Armenia Wins Junior Eurovision 2021

Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.
Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.
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Armenia Wins Junior Eurovision 2021

Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.
Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.

Armenia’s representative Maléna, 14, won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest held in Paris on Sunday, with the song "Qami Qami,” according to Agence France Press (AFP).

The contest saw the participation of 19 countries represented by contestant aged between 9 and 14.

This year’s edition was organized by France for the first time after it’s representative, Valentina won last year with her song “J’imagine.”

Poland’s Sara James, 13, came second with her song “Somebody,” followed by France’s representative Enzo, 13, who sang Tik Tak.

According to organizers, the Armenian teen won the contest supported by the audience’s online voting, with over 4.3 million votes from around 200 countries.

In the first phase, with the jury’s votes, France’s Enzo ranked first, followed by the representatives of Poland and Armenia.



Penélope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen Are 2025 Academy Museum Gala Honorees

 Spanish actress Penélope Cruz poses upon arrival ahead of the Chanel's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection show in Paris on July 8, 2025. (AFP)
Spanish actress Penélope Cruz poses upon arrival ahead of the Chanel's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection show in Paris on July 8, 2025. (AFP)
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Penélope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen Are 2025 Academy Museum Gala Honorees

 Spanish actress Penélope Cruz poses upon arrival ahead of the Chanel's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection show in Paris on July 8, 2025. (AFP)
Spanish actress Penélope Cruz poses upon arrival ahead of the Chanel's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection show in Paris on July 8, 2025. (AFP)

Bruce Springsteen will take the stage as both performer and a guest of honor at one of Hollywood's most prominent fundraising events, the Academy Museum Gala.

The 75-year-old rock legend is being honored alongside actors Penélope Cruz and Bowen Yang and filmmaker Walter Salles at the Oct. 18 celebration hosted by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

The high-fashion get-together, now in its fifth year, has been positioned as a West Coast version of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art's Met Gala. It features a massive red carpet with a slew of celebrities from Hollywood and beyond, raising money for the Los Angeles museum's exhibits and education programs.

Gala co-chairs include Jon M. Chu, Common, Jennifer Hudson, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey. The host committee includes Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, Adrien Brody, Zoë Kravitz, Demi Moore, Colman Domingo, Ke Huy Quan, Meg Ryan and Amy Adams.

Last year's event honored Quentin Tarantino, Rita Moreno and Paul Mescal and raised more than $11 million.