Country Russia Selection date(s) 10 November 2005 Selected song "Doroga k solntsu" | Selection process Internal selection Selected entrant Vladislav Krutskikh Final result 9th, 66 points | |
Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Hasselt, Belgium. The Russian entry was selected through an internal selection. On 10 November 2005 it was revealed that Vladislav Krutskikh would represent Russia in the contest with the song "Doroga k solntsu".
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Internal selection
A professional jury selected fifteen artists and have chosen one to represent Russia in the contest. On 10 November 2005, press-conference devoted to the participation in the contest was held, revealing that Vladislav Krutskikh will represent Russia. Russian Junior Eurovision entry "Doroga k solntsu" performed by Vladislav Krutskih and "Street Magic" was premierred on Russia TV channel that day. The song was written by Kim Breitburg, Artyom Kavaleryan and Vlad Krutskikh himself.
At Junior Eurovision
During the allocation draw, Russia was drawn to perform 7th, following Sweden and preceding Macedonia. Russia placed 9th, scoring 66 points.
Vladislav Krutskikh was joined on stage by three boys and two girls from Street Magic's dance troupe: Vsevolod Tarasov, Daria Gorskaya, Denis Uskov, Maria Pestunova and Vladislav Geshele.
In Russia, show were broadcast on Russia-1 with commentary by Yuri Nikolaev. The Russian spokesperson revealing the result of the Russian vote was Roman Kerimov.