Armenia Wins Junior Eurovision 2021

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December 22nd, 9:21am

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Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.

Armenia’s representative Maléna, 14, won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest held in Paris on Sunday, with the song "Qami Qami,” according to Agence France Press (AFP). The contest saw the participation of 19 countries represented by contestant aged between 9 and 14. This year’s edition was organized by France for the first time after it’s representative, Valentina won last year with her song “J’imagine.” Poland’s Sara James, 13, came second with her song “Somebody,” followed by France’s representative Enzo, 13, who sang Tik Tak. According to organizers, the Armenian teen won the contest supported by the audience’s online voting, with over 4.3 million votes from around 200 countries. In the first phase, with the jury’s votes, France’s Enzo ranked first, followed by the representatives of Poland and Armenia.

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