Armenia | |
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Member station | ARMTV |
National selection events | Internal Selection (2007, 2015–2016) Junior Eurosong (2008–2014) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 10 |
First appearance | 2007 |
Best result | 1st: 2010 |
Worst result | 8th: 2008 |
External links | |
Armenia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
The participation of Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 which took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Armenian Public Television (ARMTV), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2007 contest was Arevik with the song "Erazanq" (Երազանք), which finished in second place out of seventeen participating entries, achieving a score of one hundred and thirty-six points. Since their debut, Armenia have never missed an edition of the contest and won in 2010 with the song "Mama" by Vladimir Arzumanyan. They hosted the contest at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in 2011. As of Junior Eurovision 2016, Armenia have awarded and received the most points from Georgia.
Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV), announced on 21 May 2007 that thy would be making their Junior Eurovision debut at the 2007 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 8 December 2007. ARMTV internally selected Arevik as their debut entrant with the song "Erazanq" (Armenian: "Երազանք"). At the running order draw for Junior Eurovision 2007, Armenia were drawn third, following Belgium and preceding Cyprus, were they finished in second place scoring 136 points.