Junior Eurovision 2022: Steering group visits Yerevan, Armenia

Junior Eurovision 2022: Steering group visits Yerevan, Armenia
Wednesday, 28 September 2022

  • The Junior Eurovision 2022 Steering Group visited Yerevan in Armenia to inspect and get updated on the plans the Armenian public television is up to for the next contest on December 11, 2022. 

    The Steering Group which consists of its Chairman, two elected Heads of Delegation, The Executive Producer of the previous host country, the Executive Producer of the current year’s host broadcaster, and the EBU Junior Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor, is the body which oversees the plans of the upcoming each time Junior Eurovision and finalizes the format of the contest. 

    The Administrative group went over to the Armenian national broadcaster's headquarters where they were informed on the preparations regarding the next contest and plans that APMTV has for the 20th edition of the competition. 

    A total of 16 countries will be flying over to Yerevan to compete in this year's Junior Eurovision the slogan for which is 'Spin the Magic'.  Namely the countries are: 

    The final list of participating countries includes the following states: 

    1. Albania
    2. Armenia (host country)
    3. France
    4. Georgia
    5. Ireland
    6. Italy
    7. Kazakhstan
    8. Malta
    9. Netherlands
    10. North Macedonia
    11. Poland
    12. Portugal
    13. Serbia
    14. Spain
    15. Ukraine
    16. United Kingdom

     

    The competition is set to take place on December 11, 2022 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex which had hosted the contest back in 2011 when the country had hosted the contest for the first time. 

    Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex also known as Demirchyan Arena, Sports & Music Complex, or simply Hamalir (for complex in Armenian), is a large sports and concert complex with 184 stairs leading up Tsitsernakaberd hill which dominates over the western parts of Yerevan, near the Hrazdan River gorge.

     In August 2015 the government of Armenia decided to sell the complex to a private firm with plans to renovate the complex and turn it into a "family-oriented center".

    The complex has a unique design, an outside view of the whole construction reminds the shape a big bird opening its wings. Its architectural concepts include a turning tribune of 1,008 seats, that can rapidly connect the two big halls to reveal additional seating

    The complex consists of the following halls:

    • The main arena used for sporting events and concerts with a capacity of 6,000 seats, expandable to 8,800 seats.
    • The concerts hall with a capacity 1,900 seats.
    • The sports hall with a capacity of 2,000 seats.
    • Hayastan conference hall.
    • Argishti hall for diplomatic meetings,
    • Large foyer used for exhibitions and other events.

     

    News Source: Junioreurovision.tv

    Image: EBU