Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country	Armenia
Selection process	National Final
Selection date	Quarter-finals: 2 September 2010 3 September 2010 Semi-final: 4 September 2010 Final: 5 September 2010
Competing entry
Song	"Mama"
Artist	Vladimir Arzumanyan
Placement
Final result	1st, 120 points
Participation chronology
◄2009 • 2010 • 2011►

Armenia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry by a national final. The winner was Vladimir Arzumanyan with "Mama", which represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 on 20 November 2010. The song was produced by Canadian-Armenian music producer DerHova, who also composed and produced Sirusho's Qele, Qele.

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

A submission period for artists was held until 5 August 2010. 31 entries were received, and 25 entries were chosen for the national final. ^{[1] [ better source needed ]}

Quarter-final 1

The first quarter-final was held on 2 September 2010, hosted by Anahit Sargsyan and Artak Vardanyan. Twelve songs competed and the top eight advanced to the semi-final based on the votes from an "expert" jury. ^[2]

Quarter-final 1 – 2 September 2010

Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Inessa Sahakyan	"Ari indz het"	—
2	Vahagn Grigoryan	"Vrum-vrum"	4
3	Zangak	"Evratesil"	—
4	Ninela	"Chalo shunik"	8
5	Ara Balayan	"Hrashqneri ashxarhamas"	—
6	Razmik Aghajanyan	"Vor lini"	1
7	Masis Minasyan	"Ergeq indz het"	2
8	Zinaida Meliqyan & Karina	"Erazanq"	—
9	Heghine Hayrapetyan	"Im poqrik enkere"	7
10	Dalita	"Jraharsi erge"	3
11	Aliqner	"Qami"	5
12	Hayk Melqonyan	"Im erkir Hayastan"	6

Quarter-final 2

The second quarter-final was held on 3 September 2010, hosted by Anahit Sargsyan and Artak Vardanyan. Thirteen songs competed and the top eight advanced to the semi-final based on the votes from an "expert" jury. ^[3]

Quarter-final 2 – 3 September 2010

Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Vladimir Arzumanyan	"Mama"	1
2	Ekeq Ergenq	"Hamakargich"	—
3	Meri Grigoryan	"Bemn im teghn e"	5
4	Anzhelika Barseghyan	"Voghjuyn"	—
5	Anahit Sahakyan	"Molorake dzaynakcum e mez"	—
6	Erna Maruqyan	"Heqiatayin qaghaq"	6
7	Nona Avagyan	"Poqreri ton"	7
8	Mane Barseghyan	"Qez het im erg"	4
9	Lidushik & Meri Grigoryan	"Hay arev"	2
10	Vergine Bekchyan	"Charachchin"	—
11	Mariam Karapetyan	"Khaghaghutyan koch"	—
12	Do-Re-Mi	"Pop Star"	2
13	Anush Melqonyan	"Aghjikneri molorake"	8

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on 4 September 2010, hosted by Anahit Sargsyan and Artak Vardanyan. Sixteen songs competed and the top ten advanced to the final based on the votes from an "expert" jury. ^[4]

Semi-final – 4 September 2010

Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Erna Maruqyan	"Heqiatayin qaghaq"	—
2	Ninela	"Chalo shunik"	—
3	Lidushik & Meri Grigoryan	"Hay arev"	3
4	Meri Grigoryan	"Bemn im teghn e"	9
5	Dalita	"Jraharsi erge"	7
6	Hayk Melqonyan	"Im erkir Hayastan"	—
7	Aliqner	"Qami"	8
8	Mane Barseghyan	"Qez het im erg"	—
9	Masis Minasyan	"Ergeq indz het"	5
10	Vahagn Grigoryan	"Vrum-vrum"	6
11	Razmik Aghajanyan	"Vor lini"	2
12	Nona Avagyan	"Poqreri ton"	—
13	Vladimir Arzumanyan	"Mama"	1
14	Do-Re-Mi	"Pop Star"	4
15	Anush Melqonyan	"Aghjikneri molorake"	10
16	Heghine Hayrapetyan	"Im poqrik enkere"	—

Final

The final was held on 5 September 2010, hosted by Anahit Sargsyan and Artak Vardanyan. Ten songs competed and the winner was chosen by a 50/50 combination of televoting and the votes from an "expert" jury. ^[5]

Final – 5 September 2010

Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Meri Grigoryan	"Bemn im teghn e"	3	1	4	10
2	Razmik Aghajanyan	"Vor lini"	8	8	16	4
3	Lidushik & Meri Grigoryan	"Hay arev"	5	12	17	2
4	Masis Minasyan	"Ergeq indz het"	7	10	17	3
5	Anush Melqonyan	"Aghjikneri molorake"	2	4	6	8
6	Dalita	"Jraharsi erge"	6	2	8	7
7	Vladimir Arzumanyan	"Mama"	12	6	18	1
8	Do-Re-Mi	"Pop Star"	10	5	15	5
9	Aliqner	"Qami"	1	3	4	9
10	Vahagn Grigoryan	"Vrum-vrum"	4	7	11	6

At Junior Eurovision

Voting

Points awarded to Armenia [6] Score Country 12 points [a]   Belgium   Russia   Sweden   Ukraine 10 points   Macedonia   Moldova 8 points   Belarus 7 points   Lithuania 6 points   Malta   Serbia 5 points   Latvia   Netherlands 4 points 3 points   Georgia 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Armenia [6] Score Country 12 points   Russia 10 points   Belarus 8 points   Georgia 7 points   Moldova 6 points   Malta 5 points   Netherlands 4 points   Lithuania 3 points   Serbia 2 points   Sweden 1 point   Ukraine

Notes

1. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

1. "Armenia at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010". ESCKaz.com.
2. "Eurovision-fr.net - Finale nationale - Eurovision - Junior Arménie 2010".
3. "Eurovision-fr.net - Finale nationale - Eurovision - Junior Arménie 2010".
4. "Eurovision-fr.net - Finale nationale - Eurovision - Junior Arménie 2010".
5. "Eurovision-fr.net - Finale nationale - Eurovision - Junior Arménie 2010".
6. "Results of the Final of Minsk 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links

• Official Armenian Junior Eurovision Site of 2010