Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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Country | Armenia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 30 September 2012 | |||
Selected entrant | Compass Band | |||
Selected song | "Sweetie Baby" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 3rd, 98 points | |||
Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Armenia selected its entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest through a televised national final, held on 30 September 2012, organised by the Armenian national broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV). The entry selected was Compass Band with the song Sweetie Baby. [1]
A submission period for artists was held until 20 August 2012. The broadcaster received 20 submissions. The seventeen finalists were revealed on 6 September 2012. [2]
The final took place on 30 September 2012. The winner was decided through a combination of SMS voting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%). [3] [ better source needed ]
Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
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1 | Flora Mkhitaryan | "Ory" (Օրը) | 6 |
2 | Khentutyun Ensemble | "Linum e, chi linum" (Լինում է, չի լինում) | 15 |
3 | Tatev Yengibaryan | "Im Rock’y" | 3 |
4 | Ninela Mkhitaryan | "Im Ashkhar’y" | 14 |
5 | Karen Ohanyan | "Love" | 16 |
6 | Marine Abrahamyan | "Stop" | 12 |
7 | Milly Miskaryan | "Ser’y tariq chi harcnum" | 9 |
8 | Zangak Song Studio | "Tik Tak" (Թիք-Թաք) | 16 |
9 | Lusine Ghazaryan | "Yerazanqi tevov' | 11 |
10 | Lidushik | "Shnorhavor" | 5 |
11 | Vahagn Grigoryan | "Home Sweet home" | 2 |
12 | Gayane Ghazaryan | "Come" | 8 |
13 | Style | "Knock, Knock" | 6 |
14 | Sona Dounoyan | "Tarber enq" | 9 |
15 | Mane Araqelyan | "Yergavazq" | 13 |
16 | Compass Band | "Sweetie baby" | 1 |
17 | Angelina Gasparyan | "My name is Angel" | 3 |
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