Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kyiv, 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]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country Russia
National selection
Selection processNational Final
50% Jury
50% Televoting
Selection date(s)2 June 2013
Selected entrantDayana Kirillova
Selected song"Mechtay"
Finals performance
Final result4th, 106 points
Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Junior Eurovision

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. The winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of jury voting and televoting. The members of the jury were Grigory Gladkov, Yulia Savicheva, Larisa Rubalskaya, Gennady Gokhstein and Alexander Igudin.

In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by Lerika, Buranovskiye Babushki and "Domisolka" theater.

Final – 2 June 2013
Draw Artist Song Percentage Place
1 Vanessa Bezrodnaya "Dinamit" 2.59% 15
2 Ulyana Kuznetsova "Devochka-prazdnik" 6.06% 7
3 Druzhnie sestryonki "Utki poyut" 4.90% 11
4 Dayana Kirillova "Mechtay" 12.19% 1
5 Anastasiya Egorkina "Muzyka" 5.74% 9
6 Anastasiya Zuyeva "Mechta" 3.40% 13
7 Kseniya Mulina "Vyshe nulya" 3.73% 12
8 Elizaveta Puris "Novy den" 10.22% 2
9 Arina Bagaryakova "Hudozhnik" 1.62% 18
10 Angelina Kolesnikova "Ryzhaya" 7.08% 5
11 4EVER "Prosto drug" 6.63% 6
12 Vyacheslav Kvasov "Tantsuy pod lunoy" 1.91% 17
13 Valeriya Eroshenko "Nebo v nochi" 8.26% 4
14 Diana Soldysheva "Polovinki" 5.60% 10
15 Larisa Grigoryeva "Babochka" 5.91% 8
16 Маша и Медведь "Локтки" 2.99% 14
17 Sofiya Fisenko "Luchshiye druzya" 9.20% 3
18 Alisa Sementina "Raspahnyom my krylya" 1.98% 16

At Junior Eurovision
Dayana Kirillova at the first rehearsal in Kyiv.

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

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.
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