Armenia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 with the song "Without Your Love" performed by one of Armenia's top artists, André, and produced by Anush Hovnanyan. Armenia had never entered the competition before, therefore, it had to compete in the semi-final. André was the first performer of the semi-final. The song reached the final of the contest on 20 May 2006 and gave Armenia a successful debut coming in 8th position.