Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | 4 March 2002 | |||
Selected entrant | Prime Minister | |||
Selected song | "Northern Girl" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 10th, 55 points | |||
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Russian Public Television (ORT). Prime Minister represented Russia with the song "Northern Girl", which placed 10th and scored 55 points at the contest.[1]
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
ORT opened a submission period for interested artists and songwriters to submit their entries from 17 January until 26 February 2002. From all songs submitted to ORT, a nine-member jury panel shortlisted 25 finalists, of which three proceeded to a final voting round: Premier Ministr, Kristina Orbakaitė, and Vitas. During a press conference on 4 March 2002, Premier Ministr and the song "Northern Girl" were presented as the Russian entry for the 2002 contest.[2][3]
The selection jury consisted of Konstantin Ernst (general manager of ORT), Aleksandr Fifeman (general producer of ORT), Marina Danielan (service manager of ORT), Ilya Bachurin (music director of ORT), Valdis Pelšs (entertainment director of ORT, television presenter), Lev Leshchenko (singer), Oleg Gazmanov (singer), Ilya Reznik (lyricist) and Igor Matvienko (composer, producer).[2]
Internal Selection | ||
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Artist | Song | Place |
Premier Ministr | "Northern Girl" | 1 |
Kristina Orbakaitė | "All My Love" | 2 |
Vitas | — | 3 |
At Eurovision
Russia performed 7th at the 2002 Contest, following Croatia and preceding Estonia. Premier Ministr anglicized their band name and appeared in the contest as Prime Minister. After the voting concluded, Russia scored 55 points and placed 10th.
The voting spokesperson for Russia was Arina Sharapova.[2]
Points awarded to Russia
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Russia
Points awarded by the Russian jury:[1]
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10 points | ![]() |
8 points | ![]() |
7 points | ![]() |
6 points | ![]() |
5 points | ![]() |
4 points | ![]() |
3 points | ![]() |
2 points | ![]() |
1 point | ![]() |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Eurovision Song Contest 2002". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Mikheev, Andy. "Eurovision 2002 Prime Minister". ESCKaz. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ Mikheev, Andy. "Russia 2002". ESCKaz. Retrieved 12 July 2013.