Armenia Comes in First at Junior Eurovision

YEREVAN (A.W.)–On Nov. 20, the Junior Eurovision song contest concluded with Armenia’s Vladimir Arzumanyan coming out the winner.

Arzumanyan, 12, hails from the city of Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabagh. According to his profile, posted on the Junior Eurovision site, Arzumanyan comes from a family of music teachers and is currently enrolled in the Lyceum of Arts.

Fourteen countries competed in the 8^th Junior Eurovision contest. Russia’s Liza Drozd and Sasha Lazin came in second with their song “Boy and Girl.” Serbia’s Sonja Skoric claimed third place with “Carobna Noc/Magical Night.”

The full results follow.

Armenia: Vladimir Arzumanyan, “Mama,” 120 points

Russia: Liza Drozd and Sasha Lazin, “Boy and Girl,” 119 points

Serbia: Sonja Skoric, “Carobna Noc/Magical Night,” 113 points

Georgia: Mariam Kakhelishvili, “Mari Dari,” 109 points

Belarus: Daniil Kozlov, “Muzyki Svet,” 85 points

Lithuania: Bartas, “Oki-doki,” 67 points

Belgium: Jill and Lauren, “Get Up!,” 61 points

Moldova: Stefan Roscovan, “Ali Baba,” 54 points

The Netherlands: Anna and Senna, “My Family,” 52 points

Latvia: Sarlote and Sea Stones, “Viva La Dance,” 51 points

Sweden: Josefine Ridell, “Allt Jag Vill Ha,” 48 points

FYR Macedonia: Anja Veterova, “Eooo, Eooo,” 38 points

Malta: Nicole, “Knock Knock!…Boom! Boom!,” 35 points

Ukraine: Yuliya Gurska, “Mii Litak,” 28 points