Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
CountryFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)3 June 2012
Selected entrant Lerika
Selected song"Sensation"
Finals performance
Final result4th, 88 points
Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK). The final was held on 3 June 2012. [1] Valeriya Engalycheva and her song "Sensatsiya" won the national final, getting 12.34% of votes. [2]

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Before Junior Eurovision

National final

On 1 March 2012, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 1 May 2012. A professional jury selected twenty artists and songs from the applicants to proceed to the televised national final. The selected artists and songs competed at the national final which took place on 3 June 2012 at the "Akademichesky" concert hall in Moscow, hosted by Dmitry Guberniev and Oksana Fedorova. The winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of jury voting and televoting. The members of the jury were Yury Entin, Maksim Dunayevsky, Gennady Gokhstein, Grygory Gladkov, Larisa Rubalskaya and Alexander Igudin. In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by Buranovskiye Babushki, Katya Ryabova and Erik Rapp.

Final – 3 June 2012
DrawArtistSongPercentagePlace
1Sorvantsy"Idut geroi kino" (Идут герои кино)8.12%5
2Lyoma Nalgiyeva"Moya mechta" (Моя мечта)8.57%3
3Aleksandra Boldareva"12345 (Pro mechtu)" (Про мечту)5.88%7
4Akademiya Volshebnikov"Shag navstrechu solntsu" (Шаг навстречу солнцу)2.72%16
5Ivan Pomarkov"Raz, dva, tri" (Раз, два, три)8.35%4
6Alisa Sementina"No Barbie, No Ken!"3.64%11
7 Valeriya Engalycheva "Sensatsiya" (Сенсация)12.34%1
8Vladlena Bogdanova"V dvuh shagah ot mechty" (В двух шагах от мечты)3.17%13
9Renata Tazetdinova"Angel" (Ангел)4.19%9
10Ivan Smidovich"Pervaya lyubov" (Первая любовь)2.96%14
11Tonika"Zdravstvuy, solntse" (Здравствуй, солнце)3.85%10
12Elizaveta Shorohova"Ya naydu" (Я найду)1.94%19
13Bon Su Hyon"Evro, evro" (Евро, евро)3.22%12
14Evgeny Shkunov"Mama – ty eshyo molodaya!" (Мама – ты ещё молодая!)2.59%17
15Delfin"Hip hop" (Хип хоп)7.23%6
16Vasilisa Matveyeva"Stranny kot" (Странный кот)5.58%8
17 Dayana Kirillova "Pyat minut do uroka" (Пять минут до урока)9.04%2
18Alina Morozova"Devochka-vredina" (Девочка-вредина)2.86%15
19Kristina Kulesh"Superstar"2.37%18
20Aleksey Myshkaryov"Tebe daryu!" (Тебе дарю!)1.38%20

At Junior Eurovision

During the allocation draw on 15 October 2012, Russia was drawn to perform 5th, following Belgium and preceding Israel. [3] Russia placed 4th, scoring 88 points. [4]

In Russia, show were broadcast on Russia-1 with commentary by Olga Shelest. The Russian spokesperson revealing the result of the Russian vote was Valentin Sadiki.

Voting

Notes

  1. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

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