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first competed in the

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in . Their first win came in , when the Tolmachevy Twins won for Russia with "

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". Their second win came in , when

Polina Bogusevich Polina Sergeyevna Bogusevich (russian: Полина Сергеевна Богусевич; born 4 July 2003) is a Russian singer. She represented Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Wings", and went on to win the com ...

won for Russia with "

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". Their worst result to date has been achieved by Tanya Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak with the song "A Time for Us" in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 where they placed 13th.

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has represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster has selected Ekaterina Ryabova to represent Russia at the

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with the song "Malenkiy prints". Ekaterina Ryabova represented Russia once again in

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with the song "Kak Romeo i Dzhulyetta". She was also the first returning artist in the history of the Junior Eurovision. Russia had initially confirmed their participation in the 2022 contest, however on 26 February 2022, the Russian broadcasters VGTRK and

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suspended their EBU membership after the country was excluded from participating in the

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due to the

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, rendering potential participation in the

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contest and future contests impossible.

Participation overview

Here is a list of all and songs and their respective performers that have represented Russia in the contest:

Photogallery

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Lerika Valeriya Andreyevna Engalycheva (russian: Валерия Андреевна Енгалычева, Romanian language, Romanian: Valeria Engalîceva; born 7 April 1999), known professionally as Lerika (russian: Лерика), is a Russians in Mold ...

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Dayana Kirillova Dayana Yurievna Kirillova ( rus, Дая́на Юрьевна Кири́ллова, p=dɐˈjanə kʲɪˈrʲiləvə; born 16 April 2002) is a Russian singer. She is a multiple laureate of Russian and international song contests, the Russian repres ...

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Alisa Kozhikina Alisa Alekseyevna Kozhikina (russian: Алиса Алексеевна Кожикина, born 22 June 2003) is a Russian singer. In 2014, she became the first person to win '' The Voice Kids Russia''. Later that year she represented Russia at the ...

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Commentators and spokespersons

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Participation overview

Photogallery

Commentators and spokespersons

See also

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