Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country  Russia
National selection
Selection process National Final
100% Televoting
Selection date(s) 1 June 2008
Selected entrant Mikhail Puntov
Selected song "Spit angel"
Finals performance
Final result 7th, 73 points
Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Lemesos, Cyprus. 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 1 June 2008.[1] Mikhail Puntov and his song "Spit angel" won the national final, getting 10.81% of votes.

National Final

On 2 March 2008, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 20 April 2008. 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 1 June 2008 at the "Rossiya" concert hall in Moscow, hosted by Oskar Kuchera and Oksana Fedorova. In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by Masha Pestunova, Aleksandra Golovchenko, Vlad Krutskikh and Tolmachevy Sisters. The members of the jury were Yury Entin, Artur Gasparyan, Gennady Gokhstein and Grygory Gladkov.

Results

Draw Artist Song English translation Place %
1 Band "Robinzon" Solntse The Sun 15 3.21
2 Mahtin Bayor Pesnya odinokogo filina The song of a lone eagle-owl 4 6.93
3 Music Theather "DoMiSol'ka" Tsvetik-semitsvetik Seven-colour flower 16 2.70
4 Mikhail Puntov Spit angel Sleeping angel 1 10.81
5 Mariya Kovylova Angely Angels 3 7.21
6 Anastasiya Gavrilina Kosy Braids 12 5.64
7 Band "Vei-ko" Vei-ko-ko — 14 3.41
8 David Kazaryan Poraduemsya solntsu Let's enjoy the Sun 5 6.39
9 Aleksey Vasilyev Supergeroy Superhero 17 2.58
10 Duet "Podruzhki" Moya Zemlya My Earth 10 5.71
11 Ilya Altuhov Stop, mashina Stop right there 6 6.37
12 Duet "Plus and minus" Matematik Mathematician 20 1.04
13 Ivan Gromozdin Stantsui mnye sambu Dance samba to me 18 2.07
14 Anastasiya Schenina Yuzhniy veter The Southern wind 11 5.51
15 Olesya Polischuk Vesnyanochka Stoneflies 8 5.86
16 Ekaterina Sergunina Tantsui so mnoy rock-n-roll Dance rock-n-roll with me 9 5.77
17 Liza and Dasha Lemeshevy Babulya Granny 19 1.17
18 Show Band "Kinder syurpriz" Oh uz eta shkola That school 2 7.38
19 Snezhana Horolya Salehard — 13 4.36
20 Andrey Chobitko Ya risuyu I draw 7 5.88

At Junior Eurovision

During the allocation draw on 14 October 2008, Russia was drawn to perform 4th, following Belarus and preceding Greece. Russia placed 7th, scoring 73 points.

Mikhail Puntov was joined on stage by dancers from band "Volshebniki Dvora".

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

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 Georgia
10 points Belarus
8 points Ukraine
7 points Lithuania
6 points Armenia
5 points Malta
4 points Macedonia
3 points Serbia
2 points Romania
1 point Belgium

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Russia at Junior Eurovision 2008". ESCKAZ. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
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