Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country  Armenia
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selection date(s) Artist: 14 July 2015
Song: 6 October 2015
Selected entrant Michael Varosyan (Mika)
Selected song "Love"
Finals performance
Final result 2nd, 176 points
Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2014 • 2015

Armenia will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. On 11 June 2015 it was confirmed that they will use internal selection. Michael Varosyan (Mika) was selected as the Armenian representative on 14 July with his song "Love", being selected on 6 October.

Armenia finished 2nd with 176 points during the final.

Internal selection

On 11 June 2015, the Armenian public broadcaster, Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV), announced its plans to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.[1] The broadcaster had opted for an internal selection method, in order to decide their artist and song to represent them in November.[1]

The broadcaster announced on 14 July, that they had selected 12-year old Michael Varosyan to be their representative in Bulgaria.[2] He was actually part of Compass Band, the representatives in 2012, but he was not allowed to compete since he was only 9. Varosyan has previous taken part in the national selection shows for Armenia since 2013, but never gained the ticket to represent his country at the junior contest.

On 19 September, an announcement by the public broadcaster stated that their 2015 Junior Eurovision representative, Michael Varosyan, would be performing the song "Love".[3] It was officially presented on 6 October.

Artist and song information

Armenia"Love"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Michael Varosyan
As
Mika
Languages
Composer(s)
Lilith Navasardyan, Michael Varosyan
Lyricist(s)
Avet Barseghyan , Michael Varosyan
Finals performance
Final result
2nd
Final points
176
Appearance chronology
◄ "People of the Sun" (2014)   

"I’ve always loved the Junior Eurovision and I’m very excited to represent my country in Sofia this year! I’ve participated in three national selections, and only the fourth time was my lucky charm! I think that this contest is a great place to share my music, and meet all the amazing and talented kids from different countries. I’m sure I’m going to make a lot of new friends! Also, my mum’s birthday is on 21 November, the day of the contest, so I really should do my best to make her proud!"

—Mika

Michael Varosyan (Mika)

12-year old Michael Varosyan (MIKA) has been singing for almost half of his life, first getting involved with music aged just six! He studies music and vocals, and has participated in various international music events and competitions, returning home with prestigious prizes and awards.

In 2012 MIKA participated in the Armenian national selection for the “New wave” competition, and a year later took part in the “Golden Sparkles” music festival held in Varna. It was at this competition that he was awarded three prizes: second place in the performance competition, third place in the singing competition, and a special award for being The most attractive participant. Then in 2014, MIKA was part of the 'Slavianski Bazaar' international competition held in Vitebsk, Belarus, where he represented Armenia and came away with third place.

Back in Armenia, MIKA, started a television career in 2014, and currently hosts a show called "Puzzle". When he's not singing or presenting, MIKA loves to play the piano and dance to songs of Michael Jackson and Bruno Mars as his favourite artists. He also released a cover version of Heroes, the winning song from the Eurovision Song Contest 2015!

Love

"Love" is a song by Armenian child singer Michael Varosyan, simply known as Mika. It represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Bulgaria and he achieved 2nd place with 176 points which is highest amount of points for a non-winning entry.

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Armenia were drawn to perform eleventh on 21 November 2015, following Belarus and preceding Ukraine.[4]

Final

MIKA was wearing a pink suit and a white shirt, and his backing vocalists and dancers (his 'muses', in his words!) were also wearing pink costumes with glitter. It all started with a wide shot of the stage and the audience at the Arena Armeec, and then it approaches to the stage, where a big Earth displayed on the backdrops turns around full with pixel hearts, MIKA's symbol. However, Armenia's backgrounds were very dynamic so everybody would see pink and grey colors, the word 'Love' written on the backdrop and white lights. There were also pyros at the end of the performance.

Second placed Mika performing during the contest for Armenia

At the end of the voting, Armenia placed 2nd with 176 points.

Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released one month after the final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Armenia had placed 2nd with the public televote and 2nd with the jury vote. In the public vote, Armenia scored 134 points, while with the jury vote, Armenia scored 149 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Armenia and awarded by Armenia in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.

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

12 points Malta
10 points Slovenia
8 points Georgia
7 points Russia
6 points Albania
5 points Belarus
4 points Serbia
3 points Italy
2 points San Marino
1 point Australia

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Armenian jury:

  • Artur Asatyan
  • Inga Arshakyan (Armenian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as part of Genealogy)
  • Erik Krapetyan
  • Emma Asatryan
  • Alla Levonyan
Split Voting Results from Armenia
Draw Country A. Asatyan I. Arshakyan E. Krapetyan E. Asatryan A. Levonyan Average Jury Points Televote Points Points Awarded
01  Serbia 2 7 3 6 4 5 1 4
02  Georgia 8 12 12 12 12 12 5 8
03  Slovenia 7 8 10 10 10 10 8 10
04  Italy 12 4 7 6 3
05  Netherlands 3 2 3 2
06  Australia 1 4 3 1
07  Ireland 2
08  Russia 3 5 7 2 3 3 10 7
09  Macedonia
10  Belarus 6 5 5 6 4 7 5
11  Armenia
12  Ukraine 1 4 2 2
13  Bulgaria 4 1 1 1 1
14  San Marino 4 2
15  Malta 10 10 8 8 8 8 12 12
16  Albania 5 6 6 7 5 7 6 6
17  Montenegro

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Granger, Anthony (11 June 2015). "Armenia: Internal Selection For JESC 2015". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Fisher Degerfeldt, Luke James (14 July 2015). "Michael Varosyan selected for Armenia". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony (19 September 2015). "Armenia Michael Varosyan to sing “Love”". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ↑ James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
(Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)
 Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
(Note: Entries scored out are when Armenia did not compete)


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