Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

The Russian national final took place on 3 June 2018 at the children's camp Artek, on the Crimean Peninsula. However, it aired the next day on Carousel. The entries had been previously released on 27 May 2018.[5]

The national final was won by the 13-year-old Anna Filipchuk with a song called "Nepobedimy".[6][7]

Anna Filipchuk (Russian: Анна Филипчук; born 9 November 2004) is a Russian child singer and TV presenter. She represented Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Unbreakable".[8]

Anna currently studies at the Igor Krutoy Academy, alongside practising rhythmic gymnastics. As well as singing, the young star has experience in TV presenting.[9]

"Unbreakable" (Russian: Непобедимы, Nepobedimy) is a song by the Russian child singer Anna Filipchuk. It represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 placing 10th with 122 points.

Anna Filipchuk during rehearsal for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk

The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury 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 started on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances were shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and was opened for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They could also vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were 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.

Points awarded to Russia[11] Score Country 12 points  Azerbaijan 10 points  Armenia 8 points  Australia 7 points  Wales 6 points  Poland 5 points  Israel 4 points  Kazakhstan 3 points  Netherlands 2 points  Belarus  Malta 1 point  Portugal Russia received 62 points from the online vote

Points awarded by Russia[11] Score Country 12 points  Georgia 10 points  Australia 8 points  Malta 7 points  Kazakhstan 6 points  France 5 points  Israel 4 points  Poland 3 points  Ukraine 2 points  Netherlands 1 point  Macedonia