Russia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak won the national final on 24 September 2019 with the song "Vremya dlya nas". The Russian organisation team later opted to change the name of the song to "A Time for Us".

Background

Prior to the 2019 Contest, Russia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its debut in . Russia have participated at every contest since its debut, and have won the contest two times 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. and in 2017, Polina Bogusevich with the song "Wings".Anna Filipchuk represented her country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Unbreakable".She ended 10th out of 20 entries with 122 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

Akademiya Eurovision 2019 The Russian broadcaster, VGTRK, announced on 4 December 2018 that they would be participating at the 2019 Contest. Submissions for entrants were open between 18 December to 20 March, with the audition stage taking place in the Russian capital, Moscow, in April 2019. VGTRK announced on 16 September that a total of eleven artists would be competing in the national final. The national selection of the entrant for Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, took place at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on 24 September 2019, and was televised a day later on 25 September. The winner was determined by a voting split of jury members and internet voting which opened on 17 September and closed on 23 September. Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak won the national final with the song "Vremya dlya nas".

DrawArtistSongJuryOnlinevoteTotalPlace Adult Kids1Ksenia Kushner"Devushki ne plachut" (Девушки не плачут)50428617872Tatyana Mezhentseva & Denberel Oorzhak"Vremya dlya nas" (Время для нас)505283994113Nikita Moroz"Nikita and Friends"412919526534Margarita Stryukova"V moyem nebe" (В моем небе)524015524755Mikhail Noginsky"Supergeroy" (Супергерой)394213922066Maryana Titova"My legendy" (Мы легенды)352819025347Like Teens"Papenkiny dochki" (Папенькины дочки)463222100118Yulia Solnyshkova"Yarkiy svet" (Яркий свет)421956117109Alisa Pritochkina"Vybiray lyubov" (Выбирай любовь)3725103165810Maria Mirova"Put k mechte" (Путь к мечте)505229131911Daniil Khachaturov"Zhizn" (Жизнь)4242770859 2

Artist and song information

Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak

Tatyana Mezhentseva (, born 14 December 2009) and Denberel Oorzhak (, born 3 June 2006) are Russian child singers. They represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "A Time for Us". Mezhentseva will go on and represent her country again in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris with the song "Mon Ami".

A Time for Us "A Time for Us" is a song by Russian singers Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak. It represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

At Junior Eurovision During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Russia was drawn to perform third on 24 November 2019, following France and preceding North Macedonia.

Voting

+ Points awarded to Russia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Russia received 57 points from the online vote

+ Points awarded by Russia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Detailed voting results + Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 2 2 2 1 1 1 12 02 6 10 15 18 9 14 03 04 4 8 5 11 4 4 7 05 3 16 10 17 17 12 06 8 9 8 15 12 13 07 9 18 18 7 14 15 08 12 11 9 16 15 17 09 11 3 7 14 18 11 10 1 13 14 2 2 3 8 11 5 6 13 13 8 10 1 12 10 14 4 3 11 5 6 13 13 12 12 12 10 16 14 14 4 16 4 7 7 4 15 7 1 6 5 3 2 10 16 15 15 17 9 16 18 17 18 7 3 8 13 9 2 18 17 17 1 10 6 6 5 19 16 5 11 6 5 8 3

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