Russia participated in the

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, 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 2007. Alexandra Golovchenko and her song 'Otlichnitsa' won the national final.

Before Junior Eurovision

National Final

On 7 April 2007, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 8 May 2007. 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 2007 at the "Rossiya" concert hall in Moscow, hosted by Oksana Fedorova. The winner was determined exclusively by public televoting. The members of the backup jury were

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, Grigory Gladkov,

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and

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. In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by

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At Junior Eurovision

During the allocation draw on 29 October 2007, Russia was drawn to perform 6th, following

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and preceding

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. Russia placed 6th, scoring 106 points. Alexandra Golovchenko was joined on stage by four boys: Roman, Dmitry, Lev and future Olympic gymnast

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. In Russia, show were broadcast on

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with commentary by Olga Shelest. The Russian spokesperson revealing the result of the Russian vote was Marina Knyazeva.

Voting

Notes

References

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