View source for Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012

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{{ESC National Year
| Contest = Junior
| Year = 2012
| Country = Russia
| Preselection = National final
| Preselection date = 3 June 2012
| Entrant = [[Lerika]]
| Song = Sensation
| Final result = 4th, 88 points
}}
'''Russia''' participated in the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012]] in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]. 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 3 June 2012.<ref name="runningdraw">{{cite web|title=Russia: JESC 2012 Selection Final|url=http://eurovoix.com/2012/05/30/russia-jesc-2012-selection-final/|publisher=Eurovoix|accessdate=25 September 2014|date=30 May 2012}}</ref> [[Lerika|Valeriya Engalycheva]] and her song "Sensatsiya" won the national final, getting 12.34% of votes.<ref name=RussiaWinner>{{cite web|last=Slim|first=Jarmo|title=Russia picks Lerika/Valerya for Amsterdam|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=62843&_t=russia_picks_lerikavalerya_for_amsterdam|publisher=EBU|accessdate=25 September 2014|date=4 June 2012}}</ref>
==Before Junior Eurovision==
=== National final ===
On 1 March 2012, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 1 May 2012. 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 3 June 2012 at the "Akademichesky" concert hall in [[Moscow]], hosted by Dmitry Guberniev and Oksana Fedorova. The winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of jury voting and televoting. The members of the jury were Yury Entin, Maksim Dunayevsky, Gennady Gokhstein, Grygory Gladkov, [[Larisa Rubalskaya]] and Alexander Igudin. In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by [[Buranovskiye Babushki]], [[Ekaterina Ryabova (singer)|Katya Ryabova]] and Erik Rapp.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+Final – '''3 June 2012'''
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
! Percentage
! Place
|-
|1
| align="left" |Sorvantsy
| align="left" |"Idut geroi kino" {{Small|(Идут герои кино)}}
|8.12%
|5
|-
| 2
| align="left" |Lyoma Nalgiyeva
| align="left" |"Moya mechta" {{Small|(Моя мечта)}}
| 8.57%
|3
|-
|3
| align="left" |Aleksandra Boldareva
| align="left" |"12345 (Pro mechtu)" {{Small|(Про мечту)}}
|5.88%
|7
|-
|4
| align="left" |Akademiya Volshebnikov
| align="left" |"Shag navstrechu solntsu" {{Small|(Шаг навстречу солнцу)}}
|2.72%
|16
|-
|5
| align="left" |Ivan Pomarkov
| align="left" |"Raz, dva, tri" {{Small|(Раз, два, три)}}
|8.35%
|4
|-
|6
| align="left" |Alisa Sementina
| align="left" |"No Barbie, No Ken!"
|3.64%
|11
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
|7
| align="left" |'''[[Lerika|Valeriya Engalycheva]]'''
| align="left" |'''"Sensatsiya" {{Small|(Сенсация)}}'''
|'''12.34%'''
|'''1'''
|-
|8
| align="left" |Vladlena Bogdanova
| align="left" |"V dvuh shagah ot mechty" {{Small|(В двух шагах от мечты)}}
|3.17%
|13
|-
|9
| align="left" |Renata Tazetdinova
| align="left" |"Angel" {{Small|(Ангел)}}
|4.19%
|9
|-
|10
| align="left" |Ivan Smidovich
| align="left" |"Pervaya lyubov" {{Small|(Первая любовь)}}
|2.96%
|14
|-
|11
| align="left" |Tonika
| align="left" |"Zdravstvuy, solntse" {{Small|(Здравствуй, солнце)}}
|3.85%
|10
|-
| 12
| align="left" |Elizaveta Shorohova
| align="left" |"Ya naydu" {{Small|(Я найду)}}
| 1.94%
|19
|-
|13
| align="left" |Bon Su Hyon
| align="left" |"Evro, evro" {{Small|(Евро, евро)}}
|3.22%
|12
|-
|14
| align="left" |Evgeny Shkunov
| align="left" |"Mama – ty eshyo molodaya!" {{Small|(Мама – ты ещё молодая!)}}
|2.59%
|17
|-
|15
| align="left" |Delfin
| align="left" |"Hip hop" {{Small|(Хип хоп)}}
|7.23%
|6
|-
|16
| align="left" |Vasilisa Matveyeva
| align="left" |"Stranny kot" {{Small|(Странный кот)}}
|5.58%
|8
|-
|17
| align="left" |[[Dayana Kirillova]]
| align="left" |"Pyat minut do uroka" {{Small|(Пять минут до урока)}}
|9.04%
|2
|-
|18
| align="left" |Alina Morozova
| align="left" |"Devochka-vredina" {{Small|(Девочка-вредина)}}
|2.86%
|15
|-
|19
| align="left" |Kristina Kulesh
| align="left" |"Superstar"
|2.37%
|18
|-
|20
| align="left" |Aleksey Myshkaryov
| align="left" |"Tebe daryu!" {{Small|(Тебе дарю!)}}
|1.38%
|20
|}
== At Junior Eurovision ==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:JESC 2012 (Russia) Lerika at rehearsal 1.jpg|thumb|Lerika at the first rehearsal in Amsterdam.]] -->
During the allocation draw on 15 October 2012, Russia was drawn to perform 5th, following [[Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012|Belgium]] and preceding [[Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012|Israel]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Escudero|first=Victor M.|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=check_results_of_junior_draw|title=Check: Results of Junior draw!|date=15 October 2012|accessdate=25 September 2014|work=Junioreurovision.tv}}</ref> Russia placed 4th, scoring 88 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of Amsterdam 2012 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/amsterdam-2012/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530113103/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/amsterdam-2012/final |archive-date=30 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In Russia, show were broadcast on [[Russia-1]] with commentary by Olga Shelest. The Russian spokesperson revealing the result of the Russian vote was Valentin Sadiki.
===Voting===
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{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded to Russia<ref name="2012detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Amsterdam 2012 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/amsterdam-2012/final/results/russia |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530115217/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/amsterdam-2012/final/results/russia |archive-date=30 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" | 12 points{{efn|All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with [[nul points]].}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belarus|Junior|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Moldova|Junior|y=2012}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2012}}|{{Noflag|{{Esccnty|Kids Jury|Junior}}}}|{{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2012}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2012}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Israel|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Azerbaijan|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
|
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded by Russia<ref name="2012detailed" />
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Israel|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Belarus|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Azerbaijan|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Moldova|Junior|y=2012}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2012}}
|}
{{col-end}}
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012}}
[[Category:2012 in Russia|Junior Eurovision Song Contest]]
[[Category:Countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012|Russia]]
[[Category:Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|2012]]