Armenia

Armenia's Eurovision debut came in 2006 in the form of Andre's Without Your Love at the Athens Contest, ending up in eighth with a total 129 points in the Final (including two douze points from Portugal and Russia).  The follow-up entry for the Helsinki Contest in 2007 was in the form of Andre and his song Anytime You Need.  The song again landed Armenia in eighth place, but increased the country's points total, including a first and so-far only douze points from Turkey (to the surprise of many spectators, and even the artist himself).  In Belgrade next year, Armenia proved that third time is indeed the charm, by placing second in its Semi Final and finishing the contest in fourth place, and almost breaking 200 points, with Sirusho's Qele Qele:

The country placed in the Top Ten with its entries in Moscow (2009) and Oslo (2010), but failed to make the final at the 2011 Contest in Dusseldorf, not performing in Final for the first time since its debut.  Last year, Armenia pulled out of the Baku Contest last year, because of safety and security concerns for its delegation (& any Armenian Eurovision fans) and how they would be treated in Azerbaijan.  This was generally viewed as a valid reason, since the two countries are officially at war over the region of Nagarno-Karabagh, de jure part of Azerbajian over which Armenia has territorial and cultural claim (& the birthplace of the Armenia's 2007 Eurovision representative Andre).  Political tensions between the two Caucasus neighbors had already spilled over into Eurovision in previous years, with the neighbors involved in minor and major incidents.

After this one year break, Dorians will hit the Malmo stage for Armenia with Lonely Planet, a light rock ballad composed by Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, with high hopes of avoiding a repeat of 2011.  This is one of the few songs in this year's Contest whose fate I am completely unsure of.  Thankfully the decision is not with me, but with the public votes coming from the participating countries.  Here's a look (clip of the song at the national selection presentation):