Junior Eurovision: Russia selects its act for Sofia tonight!

Last July, Russian broadcasted RTR announced they would enter Junior Eurovision again but this time, selecting the entry through a national final in cooperation with kids channel Karusel. The 18 finalists, announced on Monday, were decided by a professional jury after live auditions held on September 19 at the Igor Krutoy’s Academy of popular music.

Take a look at tonight’s line-up of contenders who will be competing for the ticket leading one of them to Sofia:

1. “4 Frames” Band – Ulybnis’
2. Camelia Pedan – Zhar-Ptitsa
3. Sonya Lapshakova – A Ya Smogu!
4. Vilena Hikmatullina – Vyshe Neba
5. Alexandra Gorodetskaya – Parol’
6. Darya Kim – Letat
7. Misha Smirnov – Mechta
8. Maria Mirova – Letat’
9. Duet Vilena Hikmatullina and Katya Maneshina – Begi
10. Eden Golan – Schast’yo
11. Anna Tomilo – Ya Narisuyu
12. Katya Maneshina – Ya Vybirayu Svet
13. Duo “Caramel Sky” – Tvist-Syurpriz
14. Yulia Asessorova – Oblaka
15. Ekaterina Bizina – Otkroy Glaza
16. Milana Pavlova – Pyatyy Okean 
17. Darya Pereverzeva – Mir
18. Sofya Fedorova – Zvezdopad

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The winner and subsequently, the act representing the country in Sofia will be selected by a 50/50 combination of the votes of this previous online voting plus the votes awarded the deliberation of a jury panel made up of professionals, they are: Igor Krutoy, Filipp Kirkorov, Yuliya Savicheva, Nyusha, Yuliya Nachalova, Alina Kukushkina and Vitaliy Gogunskiy.

The event will be held inside Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and aired on Karusel TV at 20:00 CET (21:00 – local time).

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Who will follow Alisa Kozhikina’s footsteps in the contest? Find it out tonight!