Naré from Armenia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Malta, with their song “BOO!”.
The voting in the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was made up of a 50/50 split, with 50% being from the online vote and the other 50% being decided by a professional jury. The 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest saw 16 countries compete in the 24th edition of the competition live from the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre in Ta’ Qali, Malta.
The full results were:
- Armenia: Naré – “BOO!” – 202 points
- Spain: Lucas Paulano – “Cuore bello (te quiero, te quiero)” – 184 points
- France: Alec – “Comment tu vas ?” – 165 points
- San Marino: Violamarie – “Ruota panoramica” – 148 points
- Georgia: Davit Lomidze – “Sun on the Rooftops” – 145 points
- Poland: Wiktor Sas – “Gravity” – 144 points
- Malta: Beppe Caruana – “Blue Bird” – 136 points
- Netherlands: Maria – “Stronger Together” – 126 points
- Ukraine: Erika Kolesnichenko – “Not a Lullaby” – 106 points
- Cyprus: Harry Georgiou – “Who I Can Be” – 98 points
- Italy: Matteo Trullu – “Che Cos’è l’Amore?” – 87 points
- Montenegro: Mija Vujović – “Muzika nas spaja” – 68 points
- Portugal: Salvador Rio – “Alma” – 64 points
- Albania: Eslin Kurti – “Kërce me mua” – 62 points
- Ireland: Caleb Kirwan & Naomi Gribben – “Níos láidre” – 64 points
- North Macedonia: Ana Stojanoska – “Idnata jas” – 57 points
Unlike at the adult Eurovision Song Contest, the winner does not automatically receive the right to host next year’s contest, but in most years the winning nation has the first option to host.
About Naré
Naré is 13 years old and comes from Yerevan. She started singing at a young age and has since appeared in musicals, television shows and some of Armenia’s most popular music projects. When she isn’t singing, she enjoys learning new choreography, listening to music and spending time with her friends.
Naré was selected to represent Armenia at Junior Eurovision 2026 after an audition process. From over 100 applications, 40 singers were invited to attend in-person auditions in Yerevan, from which the winner was selected. Naré had previously applied for three years before being selected as the Armenian Junior Eurovision representative.
The song that Naré performed in Ta’ Qali is called “BOO!”. It was written and composed by Grigor Kyokchyan and Lilit Navasardyan. Kyokchyan previously wrote “Dance!”, the Armenian entry for Junior Eurovision 2022. Navasardyan previously wrote “Brave Heart”, which represented Armenia in Junior Eurovision 2025, and “Paloma Rumba”, which represented Armenia in Eurovision 2026.
About the Show
Gaia Cauchi, Destiny Chukunyere and Keane Cutajar hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The trio previously presented the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, the Maltese selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, earlier this year.
The show will featured Junior Eurovision 2025 winner Lou Deleuze and Eurovision 2026 winner DARA. ‘Obsessed with (Junior) Eurovision’ involved Keane Cutajar and past Maltese Junior Eurovision participants looking back at Malta’s history in Eurovision and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and will involved Destiny Chukunyere, Gaia Cauchi, Miriana Conte and Eliza Borg.
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