Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018


Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television is responsible for organising their entry for the contest.

Background

Prior to the 2018 contest, Armenia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its first entry in 2007, with their best result being in when they won with the song "Mama", performed by Vladimir Arzumanyan. Armenia went on to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the Armenian capital Yerevan.

Before Junior Eurovision

Depi Mankakan Evratesil

Competing entries

The twenty-three competing entries were released on 31 August 2018.
ArtistSongSongwriter
Anahit Arakelyan"Shabadibam" Armen Virabyan
Ani"Angels"Hasmik Melqonyan
Anna"1 2 3 4"Nick Egibyan
Arpi"Par" Tigran Petrosyan, Ada Simonyan
Gor X"Why Don't"Gor X
Eliza"Im Erazanq" Tigran Avetisyan, Liana Torosyan
Erik"Ari Pari" Nick Egibyan
Lia"Kamac-Kamac" Nick Egibyan, Vladimir Poghosyan
Lili"Payqar" Egine, Anna Danielyan
L.E.V.O.N"L.E.V.O.N"Artem Valter
Harut Harutyunyan"Amar e" Artem Valter
Maria Petrosyan"Happy Birthday"Nick Egibyan
Melisa"Qameleon" David Badalyan
Yurahatuk"Yurahatuk" Miqayel Margaryan
Nare Elizbaryan"Du karox es" Susanna Barseghyan
Sati"Insta" Nick Egibyan
Sekunda"Qez im Yerevan" Karen Ananyan, Armine Grigoryan
Serj Araqelyan"Good Mood"Grigor Kyokchyan
Silva Grigoryan"Poqrik Zinvor" Richard Madlenyan, Grigor Kyokchyan
Vahagn Mesrobyan"Es Ekel Em" Susanna Barseghyan
Vardan Margaryan"Janaparh" Mane Hakobyan, Avet Barseghyan
Vova"Leggo"Martin Mirzoyan, Grigor Kyokchyan
1+1"Misht Miasin" Qristine Davtyan

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final was held on 9 September 2018. The five acts shaded in orange qualified for the final.

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was held on 16 September 2018. The five acts shaded in orange qualified for the final.

Final

The final was held on 22 September 2018.

Artist and song information

Levon Galstyan

Levon Galstyan is an Armenian-Russian child singer. He represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "L.E.V.O.N".
Levon is no stranger to singing competitions, as in 2016 he participated in The Voice Kids Russia, where he was coached by Valeriy Meladze. Since then, he has taken part in local and international competitions, including New Wave in Russia as part of The Voices of Artsakh.

L.E.V.O.N

"L.E.V.O.N" is a song by Armenian-Russian child singer Levon Galstyan. He represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, finishing in 9th place with 125 points.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Armenia was drawn to perform seventeenth on 25 November 2018, following Macedonia and preceding Wales.

Voting

The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting started on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances were shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They could also vote for their own country’s song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, thus it would receive 20% of the available points. The public vote would count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% would come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Armenia

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Split voting results