| Contest: | Junior |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Country: | Armenia |
| Preselection: | Depi Mankakan Evratesil 2018 |
| Preselection Date: | Semi-finals 9 September 2018 16 September 2018 Final 22 September 2018 |
| Entrant: | L.E.V.O.N |
| Song: | L.E.V.O.N |
| Final Result: | 9th, 125 points |
Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) is responsible for organising their entry for the contest.
See main article: Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2018 contest, Armenia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its first entry in 2007, with their best result being in when they won with the song "Mama", performed by Vladimir Arzumanyan.[1] Armenia went on to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the Armenian capital Yerevan.[2]
Depi Makankan Evratesil 2018 (Armenian: Դեպի Մանկական Եվրատեսիլ 2018; "Towards Junior Eurovision 2018") was the first edition of the national final Depi Makankan Evratesil and selected the Armenian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition commenced on 9 September 2018 with the first of two semi-finals and concluded with a winning song and artist during the final on 22 September 2018. All shows in the competition took place at the AMPTV studios in Yerevan, broadcast on Armenia 1 as well as online via the broadcaster's website 1tv.am.
The 23 selected singers were revealed in July 2018.[3] The first 12 competing entries were revealed on 30 August 2018,[4] with the remaining 12 revealed a day later.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anahit Arakelyan | "Shabadibam" | Armen Virabyan | |
| Ani | "Angels" | Hasmik Melqonyan | |
| Anna | "1 2 3 4" | Nick Egibyan | |
| Arpi | "Par" | Tigran Petrosyan, Ada Simonyan | |
| Gor X | "Why Don't" | Gor X | |
| Eliza | "Im Erazanq" | Tigran Avetisyan, Liana Torosyan | |
| Erik | "Ari Pari" | Nick Egibyan | |
| Lia | "Kamac-Kamac" | Nick Egibyan, Vladimir Poghosyan | |
| Lili | "Payqar" | Egine, Anna Danielyan | |
| L.E.V.O.N | "L.E.V.O.N" | Artem Valter | |
| Harut Harutyunyan | "Amar e" | Artem Valter | |
| Maria Petrosyan | "Happy Birthday" | Nick Egibyan | |
| Melisa | "Qameleon" | David Badalyan | |
| Yurahatuk | "Yurahatuk" | Miqayel Margaryan | |
| Nare Elizbaryan | "Du karox es" | Susanna Barseghyan | |
| Sati | "Insta" | Nick Egibyan | |
| Sekunda | "Qez im Yerevan" | Karen Ananyan, Armine Grigoryan | |
| Serj Araqelyan | "Good Mood" | Grigor Kyokchyan | |
| Silva Grigoryan | "Poqrik Zinvor" | Richard Madlenyan, Grigor Kyokchyan | |
| Vahagn Mesrobyan | "Es Ekel Em" | Susanna Barseghyan | |
| Vardan Margaryan | "Janaparh" | Mane Hakobyan, Avet Barseghyan | |
| Vova | "Leggo" | Martin Mirzoyan, Grigor Kyokchyan | |
| 1+1 | "Misht Miasin" | Qristine Davtyan |
The semi-finals were held on 9 and 16 September 2018. Eleven artists took part in the first semi-final and twelve took part in the second semi-final, and five entries from both qualified to the grand final. Following both a public and a jury vote of two categories (adult and kids jury), the set of finalists was determined.[5]
Key:
| + Semi-final 1 – 9 September 2018 | |||||||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Adult Jury | Kids Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Votes | Points | Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Anna | "1 2 3 4" | 33 | 7 | 42 | 8 | 306 | 4 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2 | Arpi | "Par" | 26 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 280 | 3 | 13 | 8 | |
| 3 | Nare Elizbaryan | "Du karox es" | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 498 | 7 | 13 | 7 | |
| 4 | Gor X | "Why Don't" | 19 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 216 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
| 5 | Vardan Margaryan | "Janaparh" | 41 | 9 | 47 | 10 | 1,383 | 11 | 30 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1+1 | "Misht miasin" | 11 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 572 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 7 | Eliza | "Im Erazanq" | 29 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 659 | 10 | 21 | 4 | |
| 8 | Ani | "Angels" | 36 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 393 | 5 | 20 | 5 | |
| 9 | Maria Petrosyan | "Happy Birthday" | 24 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 147 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| 10 | L.E.V.O.N | "L.E.V.O.N" | 43 | 11 | 48 | 11 | 536 | 8 | 30 | 1 | |
| 11 | Lia | "Kamac-Kamac" | 41 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 486 | 6 | 24 | 3 | |
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "1 2 3 4" | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 33 | |
| 2 | "Par" | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | |
| 3 | "Du karox es" | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 27 | |
| 4 | "Why Don't" | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | "Janaparh" | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 41 | |
| 6 | "Misht miasin" | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7 | "Im Erazanq" | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 29 | |
| 8 | "Angels" | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | |
| 9 | "Happy Birthday" | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | |
| 10 | "L.E.V.O.N" | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 43 | |
| 11 | "Kamac-Kamac" | 10 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 41 |
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "1 2 3 4" | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 42 | |
| 2 | "Par" | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 | |
| 3 | "Du karox es" | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | "Why Don't" | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |
| 5 | "Janaparh" | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 47 | |
| 6 | "Misht miasin" | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 7 | "Im Erazanq" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | |
| 8 | "Angels" | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 40 | |
| 9 | "Happy Birthday" | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 10 | "L.E.V.O.N" | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 48 | |
| 11 | "Kamac-Kamac" | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
| + Semi-final 2 – 16 September 2018 | |||||||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Adult Jury | Kids Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Votes | Points | Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Sati | "Insta" | 47 | 11 | 41 | 8 | 190 | 1 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2 | Serj Araqelyan | "Good Mood" | 34 | 7 | 48 | 11 | 350 | 5 | 23 | 3 | |
| 3 | Silva Grigoryan | "Poqrik Zinvor" | 29 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 513 | 10 | 19 | 7 | |
| 4 | Yurahatuk | "Yurahatuk" | 13 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 225 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | Vova | "Leggo" | 49 | 12 | 38 | 7 | 991 | 12 | 31 | 1 | |
| 6 | Lili | "Payqar" | 43 | 9 | 50 | 12 | 277 | 4 | 25 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sekunda | "Qez im Yerevan" | 28 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 373 | 6 | 13 | 10 | |
| 8 | Melisa | "Qameleon" | 26 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 541 | 11 | 19 | 7 | |
| 9 | Vahagn Mesrobyan | "Es Ekel Em" | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 456 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 10 | Erik | "Ari Pari" | 43 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 201 | 2 | 19 | 9 | |
| 11 | Anahit Arakelyan | "Shabadibam" | 39 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 394 | 7 | 21 | 5 | |
| 12 | Harut Harutyunyan | "Amar e" | 29 | 5 | 41 | 8 | 479 | 9 | 22 | 4 |
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Insta" | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 47 | |
| 2 | "Good Mood" | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 34 | |
| 3 | "Poqrik Zinvor" | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 | |
| 4 | "Yurahatuk" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | "Leggo" | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | |
| 6 | "Payqar" | 9 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 43 | |
| 7 | "Qez im Yerevan" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | |
| 8 | "Qameleon" | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 26 | |
| 9 | "Es Ekel Em" | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 10 | "Ari Pari" | 12 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 43 | |
| 11 | "Shabadibam" | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 39 | |
| 12 | "Amar e" | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Insta" | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 41 | |
| 2 | "Good Mood" | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 48 | |
| 3 | "Poqrik Zinvor" | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | |
| 4 | "Yurahatuk" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 5 | "Leggo" | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 38 | |
| 6 | "Payqar" | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 50 | |
| 7 | "Qez im Yerevan" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
| 8 | "Qameleon" | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | |
| 9 | "Es Ekel Em" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 10 | "Ari Pari" | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 41 | |
| 11 | "Shabadibam" | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 36 | |
| 12 | "Amar e" | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 41 |
The final was held on 22 September 2018.[6] Following both a public and a jury vote of two categories (adult and kids jury), L.E.V.O.N was ultimately selected to represent Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[7] [8]
| + Final – 22 September 2018 | |||||||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Adult Jury | Kids Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Points | Total | Points | Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Lia | "Kamac-Kamac" | 14 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 706 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | Anahit Arakelyan | "Shabadibam" | 29 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 532 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |
| 3 | Harut Harutyunyan | "Amar e" | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 530 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | Lily | "Payqar" | 18 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 762 | 5 | 15 | 5 | |
| 5 | Vova | "Leggo" | 42 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1,564 | 9 | 23 | 3 | |
| 6 | Serj Araqelyan | "Good Mood" | 24 | 5 | 31 | 7 | 437 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
| 7 | Vardan Margaryan | "Janaparh" | 36 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 2,423 | 10 | 26 | 2 | |
| 8 | Eliza | "Im Erazanq" | 18 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 836 | 7 | 12 | 7 | |
| 9 | L.E.V.O.N | "L.E.V.O.N" | 49 | 10 | 48 | 10 | 1,547 | 8 | 28 | 1 | |
| 10 | Ani | "Angels" | 27 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 808 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kamac-Kamac" | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2 | "Shabadibam" | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | |
| 3 | "Amar e" | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| 4 | "Payqar" | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | |
| 5 | "Leggo" | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 42 | |
| 6 | "Good Mood" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
| 7 | "Janaparh" | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 36 | |
| 8 | "Im Erazanq" | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 9 | "L.E.V.O.N" | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 49 | |
| 10 | "Angels" | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Draw | Song | Jury 1 | Jury 2 | Jury 3 | Jury 4 | Jury 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kamac-Kamac" | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | |
| 2 | "Shabadibam" | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | "Amar e" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
| 4 | "Payqar" | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 34 | |
| 5 | "Leggo" | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | |
| 6 | "Good Mood" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 | |
| 7 | "Janaparh" | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 34 | |
| 8 | "Im Erazanq" | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | |
| 9 | "L.E.V.O.N" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | |
| 10 | "Angels" | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| Levon Galstyan | |
| Alias: | L.E.V.O.N |
| Birth Date: | 2006 5, df=y |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
| Junior: | yes |
| Song: | "L.E.V.O.N" |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Country: | Armenia |
| Artist: | Levon Galstyan |
| As: | L.E.V.O.N |
| Language: | Armenian |
| Composer: | Artem Valter |
| Lyricist: | Artem Valter |
| Place: | 9th |
| Points: | 125 |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Prev: | Boomerang |
| Prev Link: | Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017#Boomerang |
| Next: | Colours of Your Dream |
| Next Link: | Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019#Colours of Your Dream |
Levon Galstyan (born on 20 May 2006) is an Armenian-Russian child singer. He represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "L.E.V.O.N".[9]
Levon is no stranger to singing competitions, as in 2016 he participated in The Voice Kids Russia, where he was coached by Valeriy Meladze. Since then, he has taken part in local and international competitions, including New Wave in Russia as part of The Voices of Artsakh.
"L.E.V.O.N" is a song by Armenian-Russian child singer Levon Galstyan. He represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, finishing in 9th place with 125 points.
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Armenia was drawn to perform seventeenth on 25 November 2018, following Macedonia and preceding Wales.
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| Draw | Country | Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Average Rank | Points Awarded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 02 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 03 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 04 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 05 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 06 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 07 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 08 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 09 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 10 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 12 | |||
| 15 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 18 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 19 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 20 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 15 |