Armenia: Nare to represent the host nation of Junior Eurovision 2022
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14-year-old Nare Ghazaryan has been selected to represent Armenia on home soil at the 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest set to take place in Yerevan, Armenia on December 11, 2022.
The Armenian national broadcasting, APMTV, held a two phase audition process in oder to determine the country's Junior Eurovision 202 hopeful.
After making an open call APMTV received more than 100 applications from Armenia and diiferent countries. For the second round of the competition, APMTV-1 and the professional jury had shortlisted 30 acts in order to listen to their live performances and interviews in person.
The jury consisted of David Tserunyan, the head of the Armenian delegation to Eurovision, the First Channel Music Producer Anushik Ter-Ghukasyan, the representative of Armenia of at Junior Eurovision 2011, the representative of Armenia for Eurovision 2022 Rosa Linn and songwriter Lilit Navasardyan.Once the auditions were completed Nare was selected to represent the country on home soil. Following the selection she metioned to the reporters:"I entered the contest on the advice of my producer Grigor Kyokchyan and choreographer Hovhannes Sargsyan. It was a big win for me, and I promise that I will do everything to represent Armenia at the competition with honor. Winning is certainly desirable, but the most important thing for me is to perform well,"Nare says her dream is to sing on a big stage and it is already becoming a reality:“Song, dance are an integral part of my day. I grow up inspired by the works of talented artists. It is a great honor for me to represent Armenia this year, when the competition is hosted by my country. I am glad that I will meet children from different countries in my homeland, showing them Armenia in all its colors.”
As for Nare's competing song, it has written by Grigor Kyokchyan and arranged by Nick Egibyan and Martin Mirzoyan. The song will soon be presented to the public.
Armenia in Junior Eurovision
Armenia participated first time in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. The country has scored remarkable successive results as it has achieved a top 3 placing 7 times . Armenia won the contest back in 2010 with Vladimir Arzumanyan with his song Mama. Even on their first participation, the country almost won the competition with Arevik and her song Erazanq which finshed just one point from the top. The worst result came in 2008 with the entry Im Ergi Hnchyune, performed by Monica Manucharova, who finished 8th.
In 2018 national final winner, L.E.V.O.N, represented the country with his entry L.E.V.O.N which finished 9th in the final that took place at Minsk Arena, Belarus. Last year the landlocked country was represented by Karina Ignatyan and her song 'Colours of your Dream' which finished 9th with 115 points.
After 13 editions of consecutive appearances in Junior Eurovision, since 2007 they debuted in the contest, Armenia withdrew for the first time in 2020 from the competition due to the ongoing conflict in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and the martial law imposed in the country.
Armenia will be hosting the next edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after last year's victorious participation in Paris with Malena Fox who brought the trophy home sinigng 'Qami Qami'.
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