Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final 50% Jury 50% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | 3 June 2012 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Lerika | |||
| Selected song | "Sensatsiya" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 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] Lerika and her song "Sensatsiya" won the national final, getting 12.34% of votes.[2]
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Percentage | Place |
| 1 | Sorvantsy | "Idut geroi kino" | 8.12% | 5 |
| 2 | Lyoma Nalgiyeva | "Moya mechta" | 8.57% | 3 |
| 3 | Aleksandra Boldareva | "12345 (Pro mechtu)" | 5.88% | 7 |
| 4 | Akademija volshebnikov | "Shag navstrechu solntsu" | 2.72% | 16 |
| 5 | Ivan Pomarkov | "Raz, dva, tri" | 8.35% | 4 |
| 6 | Alisa Sementina | "No Barbie, No Ken!" | 3.64% | 11 |
| 7 | Lerika | "Sensatsiya" | 12.34% | 1 |
| 8 | Vladlena Bogdanova | "V dvuh shagah ot mechty" | 3.17% | 13 |
| 9 | Renata Tazetdinova | "Angel" | 4.19% | 9 |
| 10 | Ivan Smidovich | "Pervaya lyubov" | 2.96% | 14 |
| 11 | Tonika | "Zdravstvuy, solntse" | 3.85% | 10 |
| 12 | Elizaveta Shorohova | "Ya naydu (svoyu zvezdy)" | 1.94% | 19 |
| 13 | Bon Su Hyon | "Evro, evro" | 3.22% | 12 |
| 14 | Evgeny Shkunov | "Mama - ty eshyo molodaya!" | 2.59% | 17 |
| 15 | Delfin | "Hip hop" | 7.23% | 6 |
| 16 | Vasilisa Matveyeva | "Stranniy kot" | 5.58% | 8 |
| 17 | Dayana Kirillova | "Pyat' minut do uroka" | 9.04% | 2 |
| 18 | Alina Morozova | "Devochka-vredina" | 2.86% | 15 |
| 19 | Kristina Kulesh | "Superstar" | 2.37% | 18 |
| 20 | Aleksey Myshkaryov | "Tebe daryu!" | 1.38% | 20 |
At Junior Eurovision
During the allocation draw on 15 October 2013, Russia was drawn to perform 5th, following Belgium and preceding Israel.[3] Russia placed 4th, scoring 88 points.
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.
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
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See also
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
References
- ^ "Russia: JESC 2012 Selection Final". Eurovoix. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Slim, Jarmo (4 June 2012). "Russia picks Lerika/Valerya for Amsterdam". EBU. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (15 October 2012). "Check: Results of Junior draw!". Junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 25 September 2014.