Jamala responds to criticism over national selection

The first live broadcast of the semi-finals of the national selection for the "Eurovision" contest took place yesterday. The votes of the judges and the viewers only partially coincided.

For instance, viewers supported Arsen Merzoyan, while the judges gave him low scores. As a result, Arsen did not advance to the national selection final, which upset his fans.

Last year's winner and a judge on the selection panel, Jamala, decided to respond to the criticism on her Instagram page.

According to the artist, the judges faced a difficult task: they needed to identify a potential winner of "Eurovision 2017", not just pick a cute song.

As a reminder, the group "Salto Nazad" and performer TAYANNA .