RTR, the Russian national broadcaster has announced today that the 2006 Junior Eurovision Russian winners have been selected to represent Russia at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen.

Maria and Anastasiya Tomalchevy shot to fame back in 2006 when they won the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with their entry Spring Jazz. They are back on the Eurovison scene now setting their eyes on the main Eurovision Song Contest, hoping to bring back the contest on Russian soil for the 2nd time.

Russian national broadcaster RTR has opted to select the 2014 Russian Eurovision entry and representative via an internal selection. Hence changing the method and mechanism of selecting its Eurovision entry and representative.

Initially the broadcaster had opted to select its Eurovision entry for Copenhagen via a televised national final.

Initially Rossija 1 had opened the submission for artists who wish to compete in the 2014 Russian national final to submit their applications online and had announced the rules and regulations for the 2014 Russian Eurovision national final Kto? (Who?). The rules and regulations were published on Rossija 1′s official website.

The 2014 Russian Eurovision national selection would have consisted of 2 phases. The first phase would have run from September- October where a special jury would have shortlisted all the submitted applications to 25.

Rossija 1 would have then announced the names of the 25 lucky acts that will compete in the grand final on their official website. The Russian audience along with a special jury  would have been  in charge of the deliberation  of the 2014 Russian Eurovision representative and act on December 31st. The broadcaster then decided to postpone the national final and extend the submission period to February 28, with a planned national final in March.

Russia has selected its Eurovision hopeful – The Tomalchecy Twins. Their Eurovision entry will be revealed in due course.

Russia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 with Youdiph’s Vechni Stranik, and has won the event once in  2008 with Dima Bilan’s Believe, and hosted Europe’s favourite television show in 2009 on home soil in Moscow.

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