Genealogy (band)
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Genealogy was an
The group performed the song "Face the Shadow" in the contest. The song was originally called "Don't Deny", but organizers changed it later to the present title, as it was deemed too political (hinting at Armenian genocide denial).[2][3] The song represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 on the final held on 23 May 2015, finishing 16th overall, with a total of 34 points from only 8 countries including a maximum 12 points from Georgia.
Members
The first member of the group,
On 28 April 2015 the five Armenian diaspora members of the group, the American Kaprelian, the Australian O'Doherty Basmadjian, the Ethiopian Tilbian, the French Altounian and the Japanese-American Topalian, became Armenian citizens and at the end of an audience with President Serzh Sargsyan were given their Armenian passports by the President.[9] The sixth member Inga Arshakyan already carries Armenian citizenship.
Continent | Country | Artist | Birth date | Date announced |
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Africa |
Ethiopia | Vahe Tilbian | 17 February 1980 | 23 February 2015 |
Americas |
United States | Tamar Kaprelian | 28 October 1986 | 20 February 2015 |
Asia |
Japan | Stephanie Topalian
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5 August 1987 | 27 February 2015 |
Europe |
France | Essaï Altounian | 5 November 1980 | 16 February 2015 |
Oceania |
Australia | Mary-Jean O'Doherty Basmadjian | 2 April 1982 | 3 March 2015 |
Armenia |
Armenia | Inga Arshakyan | 18 March 1982 | 12 March 2015 |
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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ICE | |||
"Face the Shadow" | 2015 | 47 | Non-album single(s) |
After Eurovision
After Eurovision,
Essaï Altounian was a judge in Depi Evratesil 2017, where he mentored Artsvik to victory. In 2019, he was a member of the "Wall of the World" panel on the CBS talent competition The World's Best.
References
- ^ a b "Eurovision Armenia: Geneaology will fly to Vienna!". esctoday.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ William Lee Adams. "Armenia: Eurovision Supergroup Genealogy will sing "Don't Deny"". Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Arka News Agency: Armenia changes name of its Eurovision entry from “Don’t Deny” to “Face the Shadow”
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: First artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: Second artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: Third artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: Fourth artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: Fifth artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (28 April 2015). "Eurovision Armenia: Genealogy meet the president of Armenia". Esctoday. Retrieved 1 May 2015.