"Apricot Stone" a song by Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n-Russia

Russia

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n singer Eva Rivas

Eva Rivas

-Early life:Rivas was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don to an Armenian mother and a father of Russian and Greek descent. She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother...

, was the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...

 held in Oslo

Oslo

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, Norway

Norway

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. The song was written by two former Eurovision songwriters: Armen Martirosyan

Armen Martirosyan (musician)

Armen Martirosyan He studied the first music lessons in his early childhood and the first teacher was his grandmother, who taught him the nuts and bolts of the notes...

, composer of "Without Your Love", the first Armenian Eurovision entry by André

André (singer)

André, born Andrey Hovnanian is an Armenian singer. He won the Best Male Singer trophy at the Armenian Music Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In addition, he performs as a actor at the local theater in Stepanakert, in the Nagorno-Karabakh.-Early life :At the age of three André started...

; and Karen Kavaleryan

Karen Kavaleryan

Karen Kavaleryan is a Russian lyricist of Armenian origin. He currently holds the record for representing the most countries in the Eurovision Song Contest with five...

, six-time lyricist for five different countries.. The arrangement was provided by nationally recognized arranger and record producer Ara Torosyan.

The song featured the duduk

Duduk

The duduk , traditionally known since antiquity as a Ծիրանափող is a traditional woodwind instrument indigenous to Armenia. Variations of it are popular in the Middle East and Central Asia...

 played by famous Armenian `dudukahar' Djivan Gasparyan

Djivan Gasparyan

Djivan Gasparyan is an Armenian musician and composer. He plays the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gasparyan is known as the Master of the duduk.-Biography:...

, the oldest person ever to feature in a Eurovision Song Contest performance. The instrument is traditionally made of apricot wood.
The apricot

Apricot

The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.- Description :...

, known in Armenia since ancient times, has long been held as an emblem of the country which has been called "The motherland of the apricot."
Some have interpreted the lyrics of Apricot Stone to have a political message about the Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...

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Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Swiss Singles Chart	54

External links

• Apricot Stone Official music video at Youtube
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• Apricot Stone Official music video at Clipland