# Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) is responsible for organising their entry for the contest.

## Background

Prior to the 2018 contest, Armenia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven 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. Armenia went on to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the Armenian capital Yerevan.

## Before Junior Eurovision
### Depi Mankakan Evratesil 2018

Depi Makankan Evratesil 2018 (Armenian: Դեպի Մանկական Եվրատեսիլ 2018; "Towards Junior Eurovision 2018") was the first edition of the national final Depi Makankan Evratesil and selected the Armenian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition commenced on 9 September 2018 with the first of two semi-finals and concluded with a winning song and artist during the final on 22 September 2018. All shows in the competition took place at the AMPTV studios in Yerevan, broadcast on Armenia 1 as well as online via the broadcaster's website 1tv.am.

#### Competing entries

The 23 selected singers were revealed in July 2018. The first 12 competing entries were revealed on 30 August 2018, with the remaining 12 revealed a day later.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| Anahit Arakelyan | "Shabadibam" (Շաբադիբամ) | Armen Virabyan |
| Ani | "Angels" | Hasmik Melqonyan |
| Anna | "1 2 3 4" | Nick Egibyan |
| Arpi | "Par" (Պար) | Tigran Petrosyan, Ada Simonyan |
| Gor X | "Why Don't" | Gor X |
| Eliza | "Im Erazanq" (Իմ երազանք) | Tigran Avetisyan, Liana Torosyan |
| Erik | "Ari Pari" (Արի պարի) | Nick Egibyan |
| Lia | "Kamac-Kamac" (Կամաց-կամաց) | Nick Egibyan, Vladimir Poghosyan |
| Lili | "Payqar" (Պայքար) | Egine, Anna Danielyan |
| L.E.V.O.N | "L.E.V.O.N" | Artem Valter |
| Harut Harutyunyan | "Amar e" (Ամառ է) | Artem Valter |
| Maria Petrosyan | "Happy Birthday" | Nick Egibyan |
| Melisa | "Qameleon" (Քամելեոն) | David Badalyan |
| Yurahatuk | "Yurahatuk" (Յուրահատուկ) | Miqayel Margaryan |
| Nare Elizbaryan | "Du karox es" (Դու կարող ես) | Susanna Barseghyan |
| Sati | "Insta" (Ինստա) | Nick Egibyan |
| Sekunda | "Qez im Yerevan" (Քեզ իմ Երևան) | Karen Ananyan, Armine Grigoryan |
| Serj Araqelyan | "Good Mood" | Grigor Kyokchyan |
| Silva Grigoryan | "Poqrik Zinvor" (Փոքրիկ զինվոր) | Richard Madlenyan, Grigor Kyokchyan |
| Vahagn Mesrobyan | "Es Ekel Em" (Ես եկել եմ) | Susanna Barseghyan |
| Vardan Margaryan | "Janaparh" (Ճանապարհ) | Mane Hakobyan, Avet Barseghyan |
| Vova | "Leggo" | Martin Mirzoyan, Grigor Kyokchyan |
| 1+1 | "Misht Miasin" (Միշտ միասին) | Qristine Davtyan |

#### Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on 9 and 16 September 2018. Eleven artists took part in the first semi-final and twelve took part in the second semi-final, and five entries from both qualified to the grand final. Following both a public and a jury vote of two categories (adult and kids jury), the set of finalists was determined.
Key:
Detailed Adult Jury votes :
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total |
| 1 | "1 2 3 4" | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 33 |
| 2 | "Par" | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | "Du karox es" | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | "Why Don't" | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | "Janaparh" | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | "Misht miasin" | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | "Im Erazanq" | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | "Angels" | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 |
| 9 | "Happy Birthday" | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 10 | "L.E.V.O.N" | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 43 |
| 11 | "Kamac-Kamac" | 10 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 41 |
Detailed Kids Jury votes :
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total |
| 1 | "1 2 3 4" | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 42 |
| 2 | "Par" | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | "Du karox es" | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | "Why Don't" | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | "Janaparh" | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | "Misht miasin" | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | "Im Erazanq" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | "Angels" | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 40 |
| 9 | "Happy Birthday" | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | "L.E.V.O.N" | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 48 |
| 11 | "Kamac-Kamac" | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
Detailed Adult Jury votes :
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total |
| 1 | "Insta" | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 47 |
| 2 | "Good Mood" | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | "Poqrik Zinvor" | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | "Yurahatuk" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | "Leggo" | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 |
| 6 | "Payqar" | 9 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | "Qez im Yerevan" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | "Qameleon" | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | "Es Ekel Em" | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | "Ari Pari" | 12 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
| 11 | "Shabadibam" | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 39 |
| 12 | "Amar e" | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
Detailed Kids Jury votes :
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total |
| 1 | "Insta" | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
| 2 | "Good Mood" | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 48 |
| 3 | "Poqrik Zinvor" | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | "Yurahatuk" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | "Leggo" | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | "Payqar" | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | "Qez im Yerevan" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | "Qameleon" | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | "Es Ekel Em" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | "Ari Pari" | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 41 |
| 11 | "Shabadibam" | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| 12 | "Amar e" | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 41 |

#### Final

The final was held on 22 September 2018. Following both a public and a jury vote of two categories (adult and kids jury), L.E.V.O.N was ultimately selected to represent Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
Detailed Adult Jury votes :
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total |
| 1 | "Kamac-Kamac" | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | "Shabadibam" | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | "Amar e" | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | "Payqar" | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | "Leggo" | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | "Good Mood" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | "Janaparh" | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| 8 | "Im Erazanq" | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | "L.E.V.O.N" | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 49 |
| 10 | "Angels" | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Detailed Kids Jury votes :
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total |
| 1 | "Kamac-Kamac" | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | "Shabadibam" | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | "Amar e" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | "Payqar" | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | "Leggo" | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | "Good Mood" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | "Janaparh" | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | "Im Erazanq" | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | "L.E.V.O.N" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 10 | "Angels" | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 30 |

## Artist and song information
### Levon Galstyan

Levon Galstyan (born on 20 May 2006) is an Armenian-Russian child singer. He represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "L.E.V.O.N".
Levon is no stranger to singing competitions, as in 2016 he participated in The Voice Kids Russia, where he was coached by Valeriy Meladze. Since then, he has taken part in local and international competitions, including New Wave in Russia as part of The Voices of Artsakh.

### L.E.V.O.N

"L.E.V.O.N" is a song by Armenian-Russian child singer Levon Galstyan. He represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, finishing in 9th place with 125 points.

## At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Armenia was drawn to perform seventeenth on 25 November 2018, following Macedonia and preceding Wales.

### Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten.
The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 25 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for a minimum of three and a maximum of five songs. They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 10% of the votes, it received 10% of the available points.