Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Russia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 2 March 1996 | |||
| Selected entrant | Andrey Kosinsky | |||
| Selected song | "Ya eto ya" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | Failed to qualify (26th, 14 points) | |||
| Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Russia attempted to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster Rossiya Channel (RTR). Andrey Kosinsky was chosen to represent Russia with the song "Ya eto ya". However, Russia was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not present in Norway.
Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held on 2 March 1996 at the RTR TV Studios in Moscow, hosted by Youddiph who represented Russia in the 1994 contest. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury - one of whom was Alla Pugacheva, who would later represent Russia in the 1997 contest.[1]
| Final – 2 March 1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
| 1 | Vladimir Troshin | "Drugaja" | 11 |
| 2 | Tatjana Anisemova | "Vojennaja kolibelnaja" | 8 |
| 3 | Felix | "Serebryannij veter" | 13 |
| 4 | Zhana Dobrovolskaja | "Veruju v ljubov" | 5 |
| 5 | Sergey Rogozin & Terem Kvartet | "Igraj sudba" | 6 |
| 6 | Vokal Band | "Muzika plus" | 7 |
| 7 | Olga Suzeva | "Zheltie babochki" | 10 |
| 8 | Inna Zhelannaya | "Letai (smertelnaja pesnja)" | 9 |
| 9 | Timur Gorsky | "Nekrasivaja" | 12 |
| 10 | Nogu Svelo | "Moskovskij romans" | 3 |
| 11 | Lisa Myalik | "Zemlya moja" | 4 |
| 12 | Elena Kuzmina | "Veterki" | 2 |
| 13 | Andrey Kosinsky | "Ya eto ya" | 1 |
| 14 | Viktorija Vita | "Belye gorji" | 14 |
At Eurovision
In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round (from which hosts Norway were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest. After the voting, Russia was not among those to qualify, placing joint 26th with 14 points and bringing Russian participation in 1996 to a premature end. [2] [3]
Points awarded to Russia
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Russia (pre-qualifying round)
Points awarded by the Russian jury:
| 12 points |  Estonia
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| 10 points |  Poland
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| 8 points |  Iceland
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| 7 points |  Ireland
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| 6 points |  Sweden
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| 5 points |  Greece
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| 4 points |  Cyprus
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| 3 points |  Malta
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| 2 points |  Slovenia
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| 1 point |  Croatia
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See also
References
- ^ "RUSSIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1996".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ ESC History - Russia 1996
- ^ "Oslo 1996". Eurovision.tv.