Country Russia Selection date(s) 25 September 2015 Selected song "Mechta (Dream)" Genre Pop | Selection process National Final Selected entrant Mikhail Smirnov Final result 6th, 80 points | |
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Similar Jana Mirković, Kamilla Ismailova, Bella Paige, Aimee Banks, Belarus in the Junior Eurovisio | ||
Russia will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was confirmed on 29 July that Russia will select their entry through a national final. Mikhail Smirnov won it and will represent Russia with his song "Mechta (Dream)". Smirnov finished 6th in the final of the contest with 80 points.
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National Final
On 10 September Carousel finished accepting applications for participation in the Russian national selection for the Junior Eurovision 2015. The national final was held on 25 September 2015. Mikhail Smirnov was declared the winner.
The jury was composed by 7 members, including some well known names for Eurovision fans like Alisa Kozhikina (who represented Russia last year), Philipp Kirkorov (Eurovision composer and singer, represented Russia in 1995) and Julia Savicheva (represented Russia in 2004 at the adult ESC). Both Philipp and Julia performed during the interval act.
Mikhail Smirnov
Mikhail Smirnov (Russian: Михаил Смирнов; born April 30, 2003), better known by his stage name Misha Smirnov, is a Russian child singer. He will represent Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Mechta" (Russian: Мечта, English: Dream).
Smirnov was born in the city of Moscow, Russia on April 30, 2003. Mikhail's success as a singer is no less impressive considering his family background - born to parents who are mathematicians, who both graduated from the Maths & Mechanics faculty at the Moscow State University. When he was three years old, Mikhail suddenly began to stutter and his parents sent him to singing lessons as part of the therapy. There, his first vocal coach noticed that Mikhail not only had a good ear for music but also a wonderful voice. His mother, who also graduated from music school and plays piano, cultivated Mikhail’s love of music throughout his childhood.
Gradually gaining skills, Mikhail began not only performing at various competitions, but also winning prizes. At the age of eight he moved studios, and hit professional level by winning many prizes in his new environment. Despite his young age, Mikhail has a large number of titles to his name from both Russian and international competitions.
Mikhail is already an experienced actor and was a finalist on the second season of the Russian TV show The Voice Kids (Голос. Дети). Mikhail had to battle a series of strong female vocalists, many of whom rode the EDM trend with upbeat, danceable songs.
Mechta (Dream)
Mechta (Dream) is a song by Russian child singer Mikhail Smirnov. It will represent Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
At Junior Eurovision
At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Russia were drawn to perform eighth on 21 November 2015, following Ireland and preceding Macedonia.