Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
CountryFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 18 July 2017
  • Song: 23 October 2017
Selected entrantMisha
Selected song"Boomerang"
Selected songwriter(s) Avet Barseghyan
David Tserunyan
Artur Aghek
Vahram Petrosyan
Finals performance
Final result6th, 148 points
Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄201620172018►

Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Michael Grigoryan, also known as Misha, was internally selected on 18 July 2017 as the Armenian representative. His song for the contest, "Boomerang", was revealed on 23 October 2017.

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Background

Prior to the 2016 contest, Armenia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest nine times since its first entry in 2007, with their best result being in 2010 when they won with the song "Mama", performed by Vladimir Arzumanyan. [1] Armenia went on to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the Armenian capital Yerevan. [2]

Before Junior Eurovision

The Armenian broadcaster announced on 18 July 2017 that the Armenian entrant for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was Michael Grigoryan. [3] His entry for the contest in Georgia, "Boomerang", was presented to the public along with its official music video on 23 October 2017.

Artist and song information

Misha

Michael Grigoryan
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Background information
Also known asMisha
Born (2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 13) [4]
Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–present

Michael Grigoryan (born 4 May 2008 in Republic of Artsakh) is an Armenian child singer. His mother is a music teacher at a local kindergarten and his father is the conductor of NKR's Army Orchestra.

He studies at Stepanakert's N3 school and started his musical career at the early age of 4 years old. Then he met Lira Kocharyan, founder and director of the music group "Voices of Artsakh", who would eventually become his producer, and Misha started being a part of the group, working with music professionals.

Soon after he began participating in international competitions and winning several awards. In 2016, he took part in the children's version of New Wave with his song "Poqrik Karabakhtsi", [5] getting a second place and being the jury's favorite. [6]

Boomerang

Flag of Armenia.svg "Boomerang"
Mikhail Grigorian, II mesto na DNV 2016.jpg
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Michael Grigoryan
As
Misha
Languages
Composer(s)
Vahram Petrosyan
Lyricist(s)
Avet Barseghyan, David Tserunyan, Arthur Aghekyan
Finals performance
Final result
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Entry chronology
◄ "Tarber" (2016)   

"Boomerang" is a song by Armenian child singer Michael Grigoyan. It represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017, and placed 6th.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 20 November 2017, Armenia was drawn to perform fourth on 26 November 2017, following the Netherlands and preceding Belarus. [7]

Voting

The results of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be 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 will start on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 26 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points. The number of points will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Armenia [8]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 81211415101
02Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 53311556
03Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 32423210
04Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
05Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 4565447
06Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 147981092
07Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 10131512913
08Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 99106883
09Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 11111112
10Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 151414141315
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 21023238
12Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 11151391114
13Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7877774
14Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12118131211
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 66510665
16Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13412151412

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