Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

"L.E.V.O.N"
"L.E.V.O.N"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
Country	Armenia
Artist(s)	Levon Galstyan
As	L.E.V.O.N
Language	Armenian
Composer(s)	Artem Valter
Lyricist(s)	Artem Valter
Finals performance
Final result	9th
Final points	125
Entry chronology
	◄ "Boomerang" (2017)
	"Colours of Your Dream" (2019) ►

Levon Galstyan
Levon Galstyan
Background information
Also known as	L.E.V.O.N
Born	20 May 2006 (age 15)
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2014–present

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country	Armenia
National selection
Selection process	Depi Mankakan Evratesil
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals:; 9 September 2018; 16 September 2018; Final:; 22 September 2018
Selected entrant	L.E.V.O.N
Selected song	"L.E.V.O.N"
Selected songwriter(s)	Artem Valter
Finals performance
Final result	9th, 125 points
Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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.^[1] Armenia went on to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the Armenian capital Yerevan.^[2]

Before Junior Eurovision[]

Depi Mankakan Evratesil[]

Competing entries[]

The twenty-three competing entries were released on 31 August 2018.

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"
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-final 1[]

The first semi-final was held on 9 September 2018. The five acts shaded in orange qualified for the final.^[3]

Semi Final 1 - 9 September 2018
Draw	Artist	Song	Adult Jury		Kids Jury		Televote		Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	Total	Points	Total	Points	Votes	Points	Total	Place
1	Anna	"1 2 3 4"	33	7	42	8	306	4	19	6
2	Arpi	"Par"	26	4	27	6	280	3	13	8
3	Nare Elizbaryan	"Du karox es"	27	5	9	1	498	7	13	7
4	GorX	"Why Don't"	19	2	16	3	216	2	7	11
5	Vardan Margaryan	"Janaparh"	41	9	47	10	1,383	11	30	1
6	1+1	"Misht miasin"	11	1	14	2	572	9	12	9
7	Eliza	"Im Erazanq"	29	6	26	5	659	10	21	4
8	Ani	"Angels"	36	8	40	7	393	5	20	5
9	Maria Petrosyan	"Happy Birthday"	24	3	17	4	147	1	8	10
10	L.E.V.O.N	"L.E.V.O.N"	43	11	48	11	536	8	30	1
11	Lia	"Kamac-Kamac"	41	9	44	9	486	6	24	3

Detailed Adult Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Jury					Total	Points
Draw	Song	Jury 1	Jury 2	Jury 3	Jury 4	Jury 5	Total	Points
1	1 2 3 4	11	3	10	8	1	33	7
2	Par	2	2	8	3	11	26	4
3	Du karox es	8	8	2	7	2	27	5
4	Why Don't	6	4	3	2	4	19	2
5	Janaparh	3	9	9	11	9	41	9
6	Misht Miasin	1	5	1	1	3	11	1
7	Im Erazanq	7	6	5	6	5	29	6
8	Angels	4	10	7	5	10	36	8
9	Happy Birthday	5	1	6	4	8	24	3
10	L.E.V.O.N	9	7	11	10	6	43	11
11	Kamac-Kamac	10	11	4	9	7	41	9

Detailed Kids Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Kids Jury					Total	Points
Draw	Song	Jury 1	Jury 2	Jury 3	Jury 4	Jury 5	Total	Points
1	1 2 3 4	11	4	8	8	11	42	8
2	Par	3	8	5	6	5	27	6
3	Du karox es	4	2	1	1	1	9	1
4	Why Don't	2	3	3	2	6	16	3
5	Janaparh	7	10	10	10	10	47	10
6	Misht Miasin	5	1	2	4	2	14	2
7	Im Erazanq	6	6	6	5	3	26	5
8	Angels	9	9	7	7	8	40	7
9	Happy Birthday	1	5	4	3	4	17	4
10	L.E.V.O.N	10	11	11	9	7	48	11
11	Kamac-Kamac	8	7	9	11	9	44	9

Semi-final 2[]

The second semi-final was held on 16 September 2018. The five acts shaded in orange qualified for the final.

Semi Final 2 - 16 September 2018
Draw	Artist	Song	Adult Jury		Kids Jury		Televote		Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	Total	Points	Total	Points	Votes	Points	Total	Place
1	Sati	"Insta"	47	11	41	8	190	1	20	6
2	Serzh Arakelyan	"Good Mood"	34	7	48	11	350	5	23	3
3	Silva Grigoryan	"Pokrik Zinvor"	29	5	27	4	513	10	19	7
4	Yurahatuk	"Yurahatuk"	13	2	14	2	225	3	7	12
5	Vova	"Leggo"	49	12	38	7	991	12	31	1
6	Lili	"Payqar"	43	9	50	12	277	4	25	2
7	Sekunda	"Qez im Yerevan"	28	4	20	3	373	6	13	10
8	Melisa	"Qameleon"	26	3	28	5	541	11	19	7
9	Vahag Mesrobyan	"Es Ekel Em"	10	1	6	1	456	8	10	11
10	Eric	"Ari Pari"	43	9	41	8	201	2	19	9
11	Anahit Arakelyan	"Shabadibam"	39	8	36	6	394	7	21	5
12	Harut Harutyunyan	"Amar e"	29	5	41	8	479	9	22	4

Detailed Adult Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Jury					Total	Points
Draw	Song	Jury 1	Jury 2	Jury 3	Jury 4	Jury 5	Total	Points
1	Insta	10	5	10	11	11	47	11
2	Good Mood	8	6	3	9	8	34	7
3	Poqrik Zinvor	1	8	6	8	6	29	5
4	Yurahatuk	2	2	4	3	2	13	2
5	Leggo	11	12	12	4	10	49	12
6	Payqar	9	10	5	12	7	43	9
7	Qez im Yerevan	7	7	8	5	1	28	4
8	Qameleon	6	9	1	6	4	26	3
9	Es Ekel Em	3	1	2	1	3	10	1
10	Ari Pari	12	4	11	7	9	43	9
11	Shabadibam	5	11	9	2	12	39	8
12	Amar e	4	3	7	10	5	29	5

Detailed Kids Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Kids Jury					Total	Points
Draw	Song	Jury 1	Jury 2	Jury 3	Jury 4	Jury 5	Total	Points
1	Insta	11	10	7	10	3	41	8
2	Good Mood	10	7	9	12	10	48	11
3	Poqrik Zinvor	7	3	4	6	7	27	4
4	Yurahatuk	3	4	3	2	2	14	2
5	Leggo	6	9	12	3	8	38	7
6	Payqar	12	11	5	11	11	50	12
7	Qez im Yerevan	1	2	2	9	6	20	3
8	Qameleon	5	8	6	5	4	28	5
9	Es Ekel Em	2	1	1	1	1	6	1
10	Ari Pari	8	6	11	4	12	41	8
11	Shabadibam	4	5	10	8	9	36	6
12	Amar e	9	12	8	7	5	41	8

Final[]

The final was held on 22 September 2018.^[4]

Final - 22 September 2018
Draw	Artist	Song	Adult Jury		Kids Jury		Televote		Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	Total	Points	Total	Points	Votes	Points	Total	Place
1	Lia	"Kamac-Kamac"	14	1	25	4	706	4	9	9
2	Anahit Arakelyan	"Shabadibam"	29	7	11	1	532	3	11	8
3	Harut Harutyunyan	"Amar e"	18	2	17	2	530	2	6	10
4	Lily	"Payqar"	18	2	34	8	762	5	15	5
5	Vova	"Leggo"	42	9	26	5	1,564	9	23	3
6	Serzh Arakelyan	"Good Mood"	24	5	31	7	437	1	13	6
7	Vardan Margaryan	"Janaparh"	36	8	34	8	2,423	10	26	2
8	Eliza	"Im Erazanq"	18	2	19	3	836	7	12	7
9	L.E.V.O.N	"L.E.V.O.N"	49	10	48	10	1,547	8	28	1
10	Ani	"Angels"	27	6	30	6	808	6	18	4

Detailed Adult Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Jury					Total	Points
Draw	Song	Jury 1	Jury 2	Jury 3	Jury 4	Jury 5	Total	Points
1	Kamac-Kamac	3	2	2	1	6	14	1
2	Shabadibam	5	4	10	6	4	29	7
3	Amar e	4	1	4	4	5	18	2
4	Payqar	1	5	5	5	2	18	2
5	Leggo	9	9	7	9	8	42	9
6	Good Mood	7	7	6	3	1	24	5
7	Janaparh	8	8	3	8	9	36	8
8	Im Erazanq	6	6	1	2	3	18	2
9	L.E.V.O.N	10	10	9	10	10	49	10
10	Angels	2	3	8	7	7	27	6

Detailed Kids Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Kids Jury					Total	Points
Draw	Song	Jury 1	Jury 2	Jury 3	Jury 4	Jury 5	Total	Points
1	Kamac-Kamac	6	2	5	5	7	25	4
2	Shabadibam	2	1	6	1	1	11	1
3	Amar e	1	3	4	3	6	17	2
4	Payqar	8	8	2	6	10	34	8
5	Leggo	5	7	9	2	3	26	5
6	Good Mood	4	6	7	9	5	31	7
7	Janaparh	7	9	8	8	2	34	8
8	Im Erazanq	3	4	1	7	4	19	3
9	L.E.V.O.N	10	10	10	10	8	48	10
10	Angels	9	5	3	4	9	30	6

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".^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7] 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 20% of the votes, it received 20% of the available points.

Points awarded to Armenia^[8]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points	France
7 points	Malta
6 points	Australia Netherlands Portugal
5 points	Belarus
4 points	Israel Poland
3 points	Albania Italy Ukraine
2 points
1 point
Armenia received 70 points from the online vote

Points awarded by Armenia^[8]
Score	Country
12 points	Belarus
10 points	Russia
8 points	Georgia
7 points	Australia
6 points	Netherlands
5 points	Macedonia
4 points	Kazakhstan
3 points	Malta
2 points	Ukraine
1 point	France

Detailed voting results[]

Detailed voting results from Armenia^[8]
Draw	Country	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
01	Ukraine	7	10	11	5	15	9	2
02	Portugal	16	14	17	18	10	17
03	Kazakhstan	8	6	7	8	16	7	4
04	Albania	10	15	14	16	5	13
05	Russia	2	4	2	4	1	2	10
06	Netherlands	11	1	5	11	7	5	6
07	Azerbaijan	19	19	19	19	19	19
08	Belarus	1	2	3	2	3	1	12
09	Ireland	18	18	9	17	17	18
10	Serbia	15	8	16	15	8	14
11	Italy	9	11	15	10	11	11
12	Australia	6	5	1	3	13	4	7
13	Georgia	3	3	4	1	2	3	8
14	Israel	4	12	12	13	18	12
15	France	13	16	6	6	12	10	1
16	Macedonia	5	13	10	12	4	6	5
17	Armenia
18	Wales	17	7	13	14	14	16
19	Malta	12	9	8	9	6	8	3
20	Poland	14	17	18	7	9	15