Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Russia
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	3 June 2007
Selected artist(s)	Alexandra Golovchenko
Selected song	"Otlichnitsa"
Finals performance
Final result	6th, 105 points
Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Rotterdam, 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 2007.^[1] Alexandra Golovchenko and her song 'Otlichnitsa' won the national final.

Before Junior Eurovision

National Final

On 7 April 2007, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 8 May 2007. 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 2007 at the "Rossiya" concert hall in Moscow, hosted by Oksana Fedorova. The winner was determined exclusively by public televoting. The members of the backup jury were Nadezhda Babkina, Philipp Kirkorov, Grigory Gladkov, Yevgeny Krylatov and Larisa Rubalskaya.

In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by Tolmachevy Sisters.

Final – 3 June 2007
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Band "Syurpiz"	"Brodyaga-saksofon"	16
2	Ekaterina Pochekaeva	"Zvezda dlya mamy"	6
3	Duet "Kolombina"	"Sto luchshih snov"	11
4	Maria Paschenko	"Mechty"	12
5	Artyom Kuznetsov	"Voyage"	20
6	Yuliana Savilova	"Igra v orkestr"	7
7	Alexandra Golovchenko	"Otlichnitsa"	1
8	Kamila Izmaylova	"Leto"	9
9	Lena Bashlykova	"Druzya"	19
10	Erika Atoyan	"Muzyka-igray"	17
11	Zhenya Morozova	"Rodina moya"	4
12	Nikita Ivanov	"Uletayu v nebo"	3
13	Natalya Polyakova	"Banany"	5
14	Band "Domisolki"	"Solnechny dozhdik"	13
15	Yulia Usova	"Angel"	8
16	Maria Pestunova	"Ryzhiy malchishka"	18
17	Nastya Kolesnikova	"Hararum parum"	15
18	Vladimir Safonkin	"Pesnya moya"	14
19	Oleg Sidorov	"Pesnya moya"	2
20	Quintet "Verba"	"Leti, leto"	10

At Junior Eurovision

During the allocation draw on 29 October 2007, Russia was drawn to perform 6th, following Portugal and preceding Romania. Russia placed 6th, scoring 106 points.^[2]

Alexandra Golovchenko was joined on stage by four boys: Roman, Dmitry, Lev and future Olympic gymnast Artur Dalaloyan.^[3]

In Russia, show were broadcast on Russia-1 with commentary by Olga Shelest. The Russian spokesperson revealing the result of the Russian vote was Marina Knyazeva.

Voting

Points awarded to Russia^[4]
Score	Country
12 points^[a]	Belarus
10 points	Armenia Macedonia Serbia
8 points	Malta
7 points	Ukraine
6 points	Portugal Bulgaria
5 points	Cyprus
4 points	Greece Lithuania
3 points	Romania Netherlands
2 points	Belgium Sweden
1 point	Georgia

Points awarded by Russia^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Armenia
10 points	Belarus
8 points	Georgia
7 points	Serbia
6 points	Ukraine
5 points	Macedonia
4 points	Sweden
3 points	Bulgaria
2 points	Lithuania
1 point	Romania

Notes

^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

^ "Russia at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007". ESCKAZ. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "Final of Rotterdam 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ Ovcharova, Ekaterina (January–February 2019). "Стремление к абсолюту" [Striving for the Absolute] (PDF). Dynamo (in Russian). Vol. 1, no. 27. p. 24. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Rotterdam 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.