YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
2022
The 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place on December 11th in Yerevan at Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex.
Yerevan was hosting the " Junior Eurovision" contest for the second time.
In fact, Armenia is one of the most successful countries in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, having entered on 14 occasions and never finishing lower than 9th. In 2011, Vladimir Arzumanyan won the contest with his song "Mama", and in 2021, 14-year-old Malena was the winner of Junior Eurovision in Paris.
This year’s symbol is a colorful ''spinning top''. This particular variety of ''spinning top'' is unique in Armenian culture; featuring traditional patterns that appear on historical architecture, carpets, and costumes across the Host City of Yerevan.
These old wooden toys have been given a neon twist - quite literally - to reflect modern Armenia. It perfectly reflects the values of the Junior Eurovision song contest - everyone is united around the idea of magic, music, and joy and at the same time presents a different song and performance.
The hosts of the 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest were singer-songwriter Iveta Mukuchyan, actor, writer & comedian Garik Papoyan, and singer Karina Ignatyan.
Nare represented Armenia at ''Junior Eurovision 2022'' in Yerevan with her song 'DANCE!
Lissandro from France won the contest with his song "Oh Maman". Armenia came in second place.
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The Safavid army then laid siege to Yerevan on 15 November. The Persian army of Shah Abbas I conquered the Yerevan fortress after 9 months of siege, whereas the other towns of the Eastern Caucasus surrendered to the Shah with practically no resistance. Hundreds of thousands of Armenians, including residents of Yerevan, were taken captive and sent to Persia.
2011
On September 20, the solemn opening ceremony of the new scientific complex of the Matenadaran was held.
