Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Russia attempted to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster Rossiya Channel (RTR). Andrey Kosinsky was chosen to represent Russia with the song "Ya eto ya". However, Russia was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not present in Norway.

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country Russia
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)2 March 1996
Selected entrantAndrey Kosinsky
Selected song"Ya eto ya"
Finals performance
Final resultFailed to qualify (26th, 14 points)
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held on 2 March 1996 at the RTR TV Studios in Moscow, hosted by Youddiph who represented Russia in the 1994 contest. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury - one of whom was Alla Pugacheva, who would later represent Russia in the 1997 contest.[1]

Final – 2 March 1996
Draw Artist Song Place
1Vladimir Troshin "Drugaja"11
2Tatjana Anisemova "Vojennaja kolibelnaja"8
3Felix "Serebryannij veter"13
4Zhana Dobrovolskaja "Veruju v ljubov"5
5Sergey Rogozin & Terem Kvartet "Igraj sudba"6
6Vokal Band "Muzika plus"7
7Olga Suzeva "Zheltie babochki"10
8Inna Zhelannaya "Letai (smertelnaja pesnja)"9
9Timur Gorsky "Nekrasivaja"12
10Nogu Svelo "Moskovskij romans"3
11Lisa Myalik "Zemlya moja"4
12Elena Kuzmina "Veterki"2
13Andrey Kosinsky "Ya eto ya"1
14Viktorija Vita "Belye gorji"14

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round (from which hosts Norway were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest. After the voting, Russia was not among those to qualify, placing joint 26th with 14 points and bringing Russian participation in 1996 to a premature end. [2] [3]

Points awarded to Russia
Points awarded to Russia (pre-qualifying round)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Russia (pre-qualifying round)

Points awarded by the Russian jury:

12 points Estonia
10 points Poland
8 points Iceland
7 points Ireland
6 points Sweden
5 points Greece
4 points Cyprus
3 points Malta
2 points Slovenia
1 point Croatia

See also

References
  1. "RUSSIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1996".
  2. ESC History - Russia 1996
  3. "Oslo 1996". Eurovision.tv.
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