The 24th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast live from Ta’ Qali in Malta.

16 countries competed at this year’s edition, and once all was said and done Naré from Armeniawas declared the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song “Boo!“.

It’s the third time Armenia has won Junior Eurovision.

“Boo!” was written by Grigor Kyokchyan and Lilit Navasardyan.

Broadcast live from Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta’ Qali, Malta, this year’s Junior Eurovision was hosted by Destiny Chukunyere, Gaia Cauchi and Keane Cutajar.

Naré from Armenia was crowned the winner based on voting from national juries in all 16 competing countries.

For the 10th time, viewers from around the world could also vote for their favorite songs in two windows: Online voting before the show, where the voting was based on snippets of rehearsals, and online voting during the show, where the viewers could vote during the 15 minutes after the last performance.

The national juries and the online voting each determined 50% of the result.

Naré Kerobyan is an Armenian singer born in August 2013 in Yerevan. She began singing professionally at the age of five and has since developed a passion for music, dancing and acting.

Growing up in Yerevan, Naré has combined her education at Ayb School with vocal training, dance lessons and musical activities. She also plays the piano and draws inspiration from both contemporary international pop music and traditional Armenian music.

Despite her young age, Naré has already gained considerable stage experience, appearing in musicals, television programmes and popular Armenian music projects.

Outside of singing, Naré enjoys learning new choreography, listening to music and spending time with her friends. Her musical influences include Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, alongside Armenian artists

Back in 2000, broadcaster Danish Radio (DR) held a song contest for children, and in 2002 the “MGP Nordic” was held jointly with Sweden and Norway. The EBU picked up the idea for a song contest featuring children, and the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in 2003 in Copenhagen, with 16 participating countries.

Back then, Junior Eurovision was based on entertainment for kids around Europe – on their level. It has since transformed itself into a copy of the “adult Eurovision,” lacking the soul and unique atmosphere it once had.

Junior Eurovision is only open to children aged 9 to 14.

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