Armenia wins Junior Eurovision 2026

Winner Naré with the Junior Eurovision trophy
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13-year-old Naré, from Armenia, has won the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Malta.
This year's theme was called 'The Festa', celebrating Malta's village feast traditions.
Once the jury's score and votes from viewers were added together, Naré's song 'BOO!' came top of the leaderboard, with an impressive score of 202 points.
Spain's entry, 10-year-old Lucas Paulano, came in second with 184 points and in third was 12-year-old Alec from France with 165 points.
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Naomi from Northern Ireland and Caleb from Dublin were the only duo in the contest
Among the singers from the 16 countries competing, were 13-year-old Naomi from County Down in Northern Ireland and 14-year-old Caleb from Dublin.
Naomi told the BBC she was a "wee but nervous" but "very excited" to perform at the competition.
They performed 'Níos Láidre' which means stronger in the Irish language.
Caleb said the song "truly is about lifting people up and being there for one another and being very powerful on your own, but even more powerful with others".
He added: "The support with our schools, our family, our friends, our performing arts schools, it's all just been amazing."
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