Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014

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
Country Armenia
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)14 September 2014
Selected entrantBetty
Selected song"People of the Sun"
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 146 points
Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Armenia finished 3rd in the final with 146 points.

Background
Main article: Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior 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

National Selection

On 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

The national selection took place on 14 September 2014. Betty won with the song "People 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

Artist and song information

Betty
Main article: Betty (singer)

Elizabeth Danielyan (Armenian: Էլիզաբեթ Դանիելյան, born 7 March 2003), better known as simply Betty (Armenian: Բեթթի), is an Armenian child singer. She represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Malta with her song "People of the Sun".[6]

People of the Sun
Main article: People of the Sun (Betty song)

"People of the Sun" is a song by Armenian child singer Betty. It represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Marsa, Malta, placing 3rd with 146 points.

At Junior Eurovision

At 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]

Points awarded to Armenia
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Armenia

See also

References
  1. Adams, William Lee (23 November 2010). "Baby Gaga and Tributes to Mama at Junior Eurovision". content.time.com. Time. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. Siim, Jarmo (18 January 2011). "Armenia to host Junior Eurovision in 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. Granger, Anthony (29 May 2014). "Armenia: JESC'14 Submissions Now Open". Eurovoix. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. Granger, Anthony (5 September 2014). "Armenia: JESC Selection Finalists Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. Fisher, Luke James (11 September 2014). "Running order drawn". EBU. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. Kröger Degerfeldt, Alexandro (14 September 2014). "Betty wins in Armenia". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. James-Fisher, Luke (9 November 2014). "The running order for Junior Eurovision 2014!". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  8. "Split". Eurovision.tv. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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