Russia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kyiv, Ukraine. 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 2 June 2013. Dayana Kirillova and her song "Mechtay" won the national final, getting 12.19% of votes.
Before Junior Eurovision
National final On 10 March 2013, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 1 May 2013. A professional jury selected eighteen 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 2 June 2013 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, hosted by Dmitry Guberniev and Anastasiya Chernobrovina. The winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of jury voting and televoting. The members of the jury were Grigory Gladkov, Yulia Savicheva, Larisa Rubalskaya, Gennady Gokhstein and Alexander Igudin. In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by Lerika, Buranovskiye Babushki and "Domisolka" theater. +Final – 2 June 2013 Draw Artist Song Percentage Place1Vanessa Bezrodnaya"Dinamit" 2.59%15 2Ulyana Kuznetsova"Devochka-prazdnik" 6.06%73Druzhnie sestryonki"Utki poyut" 4.90%114Dayana Kirillova"Mechtay" 12.19%15Anastasiya Egorkina"Muzyka" 5.74%96Anastasiya Zuyeva"Mechta" 3.40%137Kseniya Mulina"Vyshe nulya" 3.73%128Elizaveta Puris"Novy den" 10.22%29Arina Bagaryakova"Hudozhnik" 1.62%1810Angelina Kolesnikova"Ryzhaya" 7.08%5114EVER"Prosto drug" 6.63%6 12Vyacheslav Kvasov"Tantsuy pod lunoy" 1.91%1713Valeriya Eroshenko"Nebo v nochi" 8.26%414Diana Soldysheva"Polovinki" 5.60%1015Larisa Grigoryeva"Babochka" 5.91%816Anna Muzafarova"Na oblаkah" 2.99%1417Sofiya Fisenko"Luchshiye druzya" 9.20%318Alisa Sementina"Raspahnyom my krylya" 1.98%16 At Junior Eurovision
During the allocation draw on 25 November 2013, Russia was drawn to close the show and perform 12th, following Malta. Russia placed 4th, scoring 106 points.
Dayana Kirillova was joined on stage by four boys from Alla Dukhova's dance troupe "Todes": Georgy, Yury, Ildar and Ilya.
In Russia, show were broadcast on Carousel with commentary by Alexander Gurevich. The Russian spokesperson revealing the result of the Russian vote was Mariya Bakhireva.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Russia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Russia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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