Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
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| Country |
 Russia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
National Final 100% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-final 25 May 2009 Final 31 May 2009 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ekaterina Ryabova | |||
| Selected song | "Malenkiy prints" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 116 points | |||
| Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Russia will participate at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, to be held in Kiev, Ukraine.[1] Russia TV held a national final to select the Russian entry for the Contest, which was won by Ekaterina Ryabova with the song "Malenkiy prints". Lyrics of the song are based on The Little Prince novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
National final («Детское Евровидение-2009»)
From around 900 applications only 20 would be selected to progress to the final of the contest on 31 May, selected by a pre-selection jury. 29 entries were selected to compete in the semi-final on 25 May, where 20 progressed to the final.
The final, held on 31 May, selected the winner of the contest. The hosts of the show were Miss Universe 2002 Oksana Fyodorova and a popular actor Oskar Kuchera, with guest performances from 2008 Eurovision winner Dima Bilan, Domisolka and Valeriya.
The winner, which was selected by televoting (which began at the first performance), was 11-year-old singer Ekaterina Ryabova with "Malenkiy prints".
| Draw | Artist | Song | Language | English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandra Kozlova | "Tsvetnye sny" (Цветные сны) | Russian | Coloured dreams |
| 2 | Nellya Kolchina | "Step" (Степ) | Russian | – |
| 3 | Ekaterina Ryabova | "Malenkiy prints" (Маленький принц) | Russian | The little prince |
| 4 | Arina Doronina | "Deti, muzyka I tantsy" (Дети, музыка и танцы) | Russian | Children, music and dances |
| 5 | Vlada Sergeeva | "Emelya" (Емеля) | Russian | – |
| 6 | Papiny deti | "Parus mechty" (Парус мечты) | Russian | Sail of dreams |
| 7 | Irina Dzhantemirova | "Put-doroga" (Путь-дорога) | Russian | The way |
| 8 | Pavel Artemov | "Ya lyublyu rock-n-roll" (Я люблю рок-н-ролл) | Russian | I love rock-n-roll |
| 9 | Alina Tyumirekova | "Hora polyh" (Хора полых) | Khahas | Grayling fish |
| 10 | Yuliana Savilova | "Fantazyorka" (Фантазёрка) | Russian | The Dreamer |
| 11 | Esmiral’da Shoniya | "Devochka-teenager" (Девочка-тинейджер) | Russian | Teenage Girl |
| 12 | Podruzhki | "Bashkortostan" (Башкортостан) | Bashkir and Russian | – |
| 13 | Akvilon | "Poletim v lyubov" (Полетим в любовь) | Russian | Fly into love |
| 14 | Anastasiya Tarasova | Ya uletayu (Я улетаю) | Russian | I'm flying away |
| 15 | Kinder-Surprise | "Ryzhiy" (Рыжий) | Russian | Redhead |
| 16 | Aleksandr Zinov’ev | "On v Rossiyu hotel" (Он в Россию хотел) | Russian | He wanted to go to Russia |
| 17 | Alina Shaygorodskaya | "Solo-shag" (Соло-шаг) | Russian | Solo-step |
| 18 | Aleksey Tsevtkov | "Ya lyotchik" (Я лётчик) | Russian | I’m a pilot |
| 19 | Anastasiya Karamysheva | "Kukushechka" (Kукуешечка) | Russian | Little gowk |
| 20 | Muzykal’niy fregat | "Supermama" (Супермама) | Russian | – |
The song "Hora polyh" was performed in the Khakas language, the song "Bashkortostan" was partially in the Bashkir language, while the other entries were sung in Russian.
See also
References
- ↑ Bakker, Sietse (2008-06-06). "Ukraine to host Junior Eurovision in 2009". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
External links
- (English) (Russian) Russia JESC 2009 information
- (Russian) RTR website
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