Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | |
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Spin the Magic | |
Dates | |
Final | 11 December 2022 |
Host | |
Venue | Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, Yerevan, Armenia |
Presenter(s) |
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Directed by |
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Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
Executive producer | David Tserunyan |
Host broadcaster | Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) |
Website | junioreurovision |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 16 |
Debuting countries | None |
Returning countries | |
Non-returning countries | |
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Vote | |
Voting system | The professional jury of each country awards a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs. Viewers around the world vote for 3 songs, and their votes are distributed proportionally. The votes of the jury and the audience make up 50% of all votes. |
Winning song | France " Oh maman ! " |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 20th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV). The contest took place on 11 December 2022 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song " Qami Qami " by Maléna. [1] This was the second time that Armenia hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in 2011. [2]
Sixteen countries participated in the contest. The United Kingdom returned after a sixteen-year absence, [3] while Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia did not take part after participating in the previous edition. [4]
France's Lissandro was the winner of the contest with the song " Oh Maman ! ". This was France's second victory in the contest, having last won in 2020. Host country Armenia, Georgia, Ireland and the United Kingdom completed the top five, with this being the highest placement for Ireland to date. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan achieved their lowest placing to date.
The contest took place at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, the capital and largest city of Armenia. [5] [6] The venue previously hosted the 2011 contest. [7] It was also the third consecutive time the contest is held in a capital city. [8] The budget for the event was ֏ 5 billion (€ 11.9 million), of which ֏ 2.3 billion came from the Armenian government's emergency fund. [9]
Armenia's hosting had been confirmed by the EBU on 21 December 2021, following their win at the 2021 contest two days before. [10] Originally, unlike in the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning country did not receive the automatic rights to host the next contest. However, since 2019, each contest has been hosted by the previous year's winning country. The venue was revealed on 17 February 2022 during a cabinet meeting of the Armenian government, where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made the announcement. Pashinyan also mentioned that the government had allocated funds to the venue to prepare for the event. [5] It was already reported earlier in that week that Yerevan would be the host city. [11]
On 26 September 2022, the EBU announced that 16 countries would participate in the contest. [4] After a 16-year hiatus, the United Kingdom returned to the contest, with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) [3] replacing ITV, who previously organised the country’s participation in the contest between 2003 and 2005. Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia did not return after having participated in 2021, with the latter's broadcasters having been indefinitely suspended from the EBU.
Prior to the contest, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2022 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music on 30 November 2022. [12]
Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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Albania | RTSH | Kejtlin Gjata | "Pakëz diell" | Albanian |
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Armenia | AMPTV | Nare | "Dance!" | Armenian, English |
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France | France Télévisions | Lissandro | " Oh Maman ! " | French [a] |
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Georgia | GPB | Mariam Bigvava | "I Believe" | Georgian, English |
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Ireland | TG4 | Sophie Lennon | "Solas" | Irish |
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Italy | RAI | Chanel Dilecta | "Bla Bla Bla" | Italian, English |
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Kazakhstan | KA | David Charlin | "Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)" (Жер-Ана) | Kazakh, English |
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Malta | PBS | Gaia Gambuzza | "Diamonds in the Skies" | English | Matthew James Borg |
Netherlands | AVROTROS | Luna | "La festa" | Dutch, English [b] | Robert Dorn |
North Macedonia | MRT | Lara feat. Jovan and Irina | "Životot e pred mene" (Животот е пред мене) | Macedonian, English |
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Poland | TVP | Laura | "To the Moon" | Polish, English |
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Portugal | RTP | Nicolas Alves | "Anos 70" | Portuguese [c] | |
Serbia | RTS | Katarina Savić | "Svet bez granica" (Свет без граница) | Serbian | Ivana Dragićević |
Spain | RTVE | Carlos Higes | "Señorita" | Spanish, English |
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Ukraine | UA:PBC | Zlata Dziunka | "Nezlamna (Unbreakable)" (Незламна) | Ukrainian, English |
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United Kingdom | BBC | Freya Skye | "Lose My Head" | English |
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The reveal of the contest's theme art had been delayed due to the September clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In a press release, AMPTV stated that "preparations for the contest are ongoing, and according to the schedule, it was no longer possible to change the deadlines", while expressing hope that the contest would be held in peaceful conditions. [14] The theme art and slogan for the contest, "Spin the Magic", was later revealed on 26 September 2022. The artwork features an Armenian-styled spinning top as the main motif. [15]
Contestants were featured in "postcard" video introductions, set in different locations across Armenia. Each began with a short clip of the upcoming performer using the Armenian-style spinning top on a particular piece of structure. Following that, a stream of light in the colours of the upcoming country's flag emanated from the structure and traveled to the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, signalling the start of the upcoming performance. [16]
Iveta Mukuchyan, Garik Papoyan and Karina Ignatyan were the presenters of the show. Ignatyan was the Armenian entrant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and Mukuchyan was the Armenian entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The hosts were revealed on 18 November. [17] Robin the Robot, a robot with artificial emotions developed by Armenian IT company Expper Technologies, was revealed as the guest presenter on 1 December. [18] [19]
The event took place on 11 December 2022 at 19:00 AMT (16:00 CET). [8] [20] Sixteen countries participated, with the running order published on 5 December 2022. [21] All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the jury vote, as well as participating and non-participating countries under an aggregated international online vote, eligible to vote. [22] France won with 203 points, also winning the jury vote. [23] Armenia came second with 180 points, with Georgia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, who won the online vote, completing the top five. Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, and Malta occupied the bottom five positions.
The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, with all participants performing the common song "Spin the Magic". [24] During the interval, Maléna performed her new single "Can’t Feel Anything", followed by Rosa Linn performing "Snap", with which she represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. [25] Closing the interval, ten previous Junior Eurovision winners performed their winning songs, for the occasion of the 20th edition of the event, alongside Maléna: Bzikebi (2008), Ralf Mackenbach (2009), Vladimir Arzumanyan (2010), Candy (2011), Gaia Cauchi (2013), Vincenzo Cantiello (2014), Destiny Chukunyere (2015), Mariam Mamadashvili (2016), Viki Gabor (2019), and Valentina (2020). The other eight winning songs were performed by the Tavush Diocese Children’s Choir. [26]
As the event began, the United Kingdom's Freya Skye was unable to sing live for the rehearsal that was filmed before the voting opened for medical reasons, and playback was used. [27] The issue continued into the jury show, where footage from the first rehearsal was used as a replacement. [28] During the jury show, camera and in-ear device issues were reported for Serbia's Katarina Savić, who was allowed to perform again after the scheduled final performance of Ukraine's Zlata Dziunka. [29] [30] On the day of the contest, Savić did not perform live due to medical issues, and footage from her jury show performance was used instead. [31]
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place [e] |
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1 | Netherlands | Luna | "La festa" | 128 | 7 |
2 | Poland | Laura | "To the Moon" | 95 | 10 |
3 | Kazakhstan | David Charlin | "Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)" | 47 | 15 |
4 | Malta | Gaia Gambuzza | "Diamonds in the Skies" | 43 | 16 |
5 | Italy | Chanel Dilecta | "Bla Bla Bla" | 95 | 11 |
6 | France | Lissandro | " Oh Maman ! " | 203 | 1 |
7 | Albania | Kejtlin Gjata | "Pakëz diell" | 94 | 12 |
8 | Georgia | Mariam Bigvava | "I Believe" | 161 | 3 |
9 | Ireland | Sophie Lennon | "Solas" | 150 | 4 |
10 | North Macedonia | Lara feat. Jovan and Irina | "Životot e pred mene" | 54 | 14 |
11 | Spain | Carlos Higes | "Señorita" | 137 | 6 |
12 | United Kingdom | Freya Skye | "Lose My Head" | 146 | 5 |
13 | Portugal | Nicolas Alves | "Anos 70" | 121 | 8 |
14 | Serbia [f] | Katarina Savić | "Svet bez granica" | 92 | 13 |
15 | Armenia | Nare | "Dance!" | 180 | 2 |
16 | Ukraine | Zlata Dziunka | "Nezlamna (Unbreakable)" | 111 | 9 |
The 12 points from the juries were announced live by a spokesperson from each country. Countries that did not provide their own spokesperson had their 12 points announced by a former winner or participant. [32] [ additional citation(s) needed ]
Place | Combined | Jury | Online vote | |||
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Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
1 | France | 203 | France | 132 | United Kingdom | 80 |
2 | Armenia | 180 | Georgia | 114 | Spain | 78 |
3 | Georgia | 161 | Armenia | 110 | France | 71 |
4 | Ireland | 150 | Ireland | 88 | 70 | |
5 | United Kingdom | 146 | United Kingdom | 66 | ||
6 | Spain | 137 | Spain | 59 | ||
7 | Netherlands | 128 | Netherlands | 58 | Ukraine | 64 |
8 | Portugal | 121 | Albania | 51 | Ireland | 62 |
9 | Ukraine | 111 | Portugal | 51 | 53 | |
10 | Poland | 95 | Ukraine | 47 | ||
11 | Italy | 95 | Poland | 42 | Serbia | 51 |
12 | Albania | 94 | Italy | 42 | Georgia | 47 |
13 | Serbia | 92 | Serbia | 41 | Albania | 43 |
14 | North Macedonia | 54 | North Macedonia | 12 | 42 | |
15 | Kazakhstan | 47 | Malta | 10 | ||
16 | Malta | 43 | Kazakhstan | 5 | Malta | 33 |
Voting procedure used: 100% jury vote 100% online vote | Total score | Jury vote score | Online vote score | Jury vote | |||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | Poland | Kazakhstan | Malta | Italy | France | Albania | Georgia | Ireland | North Macedonia | Spain | United Kingdom | Portugal | Serbia | Armenia | Ukraine | ||||||||
Contestants | Netherlands | 128 | 58 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
Poland | 95 | 42 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 47 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Malta | 43 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | 95 | 42 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
France | 203 | 132 | 71 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
Albania | 94 | 51 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
Georgia | 161 | 114 | 47 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | |||||
Ireland | 150 | 88 | 62 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
North Macedonia | 54 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | 137 | 59 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||
United Kingdom | 146 | 66 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||||||
Portugal | 121 | 51 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
Serbia | 92 | 41 | 51 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
Armenia | 180 | 110 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
Ukraine | 111 | 47 | 64 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.
# | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
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4 | Armenia | France , Kazakhstan , North Macedonia , Spain |
France | Ireland , Italy , Netherlands , Portugal | |
2 | Georgia | Armenia , Poland |
Ireland | Malta , Serbia | |
Italy | Albania , Georgia | |
1 | Spain | United Kingdom |
United Kingdom | Ukraine |
For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the EBU. [33]
Active EBU member broadcasters in Australia, [38] Austria, [39] Cyprus, [40] Czech Republic, [41] Denmark, [42] Estonia, [43] Finland, [44] Greece, [45] Iceland, [46] Israel, [47] Latvia, [42] Lithuania, [48] Moldova, [42] Montenegro, [49] Norway, [39] Romania, [50] San Marino, [51] Sweden [52] and Wales [53] (which would still participate as part of the United Kingdom) also confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
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Germany | Kika | Constantin Zöller | [35] [87] |
According to the EBU, 33 million people watched the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with a viewing share of 12.8% across 13 measured markets. [88] Armenia had record high viewing figures for the contest, seeing 4 in 10 Armenians tune in to watch the contest. Other countries also saw their viewership increase; the Netherlands received 40% more viewers than in 2021, and Italy saw 100 times more viewers than in 2021. Poland delivered the biggest audience for the fourth year in a row. For the following countries, viewership information is known:
Country | Viewership | Ref(s) |
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France | 1,110,000 | [89] |
Germany [g] | 170,000 | [90] |
Ireland | 15,300 | [90] |
Italy | 1,523,000 | [90] |
Netherlands | 279,000 | [90] |
Poland | 2,100,000 | [90] |
Portugal | 319,400 | [90] |
Serbia | 32,503 | [90] |
Spain | 1,183,150 | [90] |
United Kingdom | 5,200,000 [h] | [88] |
Belarus has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since its inception in 2003 until 2020. The Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC), then a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has been responsible for the selection process of its participants since its debut. The country hosted the contest at the Minsk-Arena in 2010 and again in 2018.
The participation of Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began in Bucharest, Romania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006, having previously participated in 2005 as part of Serbia and Montenegro. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are responsible for the selection process of its entrants. Serbia used the national selection format broadcasting a show titled Izbor za Dečju pesmu Evrovizije for its participation at the contests between 2006 and 2010.
Armenia has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2007. Armenian Public Television (ARMTV), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the ninth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place in Yerevan, Armenia at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex. It was the first time in history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the contest was held in the previous year's winning country. Public Television Company of Armenia (ARMTV) was the main organizer and host broadcaster of the show, being provided financial aid from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) made of entrance fees from the participating broadcasters, while Swedish company HD Resources assisted with the technical side of the production.
Albania debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012. Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut.
The participation of Azerbaijan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the tenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 which took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. İctimai Television (İTV), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), were responsible for the selection process of their participation. Azerbaijan originally used a national final format for their participation at the 2012 contest. The first representatives to participate for the nation at the 2012 contest were Omar & Suada with the song "Girls and Boys ", which finished in eleventh place out of twelve participating entries. After participating for a second time in 2013 and finishing seventh, İTV withdrew from the contest in 2014 for unspecified reasons. The country returned to participate in 2018 where they placed sixteenth in a field of twenty, before withdrawing once again for a further two years. Azerbaijan returned to the 2021 contest in Paris, France, with İTV internally selected Sona Azizova to represent the nation with "One Of Those Days". Azizova achieved Azerbaijan's highest placing to date, achieving fifth place in a field of 19. İTV then withdrew again from the 2022 contest in Yerevan, Armenia and are yet to return.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 12th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Malta. This was the third time that the contest was hosted by the previous year's winning country. Maltese national broadcaster PBS was the host broadcaster for the event. The final took place on 15 November 2014 and was in the Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa, near Valletta. Moira Delia, a Maltese television personality, hosted the show, marking the first time in Junior Eurovision history that there was only one presenter of the show.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the thirteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT was the host broadcaster for the event. The final took place on 21 November 2015 and was held at the Arena Armeec in Sofia. Poli Genova, a Bulgarian singer and former representative of Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, hosted the show. A total of seventeen countries participated, with Australia and Ireland making their debuts. Albania and Macedonia returned after being absent since the 2012 and 2013 contests, respectively. Croatia and Cyprus withdrew after returning in the 2014 edition, while Sweden withdrew for the first time since 2008.
Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 which took place on 15 November 2014, in Marsa, Malta. The Armenian broadcaster Armenia 1 (ARMTV) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. The Armenian entry was selected through a national final held on 14 September 2014. Betty and her song "People of the Sun" was chosen to represent the nation in Marsa, Malta.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the fourteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, in Valletta, Malta. This was the second time that Malta have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, their first being in 2014. Jon Ola Sand was appointed as the Executive Supervisor for the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, following the dismissal of the former supervisor, Vladislav Yakovlev.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place on 26 November 2017 at the Olympic Palace, in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. This was the fifth time that the contest was hosted by the previous year's winning country. The visual design and contest slogan, "Shine Bright", were revealed in May 2017.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place in the Belarusian capital city, Minsk on 25 November 2018 at the Minsk-Arena. It was the second time that the contest was held in Belarus, after it staged the 2010 edition at the same venue.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 19th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by France Télévisions and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest was held on 19 December 2021 at La Seine Musicale in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the 2020 contest with the song "J'imagine", performed by Valentina. This was the first time the contest was held in France, as well as the first Eurovision event to be held in the country since Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 in Lyon and the first to be held in Paris since Eurovision Young Dancers 1989.
Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France, having internally selected Maléna as their representative with the song "Qami Qami". She was due to compete in the 2020 contest with the song "Why" before the country withdrew due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Armenia won with 224 points; 6 points more than the runner-up Poland.
Malta competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organised a national final to select the Maltese entry.
Armenia participated in and hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, having internally selected its representative, Nare with the song "Dance!", written by Grigor Kyokchyan and Nick Egibyan.
Kazakhstan competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Armenia, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan. The Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency (KA) selected its representative via children's contest Baqytty Bala.
Serbia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia.
Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France, having internally selected its representatives, Yan Girls with the song "Do It My Way", written by Tokionine, Vahram Petrosyan and Maléna, the latter of whom won the 2021 contest.