Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Natalia Podolskaya represented Russia with the song "Nobody Hurt No One", which placed 15th and scored 57 points at the contest.[1]
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Evrovidenie 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 4 February 2005 11 February 2005 18 February 2005 Final 25 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Natalia Podolskaya | |||
| Selected song | "Nobody Hurt No One" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 57 points | |||
| Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Evrovidenie 2005
Evrovidenie 2005 was be the national final format developed by C1R in order to select Russia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three semi-finals which took place on 4, 11 and 18 February 2005 with ten acts competing in each show. The top three were selected to advance to the final on 21 February 2011.[2] All shows in the competition were hosted by Andrey Malakhov and Yana Churikova.[3]
The results of all shows were determined by public televoting. All shows were broadcast live three times on the day they were scheduled to air in order to cater to the different Russian time zones, requiring all artists to perform their songs three times. All regions participated in the televote during their broadcast with the final results being revealed in the final live broadcast for the Western part of Russia.[4]
Competing entries
In early January 2005, C1R announced via television adverts a submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries.[5][6] A jury panel evaluated the received submissions and selected 30 entries for the competition from 57 shortlisted entries.[3][7] The selection jury consisted of Konstantin Ernst (general manager of C1R), Yuriy Aksyuta (music director of C1R), Igor Matvienko (composer/producer), Maxim Fadeev (composer/producer), Viktor Drobysh (producer), Alexei Charykov, Ilya Bachurin (producer), Artur Gasparyan (journalist), Vladimir Polupanov (journalist), Maxim Kononenko (journalist), Larisa Havkina (journalist), Vladimir Matetsky (composer), Maxim Dunayevsky (composer), Larisa Dolina (singer), Alexander Malinin (singer) and Larisa Sinelshikova.[3]
| Semi-finalists Selection | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Song |
| A-Sortie | "Keep On Shining" |
| Aleksandr Panayotov & Alexey Chumakov | "Balalayka" (Балалайка) |
| Anastasia Maksimova | "Prosypaisya" (Просыпайся) |
| Anastasia Stotskaya | "Shadows Dance All Around Me" |
| Anita Tsoy | "La-la-ley" (Ла-ла-лей) |
| Anton Dalli | "Uletish" (Улетишь) |
| Anzhelika Rudnitskaya | "Serdtse angela" (Сердце ангела) |
| Ariana | "Pozovi menya" (Позови Меня) |
| Batyrkhan Shukenov | "Tvoi shagi" (Твои Шаги) |
| Be Good | "Take Me Back to Rio" |
| Chai vdvoem | "Lusille is My Name" |
| City | "Gorod lyubvi" (Город Любви) |
| Dima Bilan | "Not That Simple" |
| Evgenii Gor | "Ledi" (Леди) |
| Fateeva & X-Missia | "Ya rozhden lyubit tebya" (Я рожден любить тебя) |
| Ganopoulos Stefanos | "Falling in Love" |
| Grenada | "Pochemu ty molchal" (Почему ты молчал) |
| Irina Schott | "Identify Yourself" |
| Jam & Elena Terleeva | "No More War" |
| Julietta M. | "Chot ty so mnoyu sdelal" (Что со мной ты сделал) |
| Katerina Ozerova | "Prosto otpusti" (Просто отпусти) |
| Katya Bachurina | "Teryala tebya" (Теряла тебя) |
| KGB | "Stop" |
| Lada Dance | "Mixed Up World" |
| Lana Light | "Never Never" |
| Lyubovnie istorii | "Kak zhe tak" (Как же так) |
| Marina Sudas | "Prosto tak" (Просто так) |
| Min Net | "Peace-Da" (Peace-Да) |
| Miss Rossiya | "Solnechniy luch" (Солнечный луч) |
| Natalia Podolskaya | "Nobody Hurt No One" |
| Natalia Vlasova | "Vremenami" (Временами) |
| Nichya | "Gospody" (Господи) |
| Nikolay Demidov | "Differences" |
| Nikolay Krupatin | "Ne zamanivay" (Не заманивай) |
| Olga Mikheeva | "Plamya i lyuod" (Пламя и лед) |
| OKI | "Nevidimka" (Невидимка) |
| Oksana Mazhulis | "Rebel Angel" |
| Pankov A.V. | "Provodnik" (Проводник) |
| Pari | "Mozhet byt" (Может быть) |
| Pereprava | "Luchina" (Лучина) |
| Playgirls | "Don't Get Down Like That" |
| Polina Griffith | "Justice of Love" |
| Reflex | "Lyublyu" (Люблю) |
| Roman Nikitin | "Navorochenniy" (Навороченный) |
| Roman Polonskiy | "The Story of My Life" |
| Roman Smirnov | "One Day" |
| Sankt-Peterburg | "Matreshki" (Матрешки) |
| Serg N | "Long Living Death of the Dream" |
| Sergey Mazaev | "Slavyanskie tantsy" (Славянские танцы) |
| Sergei Nezhin | "Daleko" (Далеко) |
| Slava | "I Wanna Be the One" |
| Varvara | "Letala da pela" (Летела да пела) |
| Victoria Markova | "Ya zakroyu dver" (Я закрою дверь) |
| VIP | "Iz za tebya" (Из-за тебя) |
| Volya | "Volya, veter" (Воля, ветер) |
| Yana Kay | "Beautiful Things" |
| Zveri | "Snegopad" (Снегопад) |
| Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| A-Sortie | "Keep On Shining" | Vyacheslav Bodolika, Karen Kavaleryan, Irina Antonyan |
| Aleksandr Panayotov & Alexey Chumakov | "Balalayka" (Балалайка) | Karen Kavaleryan, Kim Breitburg |
| Anastasia Stotskaya | "Shadows Dance All Around Me" | Dimitris Kontopoulos, Dimitris S. |
| Anita Tsoy | "La-la-ley" (Ла-ла-лей) | Anita Tsoy, Eleonora Melnik |
| Anzhelika Rudnitskaya | "Serdtse angela" (Сердце ангела) | Artur Kulpovich, Aleks Bezdolya |
| Batyrkhan Shukenov | "Tvoi shagi" (Твои Шаги) | Vladimir Kovalyov, Yerkesh Shakeyev |
| Be Good | "Take Me Back to Rio" | Vladimir Gustov, Igor Balakirev |
| Chai vdvoem | "Lusille is My Name" | Igor Balakirev, Denis Klyaver |
| City | "Gorod lyubvi" (Город Любви) | Roman Bokaryov, Mikhail Mshenskiy |
| Dima Bilan | "Not That Simple" | S. Robson, Michelle Escoffery |
| Irina Schott | "Identify Yourself" | Peter Wright, Ben Robbins |
| Jam & Elena Terleeva | "No More War" | Jam |
| Katya Bachurina | "Teryala tebya" (Теряла тебя) | Dmitriy Moss, Artur A'Kim |
| KGB | "Stop" | Viktor Drobysh, Mary Susan Applegate |
| Lada Dance | "Mixed Up World" | Marc Paelinck |
| Lana Light | "Never Never" | Alex Grozin, Skinner, Caporaso |
| Natalia Podolskaya | "Nobody Hurt No One" | Mary Susan Applegate, J.P. Chase, Viktor Drobysh |
| Nikolay Demidov | "Differences" | Nikolay Demidov |
| Oksana Mazhulis | "Rebel Angel" | Pouluzzi, Nacket |
| Playgirls | "Don't Get Down Like That" | Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers |
| Polina Griffith | "Justice of Love" | Polina Griffith |
| Reflex | "Lyublyu" (Люблю) | Vyacheslav Tyurin, Yevgeniy Abramov, Irina Nelson |
| Roman Polonskiy | "The Story of My Life" | Murlyn Music Group |
| Roman Smirnov | "One Day" | D. Buzagi, Roman Smirnov |
| Sankt-Peterburg | "Matreshki" (Матрешки) | Vladimir Trushin |
| Sergey Mazaev | "Slavyanskie tantsy" (Славянские танцы) | Sergey Mazaev |
| Slava | "I Wanna Be the One" | Tracy Lipp, Viktor Drobysh, Maki Kolehmainen |
| Varvara | "Letala da pela" (Летела да пела) | Vladimir Molchanov, Artur A'Kim |
| Victoria Markova | "Ya zakroyu dver" (Я закрою дверь) | Victoria Markova, Artur Grigoryan |
| Zveri | "Snegopad" (Снегопад) | Roma Zver, Viktor Bondarev |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 4 February 2005 and featured ten songs competing for three qualifier spots for the final. After the televoting results were revealed, Jam and Elena Terleeva, Anastasia Stotskaya and Dima Bilan qualified to the final.[4]
2000 Russian entrant Alsou, 2004 Russian entrant Julia Savicheva and Alexander Malinin were the interval acts for the show.
| Semi-final 1 – 4 February 2005 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | KGB | "Stop" | 9.1% | 6 |
| 2 | Roman Polonskiy | "The Story of My Life" | 4.8% | 9 |
| 3 | Batyrkhan Shukenov | "Tvoi shagi" | 6.9% | 7 |
| 4 | Playgirls | "Don't Get Down Like That" | 9.6% | 5 |
| 5 | Dima Bilan | "Not That Simple" | 13.4% | 3 |
| 6 | Katya Bachurina | "Teryala tebya" | 5.7% | 8 |
| 7 | Jam & Elena Terleeva | "No More War" | 20.1% | 1 |
| 8 | Reflex | "Lyublyu" | 11.0% | 4 |
| 9 | Roman Smirnov | "One Day" | 3.9% | 10 |
| 10 | Anastasia Stotskaya | "Shadows Dance All Around Me" | 15.5% | 2 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 11 February 2005 and featured ten songs competing for three qualifier spots for the final. After the televoting results were revealed, Natalia Podolskaya, Varvara and Chai vdvoem qualified to the final.[8]
Larisa Dolina, Leonid Agutin and Anzhelika Varum were the interval acts for the show.
| Semi-final 2 – 11 February 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Zveri | "Snegopad" | 13.2% | 4 |
| 2 | Oksana Mazhulis | "Rebel Angel" | 5.0% | 6 |
| 3 | City | "Gorod lyubvi" | 0.7% | 10 |
| 4 | A-Sortie | "Keep On Shining" | 12.0% | 5 |
| 5 | Lana Light | "Never Never" | 2.0% | 8 |
| 6 | Varvara | "Letala da pela" | 20.4% | 2 |
| 7 | Chai vdvoem | "Lusille is My Name" | 14.4% | 3 |
| 8 | Anzhelika Rudnitskaya | "Serdtse angela" | 1.8% | 9 |
| 9 | Be Good | "Take Me Back to Rio" | 3.3% | 7 |
| 10 | Natalia Podolskaya | "Nobody Hurt No One" | 27.2% | 1 |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on 18 February 2005 and featured nine songs competing for three qualifier spots for the final. Sergey Mazaev was due to compete in this semi-final, but was disqualified for being late for the Siberia run of the live show.[9] After the televoting results were revealed, Irina Schott, Slava, and Aleksandr Panayotov and Alexey Chumakov qualified to the final.[10]
2001 Russian entrants Mumiy Troll and 2002 Russian entrants Prime Minister were the interval acts for the show.
| Semi-final 3 – 18 February 2005 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Polina Griffith | "Justice of Love" | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Panayotov & Alexey Chumakov | "Balalayka" | 22.5% | 2 |
| 3 | Victoria Markova | "Ya zakroyu dver" | 0.8% | 9 |
| 4 | Anita Tsoy | "La-la-ley" | 6.3% | 7 |
| 5 | Nikolay Demidov | "Differences" | 8.7% | 4 |
| 6 | Lada Dance | "Mixed Up World" | 8.1% | 5 |
| 7 | Sankt-Peterburg | "Matreshki" | 1.8% | 8 |
| 8 | Slava | "I Wanna Be the One" | 9.7% | 3 |
| 9 | Irina Schott | "Identify Yourself" | 35.7% | 1 |
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Final
The final took place on 25 February 2005 where the nine entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals competed. The final also featured an expert jury who provided commentary and feedback to the artists, but had no voting stake. Natalia Podolskaya was selected as the final winner, while Dima Bilan was the winner of the non-binding jury vote.[11]
Bonnie Tyler, Philipp Kirkorov, Valeriya and Afric Simone were the interval acts for the final.
| Final – 25 February 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Aleksandr Panayotov & Alexey Chumakov | "Balalayka" | 11.6% | 5 |
| 2 | Jam & Yelena Terleyeva | "No More War" | 10.4% | 6 |
| 3 | Irina Schott | "Identify Yourself" | 8.6% | 7 |
| 4 | Chay Vdvoyom | "Lusille is My Name" | 5.2% | 8 |
| 5 | Varvara | "Letala da pela" | 12.6% | 4 |
| 6 | Slava | "I Wanna Be the One" | 2.9% | 9 |
| 7 | Dima Bilan | "Not That Simple" | 15.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Anastasia Stotskaya | "Shadows Dance All Around Me" | 13.5% | 3 |
| 9 | Natalia Podolskaya | "Nobody Hurt No One" | 20.2% | 1 |
At Eurovision
Since Russia placed within the top 10 countries (excluding the Big Four) in the 2004 Contest, Russia pre-qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. On 22 March 2005, Russia was drawn to perform 20th in the final on 21 May 2005, following Greece and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12]
For the Russian performance, Podolskaya was joined on stage by bassist Toni Hintikka, guitarist Valeriy Drobysh, drummer Teijo Jamsa, and backing vocalists Yana Kozlova and Olga Belaya.[13] After the voting concluded, Russia scored 57 points and placed 15th. Since Russia was not among the top 10 countries (excluding the results of the Big Four), Russia did not qualify to compete directly in the final of the 2006 Contest and would have to compete in the semi-final.
The semi-final and final were broadcast on Channel One, with commentary by Yuriy Aksyuta and Elena Batinova. The voting spokesperson for Russia was Yana Churikova.[14]
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Russia
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