Armenia is set to be represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Boo!", written by Grigor Kyokchyan and Lilit Navasardyan, and performed by Naré. The Armenian participating broadcaster, Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV), internally selected its entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to the 2026 contest, Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV) had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest representing Armenia seventeen times since its first entry in the . Since then, it has won the contest on two occasions: in with "" performed by Vladimir Arzumanyan and in with "" performed by Maléna. It had also placed within the top three on ten occasions, more than any other country to have ever competed, and never placed outside of the top nine. AMPTV opted not to take part in the contest in due to the martial law imposed on the country as a result of the then-ongoing Second Nagorno-Karabakh War; it was then set to be represented by Maléna. In , Albert competed for Armenia with the song "Brave Heart", which ended up in 4th place out of 18 entries with 175 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
Internal selection The Armenian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was internally selected by AMPTV. A submission period for interested artists was open from 18 June 2026 to 30 June 2026. Individual artists, duets, and groups consisting of up to six people were allowed to participate. At the auditions, applicants performed two well known songs of their choice. 40 acts made it to the second round of auditions, held in Yerevan between 3 and 12 July, with the competing entry commissioned by the broadcaster after the artist had been selected. On 23 September, AMPTV announced Naré would represent Armenia with the song "Boo!".
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