Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 which took place on 15 November 2014, in

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. The Armenian broadcaster Armenia 1 (ARMTV) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. The Armenian entry was selected through a national final held on 14 September 2014.

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" was chosen to represent the nation in

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. Armenia finished 3rd in the final with 146 points.

Background

Prior to the 2014 Contest, Armenia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in 2007, with their best result being in when they won with the song "Mama", performed by

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). I ...

. Armenia went on to host the

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Before Junior Eurovision

National Selection

On 29 May 2014, ARMTV announced that a national final would be held to select Armenia's entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014. A submission period for artists was held from 1 June 2014 to 15 August 2014. The broadcaster received 87 submissions. The ten finalists were revealed on 5 September 2014, while the running order was decided on 11 September.

Final

The national selection took place on 14 September 2014. Betty won with the song "People Of The Sun" and thus, Betty was chosen to represent Armenia.

Artist and song information

Betty

Elizabeth Danielyan (

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with her song "

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. It represented Armenia at the

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, placing 3rd with 146 points.

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw which took place on 9 November 2014, Armenia were drawn to perform twelfth on 15 November 2014, following and preceding .

Voting

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Armenian jury: *

Aram Sargsyan Aram Zaveni Sargsyan ( hy, Արամ Զավենի Սարգսյան; 2 January 1961) is an Armenian political figure. He was Prime Minister of Armenia from 3 November 1999 to 2 May 2000. He is the younger brother of Vazgen Sargsyan. In 2001, he fou ...

(Aram Mp3) * Armina Darbinyan * Zaruhi Babayan *

Alla Levonyan Alla Levonyan ( hy, Ալլա Լևոնյան, born June 26, 1975) is an Armenian singer, who is a recipient of the Honorary Worker of Culture of the Republic of Armenia award, which is an honorary title in Armenia. In 2007, she was appointed the U ...

Erik Karapetyan Erik Karapetyan ( arm, Էրիկ Կարապետյան; born 5 June 1988), better known as simply Erik, is an Armenian singer-songwriter. He represented Armenia in the 2011 New Wave international contest for young performers and achieved fifth pla ...

Notes

References

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