Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002


Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Russian Public Television. Prime Minister represented Russia with the song "Northern Girl", which placed 10th and scored 55 points at the contest.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

ORT opened a submission period for interested artists and songwriters to submit their entries from 17 January until 26 February 2002. From all songs submitted to ORT, a nine-member jury panel shortlisted 25 finalists, of which three proceeded to a final voting round: Premier Ministr, Kristina Orbakaitė and Vitas. During a press conference on 4 March 2002, Premier Ministr and the song "Northern Girl" were presented as the Russian entry for the 2002 contest.
The selection jury consisted of Konstantin Ernst, Aleksandr Fifeman, Marina Danielan, Ilya Bachurin, Valdis Pelšs, Lev Leshchenko, Oleg Gazmanov, Ilya Reznik and Igor Matvienko.

At Eurovision

Russia performed 7th at the 2002 Contest, following Croatia and preceding Estonia. Premier Ministr anglicized their band name and appeared in the contest as Prime Minister. After the voting concluded, Russia scored 55 points and placed 10th.
The voting spokesperson for Russia was Arina Sharapova.

Points awarded to Russia

Points awarded by Russia

Points awarded by the Russian jury:
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point