Prior to the 2017 Contest, Russia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twelve times since its debut in. Russia have participated at every contest since its debut, and have won the contest once in with the song "Vesenniy Jazz", performed by Tolmachevy Twins. The twin sisters went on to become the first act from a Junior Eurovision Song Contest to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest, performing the song "Shine" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
At the time of the announcement, it was also stated that the national final would take place at the children's camp Artek, located on the Crimean Peninsula. A list of nineteen competing entrants was revealed on 17 May 2017, while on 28 May their songs were released with two new added entrants. The show was filmed on 3 June, while it aired on Carousel the next day.
Final
The national selection final to select the entrant for Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017, will be determined by a voting split of 50% jury members and 50% internet voting. 13-year-old Polina Bogusevich won the final with the song "Krylya".
Artist and song information
Polina Bogusevich
Polina Bogusevich is a Russian child singer. She will represent Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Krylya". Krylya means "Wings" in Russian. Bogusevich was born on 4 July 2003 in Moscow. In 2014, she competed in season one of Golos deti, where she was a member of Dima Bilan's team. She was eventually eliminated in the battle rounds. Later that year, she went on to represent Russia in New Wave Junior 2014, where she placed second.
"Wings"
"Wings" is a song by the Russian child singer Polina Bogusevich. She will represent Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 20 November 2017, Russia was drawn to perform thirteenth on 26 November 2017, following Malta and preceding Serbia.
Voting
The results of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 26 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points. The number of points will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.
