The Russian

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

Eurovision Song Contest 2002

The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

 was an internal selection by Russian broadcaster Channel One (ORT)

Channel One (Russia)

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The entry for Russia was band Premier Ministr

Premier Ministr

Premyer-Ministr is a Russian musical group. The idea behind the band was to form a boy band, though not especially for teenagers. Four men came together to form Premier Ministr in 1997. Their first real success came in 2000 with the remake of a very popular Russian tune, "Oriental Song"...

 with the song "Northern Girl

Northern Girl

"Northern Girl" is a song by the band Prime Minister. It represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The singers all wore identical white suits...

". Premier Minister later anglisied their name for Eurovision, and entered as Prime Minister.

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn

Tallinn

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, Estonia

Estonia

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, Prime Minister performed 7th, following Croatia

Croatia

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and preceding host country Estonia. At the close of the voting it had received 55 points, placing 10th in a field of 24.