LoveWave explained

LoveWave
Cover:LoveWave_-_Iveta_Mukuchyan.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Iveta Mukuchyan
Recorded:2016
Genre:Pop
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Song: "LoveWave"
Year:2016
Country:Armenia
Artist:Iveta Mukuchyan
Language:English
Composer:Lilith Navasardyan, Levon Navasardyan
Lyricist:Iveta Mukuchyan, Stephanie Crutchfield
Place:7th
Points:249
Place Semi:2nd
Points Semi:243
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"LoveWave" is a song by Armenian singer Iveta Mukuchyan. Premiered on March 2, 2016, it was released as a single on March 30, 2016. It represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. "LoveWave" was written by Mukuchyan, Stephanie Crutchfield, Lilith Navasardyan and Levon Navasardyan. To promote the song, an accompanying music video was released and co-stars Mukuchyan and Swedish model Ben Dahlhaus.

Background and release

On October 13, 2015, the Public Television of Armenia announced Mukuchyan as the Armenian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] On the same day, they also announced an open contest for songwriters from all over the world. On December 31, 2015, the official YouTube channel of Eurovision uploaded a video, where Mukuchyan said: "We received songs from Canada, the United States, Sweden, Armenia, Germany - almost everywhere. We had amazing songs and it was really hard to decide which one to choose. I want to thank all the composers and producers."[2] In the video she also revealed that they have chosen the song, stating: "The one we chose touched me deep inside my heart. I didn't even know that a song could touch me like that."

On February 19, 2016, the song's title and the release date were announced.[3] The lyrics of "LoveWave" is written by Mukuchyan and Stephanie Crutchfield, while it was composed by Lilith Navasardyan and Levon Navasardyan. On March 2, 2016, the song was premiered by the Public Television of Armenia, and was uploaded to Eurovision's YouTube channel.[4] On March 30, 2016, the song was released for digital download on iTunes as a single.[5] An official remix of "LoveWave" by Rhannes premiered on May 4, 2016.[6]

Music video

The music video for "LoveWave" was separately shot in Germany and Armenia, and features Mukuchyan and Swedish model Ben Dahlhaus, who lives in Germany and is known for his work with famous fashion brands. It is the production of the Public Television of Armenia and Germany's Black Sheep communications. On February 19, 2016, an 18-second teaser of the video was uploaded to Mukuchyan's YouTube channel. The video for "LoveWave" premiered on March 2, 2016. On March 25, 2016, an official lyric video of the song was uploaded to Mukuchyan's YouTube channel.[7]

Eurovision Song Contest

See main article: Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. On 25 January 2016, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Armenia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2016, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[8] Mukuchyan performed "LoveWave" in position 7, following the entry from the Netherlands and before the entry from San Marino.[9] The song qualified from the first semi-final and competed in the final on May 14, 2016, where she performed the song last in position 26, following the entry from United Kingdom.[10] [11] The song finished in 7th place with 249 points.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iveta Mukuchyan to represent Armenia. Eurovision.tv. October 13, 2015. March 3, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324091047/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=iveta_mukuchyan_to_represent_armenia. March 24, 2016.
  2. Web site: A Happy New Year from Iveta Mukuchyan!. Eurovision.tv. December 31, 2015. March 3, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306183929/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=a_happy_new_year_from_iveta_mukuchyan. March 6, 2016.
  3. Web site: Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan to sing LoveWave. Eurovision.tv. February 19, 2016. March 3, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505025854/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=armenia_iveta_mukuchyan_to_sing_lovewave. May 5, 2016.
  4. Web site: Armenia: Video premiere of LoveWave. Eurovision.tv. March 2, 2016. March 3, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303145355/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=armenia_video_premiere_of_lovewave. March 3, 2016.
  5. Web site: LoveWave (Eurovision 2016 - Armenia) - Single by Iveta Mukuchyan. iTunes. March 30, 2016. March 31, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415225426/https://itunes.apple.com/am/album/lovewave-eurovision-2016-armenia/id1097957541?i=1097958318. April 15, 2016.
  6. Web site: Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave (Official Remix by RHANNES). Iveta Mukuchyan's YouTube channel. May 4, 2016. May 4, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103111119/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFRqYZEmMg0. January 3, 2018.
  7. Web site: Համացանցում հասանելի է "LoveWave" երգի Lyrics video-ն. բացվում են որոշ գաղտնիքներ եվրատեսիլյան երգի խոսքերի մասին. Armenia 1. March 25, 2016. March 25, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160329063248/http://www.1tv.am/hy/news/2016/03/25/LoveWave-Lyrics-video/27893. March 29, 2016.
  8. Web site: Allocation Draw: The results!. Eurovision.tv. March 4, 2016. January 25, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234614/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=allocation_draw_the_results. March 4, 2016.
  9. Web site: Jordan. Paul. Running order of the Semi-Finals revealed. Eurovision.tv. May 2, 2016. April 8, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160503202713/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=running_order_of_the_semi-finals_revealed. May 3, 2016.
  10. Web site: We have our first ten finalists. eurovision.tv. May 11, 2016. May 10, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160510222527/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=50we_have_our_first_ten_finalists. May 10, 2016.
  11. Web site: Running order for the 2016 Grand Final revealed. eurovision.tv. May 13, 2016. May 13, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160513213612/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=113running_order_for_grand_final_revealed. May 13, 2016.
  12. Web site: Ukraine wins 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. eurovision.tv. May 15, 2016. May 14, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160515031943/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=ukraine_wins_2016_eurovision_song_contest. May 15, 2016.
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160522092126/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20160513&newi=0&mode=list&navi=no&platform=Win32&browser=Safari Swedish Heatseekers Chart
  14. Web site: Միհրան Ծառուկյանը, Իվետա Մուկուչյանը և այլք' "Ծիծեռնակ" մրցանակաբաշխության մրցանակակիրներ. 22 December 2017. 6 April 2017. esctoday.com. hy. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042532/http://life.tert.am/am/news/2017/04/06/ticernak/34717. 23 December 2017.

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