Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak won the national final on 24 September 2019 with the song "Vremya dlya nas". The Russian organisation team later opted to change the name of the song to "A Time for Us".
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Akademiya Eurovision 2019 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 September 2019 | |||
| Selected entrant | Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak | |||
| Selected song | "A Time For Us" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Dmitry Northman | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 72 points | |||
| Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2019 Contest, Russia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its debut in 2005.[1] Russia have participated at every contest since its debut,[2] and have won the contest two times in 2006 with the song "Vesenniy Jazz", performed by Tolmachevy Twins.[3] The twin sisters went on to become the first act from a Junior Eurovision Song Contest to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest, performing the song "Shine" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, in Copenhagen, Denmark.[4] and in 2017, Polina Bogusevich with the song "Wings".Anna Filipchuk represented her country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Unbreakable".She ended 10th out of 20 entries with 122 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
Akademiya Eurovision 2019
The Russian broadcaster, VGTRK, announced on 4 December 2018 that they would be participating at the 2019 Contest.[5] Submissions for entrants were open between 18 December to 20 March, with the audition stage taking place in the Russian capital, Moscow, in April 2019.[6] VGTRK announced on 16 September that a total of eleven artists would be competing in the national final.[7] The national selection of the entrant for Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, took place at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on 24 September 2019, and was televised a day later on 25 September. The winner was determined by a voting split of 50% jury members and 50% internet voting which opened on 17 September and closed on 23 September.[8] Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak won the national final with the song "Vremya dlya nas".
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Online vote |
Total | Place | |
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| Adult | Kids | ||||||
| 1 | Ksenia Kushner | "Devushki ne plachut" (Девушки не плачут) | 50 | 42 | 86 | 178 | 7 |
| 2 | Tatyana Mezhentseva & Denberel Oorzhak | "Vremya dlya nas" (Время для нас) | 50 | 52 | 839 | 941 | 1 |
| 3 | Nikita Moroz | "Nikita and Friends" | 41 | 29 | 195 | 265 | 3 |
| 4 | Margarita Stryukova | "V moyem nebe" (В моем небе) | 52 | 40 | 155 | 247 | 5 |
| 5 | Mikhail Noginsky | "Supergeroy" (Супергерой) | 39 | 42 | 139 | 220 | 6 |
| 6 | Maryana Titova | "My legendy" (Мы легенды) | 35 | 28 | 190 | 253 | 4 |
| 7 | Like Teens | "Papenkiny dochki" (Папенькины дочки) | 46 | 32 | 22 | 100 | 11 |
| 8 | Yulia Solnyshkova | "Yarkiy svet" (Яркий свет) | 42 | 19 | 56 | 117 | 10 |
| 9 | Alisa Pritochkina | "Vybiray lyubov" (Выбирай любовь) | 37 | 25 | 103 | 165 | 8 |
| 10 | Maria Mirova | "Put k mechte" (Путь к мечте) | 50 | 52 | 29 | 131 | 9 |
| 11 | Daniil Khachaturov | "Zhizn" (Жизнь) | 42 | 42 | 770 | 859 | 2 |
Artist and song information
Tatyana Mezhentseva | |
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| Birth name | Tatyana Mezhentseva |
| Born | 14 December 2009 Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Denberel Oorzhak | |
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| Birth name | Denberel Oorzhak |
| Born | 3 June 2006 Kyzyl, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry | |
| Country | |
| Languages | Russian, English |
| Composer(s) | Dmitry Northman |
| Lyricist(s) | Dmitry Northman |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 13th |
| Final points | 72 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Unbreakable" (2018) | |
| "Moy novy den (My New Day)" (2020) ► | |
Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak
Tatyana Mezhentseva (Russian: Татьяна Меженцева, born 14 December 2009) and Denberel Oorzhak (Russian: Денберел Ооржак, born 3 June 2006) are Russian child singers.[9] They represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "A Time for Us". Mezhentseva will go on and represent her country again in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris with the song "Mon Ami".
A Time for Us
"A Time for Us" is a song by Russian singers Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak. It represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Russia was drawn to perform third on 24 November 2019, following France and preceding North Macedonia.[10]
Voting
The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.
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Detailed voting results
| Draw | Country | Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Average Rank | Points Awarded |
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| 01 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 02 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 03 | ||||||||
| 04 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 05 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 06 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 07 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 08 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 17 | ||
| 09 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |
| 12 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | |
| 18 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| 19 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
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- Fisher, Luke James (19 March 2014). "Tolmachevy Twins to "Shine" in Copenhagen". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- Granger, Anthony (4 December 2018). "Russia: Junior Eurovision 2019 Selection to Begin Soon". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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- Granger, Anthony (16 September 2019). "Russia: Selects For Junior Eurovision 2019 on September 24". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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