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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 20th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Yerevan, Armenia on 11 December 2022, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Maléna (singer), Maléna. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV), the contest was held at the Karen Demirchyan Complex, Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex. This was the second time that Armenia hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in . Sixteen countries participated in the contest. The returned after a sixteen-year absence, while , , and did not take part, with the latter's broadcasters having been indefinitely suspended from the EBU due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. 's Lissandro was the winner of the contest with the song "". This was France's second victory in the contest, having last won in . Host country , , and the compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikol Pashinyan
Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan ( hy, Նիկոլ Վովայի Փաշինյան, ; born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician serving as the prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1998, which was shut down a year later for libel. He was sentenced for one year for defamation against then Minister of National Security Serzh Sargsyan. He edited the newspaper ''Haykakan Zhamanak'' ("Armenian Times") from 1999 to 2012. A supporter of Armenia's first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, he was highly critical of second president Robert Kocharyan, Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan, and their allies, frequently referring to them as the "Karabakh Clan". Pashinyan was also critical of Armenia's close relations with Russia, and promoted establishing closer relations with Turkey instead. He led a minor opposition party in the 2007 parliamentary election, garnering 1.3% of the vote. Pashinyan was a dedicated supporter of Ter-Petrosyan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariam Mamadashvili
Mariam Mamadashvili ( ka, მარიამ მამადაშვილი, born 16 November 2005) is a Georgian singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 where she represented Georgia with the song "Mzeo". She moved to the United States in 2015. Biography Mamadashvili has been performing since she was four years old. She studied at the Bzikebistudio in Georgia and also the Evgeni Mikeladze State Central Music School. Since moving to the United States, she has been enrolled at Tomlinson Middle School and Broadway Method Academy, and resides in Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. Located within the New York metropolitan ar .... Discography References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamadashvili, Mariam 2005 births Living people Musicians from Tbilisi Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destiny (singer)
Destiny Chukunyere M.Q.R. (born 29 August 2002) is a Maltese singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where she represented Malta with the song " Not My Soul". In 2017, she participated in the eleventh series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' and finished 6th in the second semi-final and thus was eliminated. She won the second season of the Maltese version of ''The X Factor'' and was chosen to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song " All of My Love" however the contest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, Destiny represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, this time with the song "Je me casse", where she finished in 7th place with 255 points. Early life Chukunyere was born on 29 August 2002. She lives in Birkirkara and attended a secondary school in Ħamrun. Her father is Nigerian (Igbo) former footballer Ndubisi Chukunyere, while her mother is Maltese. She has two younger siblings; a sister named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Cantiello
Vincenzo Cantiello (born 25 August 2000) is an Italian singer who at the 12th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta with his song "Tu primo grande amore" and won. Early years Cantiello was born on 25 August 2000 in Sant'Arpino, Campania. He has been interested in music since early childhood initially singing in the choir of his church, but had started singing on his own when he was 9. Music career He gained national attention after taking part in ''Ti lascio una canzone'' in 2014. The following 15 November, he represented Italy at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with his song "Tu primo grande amore", fishing first with a total of 159 points, just twelve points ahead from 's Planet of the Children who placed second. He was Italy's first ever entrant at the competition and also the only male solo singer in the entire competition. He then made an appearance in the . He read out the Italian votes and handed the trophy to the winner. In , for the occasion of the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaia Cauchi
Gaia Cauchi M.Q.R. (born 19 November 2002) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and won the contest with her song " The Start". Life and career 2004–2012: Early career Gaia's first "international gig" came in 2011 when she appeared on the popular Italian TV show, ''Ti Lascio Una Canzone''. She took on Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" and left the audience shouting "bellissimo!" She won the prestigious Sanremo Junior Music Festival a year later in her category when she was just nine years old. There, she sang " One Night Only", from ''Dreamgirls''. 2013–present: Junior Eurovision Song Contest and breakthrough After a two-year break from the contest, PBS (Public Broadcasting Services) decided to return to the Junior Eurovision. PBS, Malta's national broadcaster went for an internal selection and chose Cauchi to represent the island nation. Cauchi won the contest on 30 November with a 9-point lead over Ukraine. Being the winner of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy (Georgian Band)
Georgia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 which took place on 3 December 2011, in Yerevan, Armenia. Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Teen-pop group Candy was externally selected to represent Georgia with the song "Candy Music". Georgia won the contest with 108 points. Background Prior to the 2011 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest four times since its debut in . They have never missed an edition of the contest, and have won at the contest. Before Junior Eurovision National final Georgia selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2011 through a national selection consisting of 9 songs, hosted by Sophio Toroshelidze. The winner was girl-group Candy, with a song "Candy Music". Candy won the jury vote and came second in the televote, with first place from the televote going to 3T. The jury consisted of: Gia Janturia, Giorgi Gachechiladze, Mamuka Megrelishvili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Arzumanyan
Vladimir Arzumanyan ( hy, Վլադիմիր Արզումանյան; born 26 May 1998 in Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh) is an Armenian singer. He represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the entry Mama (Մամա). In the final Vladimir won, becoming the first Armenian singer to have won in a Eurovision event. The song was produced by Canadian-Armenian music producer DerHova. Ten years later in 2020, he competed in the 2020 edition of Depi Evratesil ''Depi Evratesil'' ( arm, Դեպի Եվրատեսիլ; "Towards Eurovision"; ) is an Armenian music entertainment show created by the Armenian broadcaster AMPTV. It was used as the Armenian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in , ..., the Armenian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Arzumanyan, Vladimir Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Armenia Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners Living people 21st-century Armenian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralf Mackenbach
Ralf J. J. Mackenbach (born 4 October 1995) is a Dutch plasma physicist, artist and former child singer, best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Click Clack". He is the first and so far only Dutch winner of the contest. Biography Early life Mackenbach was born in Best, North Brabant and has an older brother Rick (born 1993). As a child, he starred in the musicals ''Tarzan'' and ''Beauty and the Beast''. He attended Amsterdam's dancing academy Lucia Marthas, and studied acting at Centrum voor de Kunsten Eindhoven (CKE) in Eindhoven. Musical career In 2009, at the age of thirteen, Mackenbach won the 2009 edition of ''Junior Songfestival'' with the song "Click Clack". As a result, he represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, and went on to win the competition with 121 points. "Click Clack" peaked at number 7 in the Dutch Single Top 100. Subsequently, he appeared in the , and contests as part of an interval act. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bzikebi
Georgia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 which took place on 22 November 2008, in Lemesos, Cyprus. Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Group Bzikebi was externally selected to represent Georgia with the song "Bzz..". Georgia won the contest with 154 points. Background Prior to the 2008 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest once in , being represented by Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni", placing fourth with 116 points. Before Junior Eurovision National final Georgia selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008 using a national selection consisting of 9 songs. The winner was trio Bzikebi, with the song "Bzz..". Artist and song information Bzikebi The winning contestants, Bzikebi ( ka, ბზიკები, "wasps"), are a trio from Tbilisi. managed by Georgian composer Giga Kukhiadnidze. The group consists of Giorgi Shiolashvili (born , ka, გ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RAI), the contest was held at the , and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with and returning after their absence from the previous edition. had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was with the song " Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. Ukraine's 439 points received from the televote in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan Clashes
On 12 September 2022, a series of clashes erupted between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border, marking a major escalation in the current border crisis between Armenia–Azerbaijan and resulting in nearly 300 deaths and dozens of injuries on both sides by 14 September. At least 204 Armenian servicemen were killed or went missing, according to a report by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Azerbaijan acknowledged 80 fatalities among its forces, bringing the total number of killed to at least 284. A number of English-language sources refer to the episode as the 'Two-Day War,' to distinguish it from the wider crisis, while journalist Gabriel Gavin writing in ''The Spectator'' described the conflict as "Europe's newest war." A number of third-party sources commented that Azerbaijan had launched an attack on positions inside the Republic of Armenia. The Armenian Defense Ministry stated that Azerbaijan had attacked Armenian positions near the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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