Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Russia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Evrovidenie 2012 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 2012 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Buranovskiye Babushki | |||
| Selected song | "Party for Everybody" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 152 points) | |||
| Final result | 2nd, 259 points | |||
| Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster RTR. Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia with the song "Party for Everybody", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 2nd in the final, scoring 259 points.[1][2]
Before Eurovision
Evrovidenie 2012
Evrovidenie 2012 was be the national final format developed by RTR in order to select Russia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The final took place on 7 March 2012 at the Akademicheskiy Concert Hall in Moscow, hosted by Olga Shelest and Mikhail Zelenskiy.
Competing entries
On 28 December 2011, RTR announced a submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries until February 2012.[3] A jury panel evaluated the received submissions and selected 25 entries for the competition.[4][5]
Final
The final took place on 7 March 2012. Twenty-five entries competed and the winner, "Party for Everybody" performed by Buranovskiye Babushki, was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting. The jury panel consisted of Sergej Arhipov, Igor Krutoy, Aleksandr Igudin, Philipp Kirkorov, Arman Davletyarov, Roman Emelyanov and Gennadiy Gochshteyn.[2]
| Final – 7 March 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Percentage | Place |
| 1 | Lena Maksimova | "Brave" | 4.96% | 13 |
| 2 | Ksenona | "Close My Eyes" | 4.02% | 21 |
| 3 | Irson Kudikova | "Woman's Heart Never Lies" | 4.15% | 19 |
| 4 | The Ups! | "Kiss" | 5.00% | 12 |
| 5 | Sardor | "Believe" | 3.46% | 24 |
| 6 | 4POST | "Navstrechu nebu" (Навстречу небу) | 6.32% | 6 |
| 7 | Efrosiya | "Ya tebya lyubila" (Я тебя любила) | 4.06% | 20 |
| 8 | Unite It | "Filling My Life" | 4.44% | 16 |
| 9 | Katya Savelieva | "Life's Beautiful" | 5.32% | 9 |
| 10 | Olga Makovetskaya | "Positive Emotions" | 4.52% | 15 |
| 11 | Rene | "I Miss You" | 4.28% | 17 |
| 12 | Farinelli Balls | "Breath Away Song" | 5.06% | 11 |
| 13 | Polina Smolova | "Michael" | 5.79% | 7 |
| 14 | Chinkong ft. Karina | "High Up" | 4.68% | 14 |
| 15 | Marie Carné | "Mezhdu nebom i zemlyoy" (Между небом и землёй) | 4.24% | 18 |
| 16 | Mark Tishman | "Money vs Love" | 6.73% | 5 |
| 17 | Ed Shulzhevskiy | "Sto minut" (Сто минут) | 3.65% | 23 |
| 18 | Elena Ekimova | "Do You Like?" | 5.58% | 8 |
| 19 | Dima Bilan & Julia Volkova | "Back To Her Future" | 29.25% | 2 |
| 20 | Riff Action Family | "Sky" | 5.09% | 10 |
| 21 | Timati & Aida Garifullina | "Fantasy" | 26.74% | 3 |
| 22 | Pavla | "One Million Butterflies" | 3.93% | 22 |
| 23 | Syostry Syo | "Une marionette" | 6.98% | 4 |
| 24 | Buranovskiye Babushki | "Party for Everybody" | 38.51% | 1 |
| 25 | Jet Kids | "Oh Yeah" | 3.23% | 25 |
At Eurovision
Russia competed in the second half of the first semi-final (14th on stage), on 22 May 2012, following Denmark and preceding Hungary. Buranovskiye Babushki received 152 points and placed 1st, thus qualifying for the final on 26 May.[6]
In the final, Russia was drawn to perform 6th, after Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Iceland. The Russian entry scored a total of 259 points and placed 2nd in the final.[1]
Split results
- In the Semi-final Russia came 1st with 152 points: the public awarded Russia 1st place with 189 points and the jury awarded 8th place with 75 points.[7]
- In the Final Russia came 2nd with 259 points: the public awarded Russia 2nd place with 332 points and the jury awarded 11th place with 94 points.[7]
Points awarded to Russia
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Russia
Semi-final 1Points awarded in first semi-final:[6]
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ a b Omelyanchuk, Olena (7 March 2012). "See: Buranovskiye Babushki to represent Russia".
- ^ Hondal, Victor (28 December 2011). "Russia: National final to be held on February 26th". ESCToday.com.
- ^ Omelyanchuk, Olena (29 December 2011). "Russia revealed its rules for the national selection". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ Omelyanchuk, Olena (1 March 2012). "UPDATE: The list of the Russian participants confirmed". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ a b c "Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ a b Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". Eurovision.tv.