Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Participating broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR)
Participation summary
Appearances17
First appearance 2005
Last appearance 2021
Highest placement1st: 2006, 2017
External links
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Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Russia first competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. Their first win came in 2006, when the Tolmachevy Twins won for Russia with "Vesenniy jazz". Their second win came in 2017, when Polina Bogusevich won for Russia with "Wings". Their worst result to date has been achieved by Tanya Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak with the song "A Time for Us" in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 where they placed 13th.

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RTR has represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster has selected Ekaterina Ryabova to represent Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kyiv with the song "Malenkiy prints". [1] Ekaterina Ryabova represented Russia once again in 2011 with the song "Kak Romeo i Dzhulyetta". She was also the first returning artist in the history of the Junior Eurovision.

Russia had initially confirmed their participation in the 2022 contest, [2] however on 26 February 2022, the Russian broadcasters VGTRK and Channel One Russia expelled their EBU membership after the country was excluded from participating in the regular Eurovision Song Contest due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thus being banned from Junior Eurovision in 2022 and beyond. [3]

Participation overview

Here is a list of all and songs and their respective performers that have represented Russia in the contest: [4]

Table key
1First place
2Second place
YearArtistSongLanguagePlacePoints
2005 Vladislav Krutskikh"Doroga k solntsu" (Дорога к солнцу) Russian 966
2006 Tolmachevy Twins "Vesenniy jazz" (Весенний джаз)Russian1154
2007 Alexandra Golovchenko"Otlichnitsa" (Отличница)Russian6105
2008 Mikhail Puntov"Spit angel" (Спит ангел)Russian773
2009 Ekaterina Ryabova "Malenkiy prints" (Маленький принц)Russian2116
2010 Liza Drozd and Sasha Lazin"Boy and Girl"Russian, English2119
2011 Katya Ryabova"Romeo and Juliet"Russian499
2012 Lerika "Sensation"Russian, English488
2013 Dayana Kirillova "Dream On"Russian4106
2014 Alisa Kozhikina "Dreamer"Russian, English596
2015 Mikhail Smirnov "Mechta (Dream)" (Мечта)Russian, English680
2016 The Water of Life Project"Water of Life"Russian, English4202
2017 Polina Bogusevich "Wings"Russian, English1188
2018 Anna Filipchuk"Unbreakable"Russian, English10122
2019 Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak"A Time for Us"Russian, English1372
2020 Sofia Feskova"My New Day"Russian, English1088
2021 Tanya Mezhentseva"Mon ami"Russian, English [lower-alpha 1] 7124

Commentators and spokespersons

Year(s)ChannelCommentator(s)SpokespersonRef.
2005 Russia TV Yuriy NikolayevRoman Kerimov
2006 Olga Shelest
2007 Marina Knyazeva
2008 Sarina
2009 Philip Masurov
2010
2011 Valentin Sadiki
2012
2013 Carousel Alexander GurevichMariya Bakhireva
2014 Olga Shelest and Alexander GurevichMariya Kareeva
2015 Olga ShelestSofia Dolganova
2016 Mikhail Smirnov
2017 Lipa TeterichTonya Volodina
2018 Anton ZorkinDina and Khryusha
2019 NTV Vadim Takmenev and Lera Kudryavtseva Alisa and Khryusha
CarouselAnton Zorkin
2020 Anton Zorkin and KhryushaMikella Abramova and Khryusha
[8]
[9]
2021 Liza Gureeva
20222023 No broadcastDid not participate

See also

Notes

  1. Contains two phrases in French

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