Monica Avanesyan

Monica Avanesyan
Also known as	Monika, Mona
Born	18 October 1998 Yerevan, Armenia
Genres	Pop, teen pop, bubblegum pop, electropop, Europop
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician
Instruments	Vocals, violin
Years active	2013-present

Monica Avanesyan (Armenian: Մոնիկա Ավանեսյան, born 18 October 1998) is an Armenian teen singer who represented her country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her song "Choco Factory".

Life and work

Monica Avanesyan was born on 18 October 1998 is Yerevan, the Armenian capital city. Avanesyan started becoming interested in music at the age of 3½, but began her singing career at the age of 5. She started taking violin classes at age 7, then took dancing and singing lessons at age 10½. In summer 2013, Avanesyan released her debut single, titled "Das Chem Anelu."

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013

On 27 September 2013, Monica Avanesyan competed in the Armenian national selection for the 11th Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with "Choco Factory," placing 1st in a field of 12 hopefuls, thus winning the right to represent the nation.^[1] In Kyiv, the song placed 6th with a score of 69 points, receiving 12 points from Georgia.

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	English translation	Album
2013	"Das Chem Anelu"	I won't do my homework	Non-album single(s)
	"Choco Factory"	-

References

1. Granger, Anthony (27 September 2013). "Armenia: Monica Avanesyan Has Won". Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 September 2013.