This morning EBU and the host broadcaster, AMPTV, have announced officially the date for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
The children’s franchise of the contest will be held on 11th December. The venue will be the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex at Yerevan, capital of the host country, Armenia.
It is an honour to host the 20th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Yerevan – one of the most ancient and iconic cities in the world.
Hovhannes Movsisyan, CEO of Armenian Public Television, AMPTV
We are excited to work together with the EBU and our partners from public service media across Europe to create an unforgettable journey for our young talents and a state of the art television show for millions of viewers all over the globe.
We will spare no effort to make sure that we create magic for the young participants and viewers, and we look forward to welcoming you all to Yerevan later this year
Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, has no doubts that the Armenian broadcaster will do a good work organizing the contest.
Armenia’s cool, classy and contemporary winning song set a new standard for Junior Eurovision, and we’ve no doubt that excellence will be reflected in the quality of show AMPTV are producing in this special anniversary year.
Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
We look forward to working with our colleagues in Armenia, and can’t wait for them to showcase the unparalleled enthusiasm and passion that we know Yerevan has for Junior Eurovision
After the victory of Malena in Paris with “Qami Qami”, Armenia and AMPTV received the honor to host the 20th edition of the Junior Song Contest, being the second time that the country organizes the contest. The first was in 2011, following the victory of Vladimir Arzumanyan with “Mama” in 2010. Except in 2020, Armenia has competed 14 times in row from 2007, always finishing in the top 10.
