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.
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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| Country |  Armenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 September 2014 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Betty | |||
| Selected song | "People of the Sun" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 146 points | |||
| Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Armenia finished 3rd in the final with 146 points.
Background
editPrior to the 2014 Contest, Armenia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seven 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
editNational Selection
editOn 29 May 2014, ARMTV announced that a national final would be held to select Armenia's entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014. A submission period for artists was held from 1 June 2014 to 15 August 2014.[3] The broadcaster received 87 submissions.[4] The ten finalists were revealed on 5 September 2014, while the running order was decided on 11 September.[4][5]
Final
editThe national selection took place on 14 September 2014. Betty won with the song "People Of The Sun" and thus, Betty was chosen to represent Armenia.[6]
| Draw[5] | Artist[4] | Song[4] | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mery Kocharyan | "Chi kareli" | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Yuna | "Walk Around" | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Arman Simonyan & Elina Cholakhyan | "Galaxy" | 10 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Narek | "Ashun" | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Mery M | "#Peace" | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Srbuhi feat. DDJ | "Zurna" | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Mika | "Mankutyan khorhurd" | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Suzy | "I Dream" | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 |
| 9 | Karen Ohanyan feat. Mika | "Shine Out" | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| 10 | Betty | "People of the Sun" | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
At Junior Eurovision
editAt the running order draw which took place on 9 November 2014, Armenia were drawn to perform twelfth on 15 November 2014, following Italy and preceding Russia.[7][8]
Voting
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Detailed voting results
editThe following members comprised the Armenian jury:[10]
- Aram Sargsyan (Aram Mp3)
- Armina Darbinyan
- Zaruhi Babayan
- Alla Levonyan
- Erik Karapetyan
| Draw | Country | A. Sargsyan | A. Darbinyan | Z. Babayan | A. Levonyan | E. Karapetyan | Average Jury Points | Televoting Points | Points Awarded |
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| 01 |  Belarus
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5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 02 |  Bulgaria
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7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 03 |  San Marino
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| 04 |  Croatia
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| 05 |  Cyprus
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1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 06 |  Georgia
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10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| 07 |  Sweden
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3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 08 |  Ukraine
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1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 09 |  Slovenia
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2 | 2 | ||||||
| 10 |  Montenegro
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4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 11 |  Italy
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8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Armenia
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| 13 |  Russia
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2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 14 |  Serbia
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2 | 3 | ||||||
| 15 |  Malta
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6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Netherlands
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12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Notes
edit- ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.
References
edit- ^ Adams, William Lee (23 November 2010). "Baby Gaga and Tributes to Mama at Junior Eurovision". Time. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Siim, Jarmo (18 January 2011). "Armenia to host Junior Eurovision in 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (29 May 2014). "Armenia: JESC'14 Submissions Now Open". Eurovoix. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d Granger, Anthony (5 September 2014). "Armenia: JESC Selection Finalists Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ a b Fisher, Luke James (11 September 2014). "Running order drawn". EBU. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Kröger Degerfeldt, Alexandro (14 September 2014). "Betty wins in Armenia". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ James-Fisher, Luke (9 November 2014). "The running order for Junior Eurovision 2014!". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Final of Valletta 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Valletta 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Detailed Voting Result | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2021.