| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |  Armenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 13 October 2015 Song: 2 March 2016 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Iveta Mukuchyan | |||
| Selected song | "LoveWave" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 243 points) | |||
| Final result | 7th, 249 points | |||
| Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "LoveWave" written by Lilith Navasardyan, Levon Navasardyan, Iveta Mukuchyan and Stephanie Crutchfield. The song was performed by Iveta Mukuchyan, who was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) to represent Armenia in the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Mukuchyan's selection as the Armenian artist was announced on 13 October 2015, while the song "LoveWave" was later presented to the public on 2 March 2016.
Armenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 7, "LoveWave" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Armenia placed second out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 243 points. In the final, Armenia was the closing performance of the show in position 26, placing seventh out of the 26 participating countries with 249 points.