She was one of the big favorites. His victory is therefore no surprise. Armenia won the Eurovision Junior 2021, which was held this Sunday at the Seine Musicale (Hauts-de-Seine).
The singer Maléna scored 224 points in total, ahead of the Polish Sara James (218 points) and the French Enzo (187 points). She was singing Qami Qami, a pop song.
Frenchman Enzo first on the juries’ side
Besides the satisfaction of finishing on the podium of this edition at home with his song Tic Tac, Enzo can be delighted to have arrived first in the votes of the juries. Side votes of the public, with 67 points, he finished fourth, behind Armenia (109 points), Poland (102 points) and Portugal (92 points) The French delegation had bet on a table eyeing the universe of Gadsby the Magnificent, with a twenties touch, and the atmosphere of cabaret shows.
The rest of the Top 10 are as follows, in order from fourth to tenth place: Georgia (163 points), Azerbaijan (151), Ukraine (125), Russia (124), Kazakhstan (121), North Macedonia (114) and Italy (107).
Christmas in Paris
This 19th edition of the competition dedicated to artists aged 9 to 14, and bringing together 19 candidate countries, was hosted for the first time in France. The show, organized by France 2, was placed under the sign of Christmas and fully played the Parisian card. Elodie Gossuin, Olivier Minne and singer Carla ensured the animation.
Note, statistics side, that, since its return to Eurovision Junior in 2018, France has always finished in the Top 5.