Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 16 |
First appearance | 2007 |
Highest placement | 1st: 2010, 2021 |
Host | 2011, 2022 |
Related articles | |
Depi Mankakan Evratesil | |
External links | |
AMPTV page | |
Armenia's page at JuniorEurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 |
The first representative to participate for the nation at the
History
Armenian broadcaster
Following their debut success, Armenia continued to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in third place on three occasions (
Armenia were the host country of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011, which took place on 3 December at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex located in the Armenian capital, Yerevan.[8] It was the first time in history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the contest was held in the previous year's winning country. ARMTV was the main organiser of the show, being provided financial aid from the EBU made of entrance fees from the participating broadcasters, while Swedish company HD Resources assisted with the technical side of the production.[9]
The Armenian broadcaster announced on 21 July 2016, that they would be participating at the contest being held in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016.[10] ARMTV announced on 10 August 2016 that they had internally selected Anahit Adamyan and Mary Vardanyan to represent them at the contest, singing the song "Tarber". They placed second with total 232 points after Georgia, beaten only by 7 points.[11]
On 26 February 2018, ARMTV revealed that their 12th Junior Eurovision entry would be selected using Depi Mankakan Evratesil.[12]
Despite being included on the final list of participating countries,
On 2 September 2021, it was confirmed by the EBU that Armenia would return to the
It was confirmed on 21 December 2021 that Armenia would host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[18] Armenia was represented by Nare with the song "Dance!", which finished second place with 180 points.
In 2023, Armenia was represented by Yan Girls and the song "Do It My Way", which finished third out of sixteen participants with 180 points.
Participation overview
1 | First place |
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
† | Upcoming event |
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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2007 | Arevik | "Erazanq" (Երազանք) | Armenian | 2 | 136 |
2008 | Monica Manucharova | "Im ergi hnchyune" (Իմ երգի հնչյունը) | Armenian | 8 | 59 |
2009 | Luara Hayrapetyan | "Barcelona" (Բարսելոնա) | Armenian | 2 | 116 |
2010 | Vladimir Arzumanyan | " Mama " (Մամա)
|
Armenian | 1 | 120 |
2011 | Dalita | "Welcome to Armenia" | Armenian, English | 5 | 85 |
2012 | Compass Band | "Sweetie Baby" | Armenian, English | 3 | 98 |
2013 | Monika | "Choco-Factory" | Armenian, English | 6 | 69 |
2014 | Betty | "People of the Sun" | Armenian, English | 3 | 146 |
2015 | Mika
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"Love" | Armenian, English | 2 | 176 |
2016 | Anahit and Mary
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"Tarber" (Տարբեր) | Armenian, English | 2 | 232 |
2017 | Misha
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"Boomerang" | Armenian, English | 6 | 148 |
2018 | L.E.V.O.N | "L.E.V.O.N" | Armenian | 9 | 125 |
2019 | Karina Ignatyan
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"Colours of Your Dream" | Armenian, English | 9 | 115 |
2020 | Maléna | "Why" | Armenian, English | Withdrawn X | |
2021 | Maléna | "Qami Qami" (Քամի Քամի) | Armenian, English[a] | 1 | 224 |
2022 | Nare | "Dance!" | Armenian, English | 2 | 180 |
2023 | Yan Girls | "Do It My Way" | Armenian, English | 3 | 180 |
Commentators and spokespersons
The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[19] The Armenian broadcaster, ARMTV, send their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Armenian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Armenia. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2007.
Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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2007 | Gohar Gasparyan and Felix Khachatryan | Ani Sahakyan | |
2008 | Gohar Gasparyan | Mary Sahakyan | |
2009 | Razmik Aghajanyan | ||
2010 | Gohar Gasparyan and Artak Vardanyan | Nadya Sargsyan | |
2011 | Artak Vardanyan and Marianna Javakhyan | Razmik Aghajanyan | |
2012 | Gohar Gasparyan | Mika | |
2013 | Dalita and Vahe Khanamiryan | David Vardanyan | |
2014 | Avet Barseghyan | Monika Avanesyan | |
2015 | Betty | ||
2016 | Mika | ||
2017 | Gohar Gasparyan | Lilit Tokhatyan | |
2018 | Mika and Dalita | Vardan Margaryan | |
2019 | Avet Barseghyan and Mane Grigoryan | Erik Antonyan | |
2020 | No broadcast | Did not participate | N/A |
2021 | Arman Margaryan and Hrachuhi Utmazyan | Karina Ignatyan | |
2022 | Hamlet Arakelyan and Hrachuhi Utmazyan | Maléna | |
2023 | Lino Mercier |
Hostings
Year | Location | Venue | Presenters | Ref. |
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2011 | Yerevan | Karen Demirchyan Complex | Gohar Gasparyan and Avet Barseghyan | [42] |
2022 | Karina Ignatyan
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[43] |
See also
- Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
- Armenia in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Armenia in the Eurovision Young Musicians– A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
Notes
- ^ Contains phrases in Western Armenian
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