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News of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 at February 2005
| 05.02.2005 |
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 Russian selection competition.
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Yesterday the first semifinal of national selection competition has been held at Russia. Participants and results of voting:
| № | Participant | Song | Voices (%) |
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| 1 | Elena Terleeva & Jam | No More War | 20.1 |
| 2 | Anastasia Stotskaya | Shadows Dance All Around Me | 15.5 |
| 3 | Dima Bilan | Not That Simple | 13.4 |
| 4 | Group Reflex | Lubly (I Love) | 11 |
| 5 | Group Playgirls | Don’t Get Down | 9.6 |
| 6 | Group KGB (Kireev, Golubev, Barsukov) | Stop | 9.1 |
| 7 | Batyrhan Shurhenov | Tvoi Shagi (Your Steps) | 6.9 |
| 8 | Katya Bachurina | Teryla Tebya (Lost You) | 5.7 |
| 9 | Roman Polonsky | The Story of My LIfe | 4.8 |
| 10 | Roman Smirnov | One Day | 3.9 |
The participants who have occupied first three places (Elena Terleeva & Jam, Anastasia Stotskaya, and Dima Bilan) became the first participants of the national final, which will be held on February, 25. Winners of the following two semifinals which will be held accordingly on February, 11 and 18 will become other participants of the final.
Features of the Russian selection: Russia is widely spread over several time zones, so each semifinals (and final) will be broadcasted live three times and all participants thus sing their song live three times. The schedule is as follows::
- At 17:30 Moscow time, broadcast for Ural and Siberia;
- At 19:30 Moscow time for Central Russia;
- At 21:30 Moscow time for European part of Russia and Moscow;
The winner of national competition will represent Russia on the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 at Kiev.
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