SIMÓN performed “Paloma Rumba”, his entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, during Eurovision in Concert 2026 in Amsterdam last Saturday. SIMÓN performed the song live for the first time alongside other Eurovision 2026 contestants in the Dutch capital.
Simon Hovhannisyan, better known as SIMÓN, participated in Depi Evratesil, the Armenian selection for Eurovision 2025 and finished second with “Ay paparey bye”. He won the international and Armenian jury votes during the contest. SIMÓN was the final artist to be revealed for Eurovision 2026.
SIMÓN will perform “Paloma Rumba” sixth in the second semi-final on May 14.
Armenia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and has participated every year since, excluding 2012 and 2021. Armenia’s best results came in 2008 and 2014, when they finished 4th in the final. They have failed to qualify for the final on three occasions. Since their debut, they have finished in the top 10 in the final eight times.
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