Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country Armenia
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)Quarter-finals:
30 June 2008
1 July 2008
Semi-final:
6 July 2008
Final:
11 July 2008
Selected entrantMonika Manchuarova
Selected song"Im Ergi Hnchyune"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 59 points
Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Armenia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry by a national final with two quarter-finals, one semi-final and a final. The winner was Monika Manchuarova with "Im Ergy Hnchyune", which represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 on 22 November 2008.[1][better source needed]

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

A submission period for artists was held until 5 May 2008. 200 applications were received, and 36 entries were chosen for the national final.

Quarter-final 1

The first quarter-final was held on 30 June 2008, hosted by Felix and Emmy. Eighteen songs competed and an "expert" jury chose 10 songs to qualify for the semi-final.

Draw Artist Song (English title) Result
1 Nadezhda & Mary "Me and You" Eliminated
2 Serine Hodikyan "How" Advanced
3 Arevik Asatryan "Crazy Dancers" Eliminated
4 Suzanna Antonyan "Blue Sky" Eliminated
5 MMS "Step by step" Eliminated
6 Ani & Alisa "Hello" Advanced
7 Mary Arzumanyan "Child's Smile" Eliminated
8 Marine Markaryan "My Song - Fary Tale" Eliminated
9 Larisa Gevorkyan "Crazy Girl" Advanced
10 Zangak "Laugh" Eliminated
11 Mary Mndjoyan "Child's Days" Advanced
12 Diana Bagdasaryan "Rock'n'Roll" Advanced
13 David Gukasyan "Me and Me" Advanced
14 Emma Kazaryan "My Song" Advanced
15 Hovsanna Hublaryan "Wings of Hope" Eliminated
16 Arsen Nahapetyan "Song - you're my life" Advanced
17 Do-Re-Mi "Chocolate" Advanced
18 Artashes Muradyan "Captain From Fairy-tale" Advanced

Quarter-final 2

The second quarter-final was held on 1 July 2008, hosted by Felix and Emmy. Eighteen songs competed and an "expert" jury chose 10 songs to qualify for the semi-final.

Draw Artist Song (English title) Result
1 Do-Re-Mi "My Little Cloud" Advanced
2 Arevik Asatryan "Dream" Eliminated
3 Plus-Minus "My Dream" Advanced
4 Erna Mirzoyan "Happy Song" Advanced
5 Goar Gevorkyan "Request" Advanced
6 Gayane Keryan "White Dolphin" Eliminated
7 Nadezhda Sargsyan "Give Me A Hand" Eliminated
8 Syurpriz "Fairy Tale" Advanced
9 Inessa Kocharyan "Spring" Advanced
10 Anahit Petrosyan "Echo" Eliminated
11 Mary Martirosyan "Smile" Advanced
12 Luara Airapetyan "My Song" Advanced
13 Anush Karapetyan "Tired" Eliminated
14 Monika Manucharova "Sounds of My Song" Advanced
15 Marine, Larisa & Emma "Three Sisters" Eliminated
16 Tamara Lalayan "Song In My Soul" Advanced
17 Siranush Grigoryan "Hello To The Sun" Eliminated
18 Do-Re-Mi "Sara-Bara-Du" Advanced

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on 6 July 2008, hosted by Felix and Emmy. The eighteen songs which qualified from the two quarter-finals competed and an "expert" jury chose 10 songs to qualify for the final.

Draw Artist Song (English title) Result
1 Arsen Nahapetyan "Song - you're my life" Eliminated
2 Do-Re-Mi "My Little Cloud" Eliminated
3 Erna Mirzoyan "Happy Song" Eliminated
4 Inessa Kocharyan "Spring" Eliminated
5 Serine Hodikyan "How" Advanced
6 Goar Gevorkyan "Request" Advanced
7 Plus-Minus "My Dream" Advanced
8 Mary Martirosyan "Smile" Eliminated
9 Ani & Alisa "Hello" Eliminated
10 Luara Airapetyan "My Song" Advanced
11 Artashes Muradyan "Captain From Fairy-tale" Advanced
12 Emma Kazaryan "My Song" Advanced
13 Tamara Lalayan "Song In My Soul" Eliminated
14 Mary Mndjoyan "Child's Days" Advanced
15 Do-Re-Mi "Sara-Bara-Du" Advanced
16 Diana Bagdasaryan "Rock'N'Roll" Eliminated
17 Monica Manucharova "Sounds of My Song" Advanced
18 Syurpriz "Fairy Tale" Eliminated
19 Larisa Gevorkyan "Crazy Girl" Eliminated
20 David Gukasyan "Me and Me" Eliminated
21 Do-Re-Me "Chocolate" Advanced

Final

The final was held on 11 July 2008, hosted by Felix and Emmy. The ten songs which qualified from the two quarter-finals competed and the winner was chosen by a combination of televoting and the votes from an "expert" jury.

Draw Artist Song
1 Artashes Muradyan "Hekiatneri navapety"
2 Plus-Minus "Im erezanq"
3 Do-Re-Mi "Sara-Bara-Bu"
4 Goar Gevorgyan "Hndrank"
5 Serine Hodikyan "Inchpes"
6 Mery Mndjoyan "Mankutyan orer"
7 Monica Manucharova "Im ergy hnchyune"
8 Luara Hayrapetyan "Im ergy"
9 Emma Kazaryan "Im ergy"
10 Nadezhda Sargsyan & Friends[2] "Shokolad"

At Junior Eurovision

Since the song was performed in the national final, the lyrics have been changed, as well as the melody. The song title was changed from "Im Ergy Hnchuny" to "Im Ergy Hnchyune".[1] Armenia was drawn to perform in spot two. As well as the singer on stage, like in the national final, there were two dancers and two backing singers; one of them was the songwriter. The animation on the screen behind them also appeared in the preview video. The song placed in the 8th position with 59 points, which were received from Belgium, Netherlands, Cyprus, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria and Georgia.[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Armenia[4]
Score Country
12 points[a]
10 points
8 points  Georgia
7 points  Bulgaria
6 points
5 points  Belarus
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Armenia[4]
Score Country
12 points  Georgia
10 points  Russia
8 points  Ukraine
7 points  Malta
6 points  Macedonia
5 points  Belarus
4 points  Romania
3 points  Cyprus
2 points  Belgium
1 point  Serbia

Notes

  1. ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

  1. ^ a b "'Armenia at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008'". ESCKaz.com.
  2. ^ Was previously Do-Re-Mi in the Semi-Finals
  3. ^ "Final of Lemesos 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lemesos 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

External links

  • Official Armenian Junior Eurovision Site of 2008