2016! Iveta’s vocals and the explosion of drama in music video are captive, breathtaking and raw to perfection. It’s hella brave of ARMTV’s team to pick this one for Eurovision — and it undoubtedly pays off! If Iveta’s diction is on point on the night, “LoveWave” is definitely the dark horse to look for.
Score: 8/10
Deban: Iveta needs to edit the spoken word intro out of “LoveWave” during her live rendition, but retain all the suspense and drama of the music video. Much of
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The moment has arrived: Iveta Mukuchyan has finally debuted “LoveWave” her song for Eurovision 2016. The grand reveal, which comes after months of intense speculation, does not disappoint. In fact, we’re ready to cast off our life jackets and ride her wave…
Musically this is soulful and dramatic. Iveta works her smokey vocals to great effect, giving us a contemporary sound with flashes of rock goddess. The first 50 seconds are among the edgiest, most de-constructed 50 seconds we’ve heard at Eurovision. The intro ends with a supersonic swell that leads into Iveta dropping it raw and without reserve. She almost sounds like Michael Jackson and, at times, Tina Turner.
The abstract music video sees Iveta play opposite Swedish top model Ben Dahlhaus, who has been dubbed “Sweden’s Brad Pitt.” It’s built around emotions rather than specific actions, and the non-scripted scenario was meant to help Iveta and Ben explore and reveal their inner thou
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In 2016, Armenia stood out with a modern pop song and an impressive performance. Iveta was met with high expectations from Eurovision fans. She managed to bring home one of the best results Armenia has had in the contest.
AMPTV, the Armenian public broadcaster, internally selected Iveta Mukuchyan to företräda the country in Stockholm. The announcement took place in October 2015. In March 2016 the song LoveWave was presented as Iveta’s entry.
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Iveta Mukuchyan performed her song LoveWave in seventh place in the first semi-final. She ended up in second place with 243 points and thus qualified easily to the sista. This was one of the best results for Armenia in a Eurovision semi-final since 2008. However, Iveta’s participation in the semi-final was also notable for a controversy. While she was in the Green Room, she raised a flag of Nagorno-Karabakh. The distrikt is a disputed territory between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The EBU condemned th