Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country |
 Russia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
Evrovidenie 2012 50% Jury 50% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 2012 | |||
| Selected entrant | Buranovskiye Babushki | |||
| Selected song | "Party for Everybody" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 152 points) | |||
| Final result | 2nd, 259 points | |||
| Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster RTR. Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia with the song "Party for Everybody", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 2nd in the final, scoring 259 points.[1][2]
National Final
On 28 December 2011, RTR confirmed Russia's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku by announcing the details for the national selection.[3] All singers and songwriters were invited to apply to the selection until February, when a selection committee reviewed the received applications.[4] A special committee selected a total of 25 acts to proceed to the national final.[5]
The Russian national final was held on 7 March 2012, hosted by Olga Shelest and Mikhail Zelenskiy.[2] After the combination of jury votes and televoting, Buranovskiye Babushki were the winners with the song "Party for Everybody".[2] The jury panel for the final consisted of: Sergej Arhipov, Igor Krutoy, Aleksandr Igudin, Philipp Kirkorov, Arman Davletyarov, Roman Emelyanov and Gennadiy Gоchshteyn.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Jury & Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lena Maksimova | "Brave" | 4,96 | 13 |
| 2 | Ksenona | "Close My Eyes" | 4,02 | 21 |
| 3 | Irson Kudikova | "Woman's Heart Never Lies" | 4,15 | 19 |
| 4 | The Ups! | "Kiss" | 5,00 | 12 |
| 5 | Sardor | "Believe" | 3,46 | 24 |
| 6 | 4POST | "Navstrechu Nebu" (Towards the sky) | 6,32 | 6 |
| 7 | Efrosiya | "Ya Tebya Lyubila" (I loved you) | 4,06 | 20 |
| 8 | Unite It | "Filling My Life" | 4,44 | 16 |
| 9 | Katya Savelieva | "Life's Beautiful" | 5,32 | 9 |
| 10 | Olga Makovetskaya | "Positive Emotions" | 4,52 | 15 |
| 11 | Rene | "I Miss You" | 4,28 | 17 |
| 12 | Farinelli Balls | "Breath Away Song" | 5,06 | 11 |
| 13 | Polina Smolova | "Michael" | 5,79 | 7 |
| 14 | Chinkong ft. Karina | "High Up" | 4,68 | 14 |
| 15 | Marie Carné | "Mezhdu Nebom I Zemlyoy" (Between Heaven and Earth) | 4,24 | 18 |
| 16 | Mark Tishman | "Money vs Love" | 6,73 | 5 |
| 17 | Ed Shulzhevskiy | "Sto Minut" (One hundred minutes) | 3,65 | 23 |
| 18 | Elena Ekimova | "Do You Like?" | 5,58 | 8 |
| 19 | Dima Bilan & Julia Volkova | "Back To Her Future" | 29,25 | 2 |
| 20 | Riff Action Family | "Sky" | 5,09 | 10 |
| 21 | Timati & Aida Garifullina | "Fantasy" | 26,74 | 3 |
| 22 | Pavla | "One Million Butterflies" | 3,93 | 22 |
| 23 | Syostry Syo | "Une Marionette" (A Puppet) | 6,98 | 4 |
| 24 | Buranovskiye Babushki | "Party for Everybody" | 38,51 | 1 |
| 25 | Jet Kids | "Oh Yeah" | 3,23 | 25 |
At Eurovision
Russia competed in the second half of the first semi-final (14th on stage), on 22 May 2012, following Denmark and preceding Hungary. Buranovskiye Babushki received 152 points and placed 1st, thus qualifying for the final on 26 May.[6]
In the final, Russia was drawn to perform 6th, after Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Iceland. The Russian entry scored a total of 259 points and placed 2nd in the final.[1]
Split Results
- In the Semi-final Russia came 1st with 152 points: the public awarded Russia 1st place with 189 points and the jury awarded 8th place with 75 points.[7]
- In the Final Russia came 2nd with 259 points: the public awarded Russia 2nd place with 332 points and the jury awarded 11th place with 94 points.[7]
Points Awarded to Russia
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points Awarded by Russia
First Semi finalPoints awarded in first semi-final:[6]
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[1]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 3 4 Omelyanchuk, Olena (7 March 2012). "See: Buranovskiye Babushki to represent Russia".
- ↑ Hondal, Victor (28 December 2011). "Russia: National final to be held on February 26th". ESCToday.com.
- ↑ Omelyanchuk, Olena (29 December 2011). "Russia revealed its rules for the national selection". Eurovision.tv.
- ↑ Omelyanchuk, Olena (1 March 2012). "UPDATE: The list of the Russian participants confirmed". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 3 "Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". Eurovision.tv.
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