Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country  Russia
National selection
Selection process National Final
50% Jury
50% Televoting
Selection date(s) 2 June 2013
Selected entrant Dayana Kirillova
Selected song "Mechtay"
Finals performance
Final result 4th, 106 points
Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2012 • 2013 • 2014►

Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kiev, Ukraine. 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 2 June 2013.[1] Dayana Kirillova and her song "Mechtay" won the national final, getting 12.19% of votes.[2]

National Final

On 10 March 2013, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 1 May 2013.[3] A professional jury selected eighteen 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 2 June 2013 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, hosted by Dmitry Guberniev and Anastasiya Chernobrovina. In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by Lerika, Buranovskiye Babushki and "Domisolka" theater. The members of the jury were Grigory Gladkov, Yulia Savicheva, Larisa Rubalskaya, Gennady Gokhstein and Alexander Igudin.

Final

Draw Artist Song English translation Place %
1 Vanessa Bezrodnaya "Dinamit" Dynamite 15 2.59
2 Ulyana Kuznetsova "Devochka-prazdnik" Holiday-girl 7 6.06
3 Druzhnie sestryonki "Utki poyut" Ducks are singing 11 4.9
4 Dayana Kirillova "Mechtay" Dream on 1 12.19
5 Anastasiya Egorkina "Muzyka" Music 9 5.74
6 Anastasiya Zuyeva "Mechta" A dream 13 3.4
7 Kseniya Mulina "Vyshe nulya" Above zero 12 3.73
8 Elizaveta Puris "Novy den" New Day 2 10.22
9 Arina Bagaryakova "Hudozhnik" Painter 18 1.62
10 Angelina Kolesnikova "Ryzhaya" Redhead 5 7.08
11 4EVER "Prosto drug" Just a friend 6 6.63
12 Vyacheslav Kvasov "Tantsuy pod lunoy" Dance under the moon 17 1.91
13 Valeriya Eroshenko "Nebo v nochi" Sky in the night 4 8.26
14 Diana Soldysheva "Polovinki" Halves 10 5.6
15 Larisa Grigoryeva "Babochka" Butterfly 8 5.91
16 Anna Muzafarova "Na oblakah" On clouds 14 2.99
17 Sofiya Fisenko "Luchshiye druzya" Best friends 3 9.2
18 Alisa Sementina "Raspahnyom my krylya" We will open our wings 16 1.98

At Junior Eurovision

Dayana Kirillova at the first rehearsal in Kiev.

During the allocation draw on 25 November 2013, Russia was drawn to close the show and perform 12th, following Malta.[4] Russia placed 4th, scoring 106 points.

Dayana Kirillova was joined on stage by four boys from Alla Dukhova's dance troupe "Todes": Georgy, Yury, Ildar and Ilya.

In Russia, show were broadcast on Carousel with commentary by Alexander Gurevich. The Russian spokesperson revealing the result of the Russian vote was Mariya Bakhireva.

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

12 points Belarus
10 points Malta
8 points Ukraine
7 points Azerbaijan
6 points Georgia
5 points Armenia
4 points San Marino
3 points Netherlands
2 points Sweden
1 point Moldova

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Junior Eurovision: Russian final next Sunday". Esc-plus. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Slim, Jarmo (2 June 2013). "The first Junior participant of 2013 is Dayana!". EBU. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Junior Eurovision: Russia starts 2013 preselection". Esc-plus. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Fisher, Luke James (25 November 2013). "Array running order decided". Junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 September 2014.