| Contest: | Junior |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Armenia |
| Preselection: | Internal selection |
| Preselection Date: | 25 October 2023 |
| Entrant: | Yan Girls |
| Song: | Do It My Way |
| Final Result: | 3rd, 180 points |
| Prev: | 2022 |
Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France, having internally selected its representatives, Yan Girls with the song "Do It My Way", written by Tokionine, Vahram Petrosyan and Maléna, the latter of whom won the 2021 contest.[1] [2]
The group performed eighth in the running order, following the entry from Estonia and preceding the entry from Poland. Armenia finished in third position with 180 points, marking the eleventh time Armenia finished in the top five at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
See main article: Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2023 contest, Armenia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its first entry in 2007. Armenia achieved its best result in, winning with the song "Mama", performed by Vladimir Arzumanyan.[3] Armenia then hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Yerevan.[4] In the 2019 contest, Karina Ignatyan represented her country in Gliwice, Poland with the song "Colours of Your Dream". The song ended 9th out of 19 entries with 115 points.
Despite being included on the final list of participating countries,[5] Armenia withdrew from the contest in November 2020 due to the then-ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh war.[6] It was later revealed that Maléna had been internally selected to represent Armenia with the song "Why".[7] With the Nagorno-Karabakh war ending on 10 November, Armenia's head of delegation David Tserunyan wrote on Instagram that the country would "come back stronger than ever".[8] Armenia again selected Maléna to represent the country with "Qami Qami", and ultimately won the contest with 224 points.[9] In the 2022 contest, Nare represented the country with her song "Dance!". The country ended in 2nd place out of 16 countries, achieving 180 points.[10]
The Armenian entry for the 2023 contest was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster AMPTV, which opened a submission process for interested artists aged between nine and fourteen on 4 July 2023.[11] All submissions required participants to enter covers of two songs, with applications open until 23 July 2023. All entrants were to be citizens of the Republic of Armenia and could be a soloist, duet or part of a group of up to six members. Following two rounds of auditions, an expert jury panel appointed by AMPTV determined the eventual representative for the country.[12] [13]
On 29 September 2023, following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh and subsequent Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), revealed that they were monitoring the possibility of Armenian participation in the 2023 contest, with Executive Supervisor of the contest Martin Österdahl stating that "there is no definitive answer" to the question of Armenian participation.[14]
On 25 October 2023, AMPTV officially announced that Yan Girls would represent Armenia in the 2023 contest with the song "Do It My Way".[1] The song was written and composed by Tokionine, Vahram Petrosyan and Maléna, who were also responsible for Armenia's victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Alongside the official release of the song, an accompanying music video was also premiered, which was directed by Artur Manukyan.[15]
On 12 November 2023, AMPTV broadcast a documentary Depi Mankakan Yevratesil 2023, accounting the journey of Yan Girls to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[16]
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 took place at Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France on 26 November 2023.
At the end of the show, Armenia received 116 points from juries and 64 points from online voting, placing third.[17]
The following members comprised the Armenian jury:[18]
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| Draw | Country | Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Average Rank | Points Awarded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 02 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 03 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 04 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 05 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 06 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 07 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 08 | |||||||||
| 09 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 15 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 |