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| Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
| Country |  Russia | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 19 March 2003 Song: 3 April 2003 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ne ver, ne boysya" | |||
| Artist | t.A.T.u. | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 164 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Russia was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 2003 inRiga,Latvia. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcasterChannel One Russia (C1R).t.A.T.u. represented Russia with the song "Ne ver, ne boysya", which placed 3rd and scored 164 points at the contest.[1]
On 26 January 2003, C1R announced a submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries until 1 March 2003.[2] The broadcaster received 500 submissions at the conclusion of the deadline, including entries fromAvraam Russo,Kristina Orbakaitė,Plazma andSmash. The jury which have consisted ofKonstantin Ernst (general manager of C1R), Aleksandr Fifeman (general producer of C1R), Yuriy Aksyuta (music director of C1R),Vladimir Matetsky (singer-songwriter and producer) andDmitri Malikov (singer, composer and producer) listened to submitted entries and was set to choose song for Eurovision, however, they did not find "anything suitable" among the submitted entries and decided to directly invite t.A.T.u to represent Russia.[citation needed] On 19 March 2003, C1R announced that they had internally selectedt.A.T.u. to represent Russia in Riga with the song "Ne ver, ne boysya", composed byValery Polienko and with lyrics byMars Lasar.[3]
| Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Avraam Russo | Unknown | Unknown |
| Dusha | "Ya ne boleyu toboy"(Я не болею тобой) | Dmitriy Moss, Artur A'Kim |
| Jam | Unknown | Unknown |
| Kevin | "Wonderful Light" | Kevin |
| Kristina Orbakaitė | Unknown | Unknown |
| Plazma | Unknown | Unknown |
| Smash | "Talk to Me" | Pam Sheyne, Ben Robbins, Michael Garvin,Andy Hill |
| t.A.T.u. | "Ne ver, ne boysya"(Не верь, не бойся) | Valery Polienko,Mars Lasar |
Russia performed 11th at the 2003 Contest, followingGermany and precedingSpain. After the voting concluded, Russia scored 164 points and placed 3rd, one point behind 2nd placedBelgium and 3 points behind the winner,Turkey.[4] This guaranteed Russia automatic qualification to the final of the2004 Contest.
After the contest, Channel One Russia complained thatIrish broadcasterRTÉ had used a back-up jury, and that it had cost them victory. A statement by Channel One said "Considering [the] insignificant difference in points between the first and third places, there are grounds to believe that the contest results could be much different for Russia."[5] RTÉ responded by publishing the unused results of the Irish televote, which showed that had the jury not been used, Turkey would still have won and Russia would have finished in second place.[6]
The voting spokesperson for Russia wasYana Churikova.[citation needed]
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