The Armenian participating broadcaster, the Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV), internally selected its entry for the contest.

The Armenian national broadcaster, the Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV), confirmed its intentions to debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in its 2006 edition.

[2][5] On 8 February 2006, AMPTV announced the song "Without Your Love", composed by Armen Matirosyan with lyrics by Catherine Bekian, as its entry for the contest.

On 21 March 2006, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final and Armenia was set to open the show and perform in position 1, before the entry from Bulgaria.

[9] During the winners' press conference for the ten qualifying countries after the semi-final, Armenia was drawn to perform last in position 24, following the entry from Turkey.