Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Armenia | |
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Member station | ARMTV |
National selection events |
Internal Selection (2007, 2015-2016) Junior Eurosong (2008–2014) |
Appearances | |
Appearances | 10 |
First appearance | 2007 |
Best result | 1st: 2010 |
Worst result | 8th: 2008 |
External links | |
Armenia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
Armenia has competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest ten times, having debuted in 2007. Armenia has one of the most successful track records in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
History
For their first entry, Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) internally selected Arevik to represent Armenia.[1] At the contest in Rotterdam, Arevik came second for Armenia with the song Erazanq, being beaten by Belarus' Alexey Zhigalkovich by only one point. Armenia's second entry was Monika Manucharova with the song Im Ergi Hnchyune, which placed eighth in the 2008 contest in Limassol. Their third entry was Luara Hayrapetyan with the song Barcelona, which placed second (tied with Russia) in the 2009 contest in Kiev.
Armenia won for the first time in 2010 with the song Mama by Vladimir Arzumanyan. On home soil in Yerevan in 2011, Dalita sang Welcome To Armenia and came fifth among thirteen participants. In 2012, Compass Band represented Armenia with Sweetie Baby at the 2012 contest in Amsterdam, placing third. On 30 November 2013, Monica Avanesyan carried the Armenian flag with the song Choco Fabric at the 2013 contest in Kiev. In 2014, Betty represented Armenia with the song, "People of the Sun", placing third. A year later, Michael Varosyan represented Armenia in Sofia, placing second, with the highest point tally for Armenia in all its history.
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.[2] 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" which translates as Different. Song placed second with total 232 points after Georgia, beaten only by 7 points .[3]
Participation
- Table key
1st place 2nd place 3rd place Last place
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 | Monica Avanesyan | "Choco-Factory" | Armenian, English | 6 | 69 |
2014 | Betty | "People of the Sun" | Armenian, English | 3 | 146 |
2015 | Michael Varosyan | "Love" | Armenian, English | 2 | 176 |
2016 | Anahit & Mary | "Tarber" (Տարբեր) | Armenian, English | 2 | 232 |
Broadcasts and voting
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.[4] 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(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson |
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2007 | Gohar Gasparyan | Ani Sahakyan |
2008 | Mari Sahakyan | |
2009 | Razmik Arghajanyan | |
2010 | Gohar Gasparyan and Artak Vandanyan | Nadia Sargsyan |
2011 | Artak Vardanyan and Marianna Javakhyan | Razmik Arghajanyan |
2012 | Gohar Gasparyan | Mika |
2013 | Dalita and Vahe Khanamiryan | David Vardanyan |
2014 | Avet Barseghyan | Monica Avanesyan |
2015 | Betty | |
2016 | Mika | |
Voting history
The tables below shows Armenia's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:
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Hostings
Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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2011 | Yerevan | Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex | Avet Barseghyan & Gohar Gasparyan |
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.
References
- ↑ "Arevik group to represent the country in Rotterdam". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ↑ García, Belén (21 July 2016). "Armenia confirms participation at Junior Eurovision!". esc-plus.com. Esc-plus. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ García, Belén (10 August 2016). "Anahit & Mary to sing for Armenia at Junior Eurovision 2016!". esc-plus.com. Esc-plus. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
- Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Official EBU Page