Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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| Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
| Country |  Russia | |||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date | 31 May 2009 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Malenkiy prints" | |||
| Artist | Ekaterina Ryabova | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 116 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Russia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 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 31 May 2009.[1] Ekaterina Ryabova and her song "Malenkiy prints" won the national final, getting 12.07% of votes.[2]
National Final
On 14 March 2009, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia's entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 20 April 2009. 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 31 May 2009 at the Russian Academy of Sciences' concert hall in Moscow, hosted by Oksana Fedorova and Oskar Kuchera. In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by Dima Bilan, Valeriya and band "Domisolki". The members of the backup jury were Maksim Dunayevsky, Larisa Rubalskaya, Grigoriy Gladkov, Yana Rudkovskaya and Gennadiy Gohshtein.
| Final – 31 May 2009 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Aleksandra Kozlova | "Tsvetnye sny" | 3.13% | 16 |
| 2 | Nellya Kolchina | "Step" | 5.16% | 10 |
| 3 | Ekaterina Ryabova | "Malenkiy prints" | 12.07% | 1 |
| 4 | Arina Doronina | "Deti, muzyka I tantsy" | 5.31% | 9 |
| 5 | Vlada Sergeeva | "Emelya" | 5.47% | 8 |
| 6 | Band "Papiny deti" | "Parus mechty" | 1.82% | 19 |
| 7 | Irina Dzhantemirova | "Put-doroga" | 2.32% | 17 |
| 8 | Pavel Artemov | "Ya lyublyu rock-n-roll" | 8.18% | 2 |
| 9 | Alina Tyumirekova | "Hora polyh" | 1.51% | 20 |
| 10 | Yuliana Savilova | "Fantazyorka" | 3.35% | 15 |
| 11 | Esmiralda Shoniya | "Devochka-teenager" | 4.31% | 12 |
| 12 | Band "Podruzhki" | "Bashkortostan" | 3.57% | 14 |
| 13 | Duet "Akvilon" | "Poletim v lyubov" | 6.43% | 5 |
| 14 | Anastasiya Tarasova | "Ya uletayu" | 4.12% | 13 |
| 15 | Show-band "Kinder-syurpriz" | "Ryzhiy" | 5.02% | 11 |
| 16 | Aleksandr Zinovyev | "On v Rossiyu hotel" | 6.68% | 4 |
| 17 | Alina Shaygorodskaya | "Solo-shag" | 2.11% | 18 |
| 18 | Aleksey Tsevtkov | "Ya lyotchik" | 6.21% | 6 |
| 19 | Anastasiya Karamysheva | "Kukushechka" | 7.06% | 3 |
| 20 | Band "Muzykalniy fregat" | "Supermama" | 6.17% | 7 |
