Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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Russia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
, held in Oslo
, Norway
in May 2010, and was represented by broadcaster Russia 1.
On 26 February Russia 1 released a shortlist of 35 artists that would compete in an internal selection on 1 March at the Nazarov's Theatre in Moscow. An internal jury was to reduce this number to 25 finalists, who could be joined by a number of wildcards selected by the broadcaster which need not have been submitted to the open selection. Russia 1 announced the 25 selected entries from the shortlist on 2 March. No further wildcards were added by Russia 1.
Eurovision winner-2008 Dima Bilan
had planned to enter the national final with a song "White Nights", written by former Eurovision contestant and songwriter Philip Kirkorov, and was immediately tipped for victory. However Bilan's song did not appear in the shortlist of entries, with no reason given by Bilan's producer Yana Rudkovskaya for his withdrawal, except that it was a mutual decision between Bilan, Kirkorov and herself.
The show was hosted by Oxana Fedorova
and Dmitry Guberniev from Vladimir Nazarov's Theater in Moscow
. As in the Eurovision Song Contest voting opened after the first entry has performed, and closed 10 minutes after the final entry was performed. Guest performances were made by the winners of 2 recent Eurovision Song Contests
: Dima Bilan
(2008
) and Alexander Rybak
(2009
).
The Peter Nalitch Band
were the winners of the final with the song "Lost and Forgotten
", winning with a commanding lead over Oleg Bezinskikh in second place and the Buranovskiye Babushki in third place.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
, held in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
in May 2010, and was represented by broadcaster Russia 1.
National final
A national final was held on 7 March 2010 to select the Russian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. 25 acts competed, with the songs selected from an open call for songs by Russia 1. The winner was selected through a combination of televoting and a professional jury.On 26 February Russia 1 released a shortlist of 35 artists that would compete in an internal selection on 1 March at the Nazarov's Theatre in Moscow. An internal jury was to reduce this number to 25 finalists, who could be joined by a number of wildcards selected by the broadcaster which need not have been submitted to the open selection. Russia 1 announced the 25 selected entries from the shortlist on 2 March. No further wildcards were added by Russia 1.
Eurovision winner-2008 Dima Bilan
Dima Bilan
' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
had planned to enter the national final with a song "White Nights", written by former Eurovision contestant and songwriter Philip Kirkorov, and was immediately tipped for victory. However Bilan's song did not appear in the shortlist of entries, with no reason given by Bilan's producer Yana Rudkovskaya for his withdrawal, except that it was a mutual decision between Bilan, Kirkorov and herself.
The show was hosted by Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Gennadyevna Fedorova is a Russian Miss Universe winner, police officer , former university lecturer, television host, actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador....
and Dmitry Guberniev from Vladimir Nazarov's Theater in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. As in the Eurovision Song Contest voting opened after the first entry has performed, and closed 10 minutes after the final entry was performed. Guest performances were made by the winners of 2 recent Eurovision Song Contests
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
: Dima Bilan
Dima Bilan
' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
(2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
) and Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
(2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
).
The Peter Nalitch Band
Peter Nalitch
-Personal Info:Peter Nalitch was born on 30 April 1981 in Moscow, Russia. His grandfather Zahid Nalić, was a Bosnian opera singer from Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Peter graduated from the Moscow University of Architecture and studied music at Orfei Studio directed by Irina Mukhina. He has worked...
were the winners of the final with the song "Lost and Forgotten
Lost and Forgotten
"Lost and Forgotten" is a song by Peter Nalitch and Friends, who represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, in Oslo.In the first semifinal, it was performed second on the night, after Moldova's Run Away and preceding Estonia's Siren, and passed to the final...
", winning with a commanding lead over Oleg Bezinskikh in second place and the Buranovskiye Babushki in third place.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury & Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princessa Avenue | "Lovers" | 7.2% | 14 |
| 2 | Jay Stever | "I Love, I Love, I Love You" | 3.9% | 21 |
| 3 | Ana | "Dva Golosa" ("Two Voices") | 10.1% | 7 |
| 4 | Miusha | "Big Bang" | 3.4% | 22 |
| 5 | Para-Bellum | "Ptitsa" ("Bird") | 8.6% | 10 |
| 6 | Pyotr Sukhov | "Ya Uletayu" ("I'm flying") | 1.6% | 25 |
| 7 | Oleg Bezinskikh | "Crowning" | 16.1% | 2 |
| 8 | Natalia Terekhova | "Everything" | 6.3% | 17 |
| 9 | Jet Kids | "Hey Say" | 11.8% | 4 |
| 10 | Pavla | "Infatuated" | 10.9% | 5 |
| 11 | Yekaterina Frolova | "Tout Va Bien" | 4.4% | 20 |
| 12 | Ed Shulzhevskiy | "Without You" | 8.2% | 11 |
| 13 | Peter Nalitch Band Peter Nalitch -Personal Info:Peter Nalitch was born on 30 April 1981 in Moscow, Russia. His grandfather Zahid Nalić, was a Bosnian opera singer from Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Peter graduated from the Moscow University of Architecture and studied music at Orfei Studio directed by Irina Mukhina. He has worked... |
"Lost and Forgotten" | 20.9% | 1 |
| 14 | Buranovskiye Babushki (Grandmothers from Buranovo) | "Dlinnaya-dlinnaya beresta i kak sdelat' iz neyo aishon" ("Very long birch bark and how to turn it into a turban") | 12.9% | 3 |
| 15 | Alexander Panaiotov | "Maya Showtime" | 10.6% | 6 |
| 16 | Nano | "Take It Away" | 5.1% | 19 |
| 17 | Natalia Damas & Lbrand | "Much Closer" | 9.2% | 9 |
| 18 | Alena Roxis | "My Tears" | 2.0% | 24 |
| 19 | Antonello Carozza | "Senza Respiro" | 9.4% | 8 |
| 20 | Polina Kozhikova | "For You" | 5.8% | 18 |
| 21 | Los Devchatos | "Chocolate" | 7.5% | 13 |
| 22 | Yulika | "Delete" | 6.6% | 16 |
| 23 | Yelena Yesenina | "Mir Bez Tebya" ("World Whithout You") | 7.9% | 12 |
| 24 | Alaska | "Piastry" ("Piastres") | 2.7% | 23 |
| 25 | Scenakardia | "Styokla" ("Glass") | 6.9% | 15 |