Russia: Dayana Kirillova is once again heading for Junior Eurovision!

Moscow, Russia - Just today, Russia have decided that Dayana Kirillova will be the first Junior Eurovision Representative to have represented one country two times in a row! Last time we saw her was during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, then representing Russia with the song "Mechtay" (Dream on). This year, she will represent Russia one more time to 'avoid to end in 4th place', this time with the song "Poslye Dozhdya" (After the rain).

ABOUT DAYANA KIRILLOVA

Dayana is 12 years old and is from Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
Her first appearance on stage was at the age of four and she has been taking vocal classes in the music studio ever since. During the first three years of education at the music school Dayana learned to play flute and a couple of years ago she also started choreography and modern dance at the studio ‘Todes’ in Kazan. Now she is attending sixth grade at school and favourite subjects are biology and school sports. For several years Dayana has been singing in the girl band ‘Barbie Cocktail.’ She participated in various children's musical festivals and competitions including the ‘Children's New Wave’ (2012) and the well known ‘Slavic Bazaar’ in Vitebsk (2013), winning several awards.
Dayana has competed twice in the Russian National Final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, placing second in 2012. in 2013 she won the first place with her song ‘Dream on,’ written by Taras Demchuk, Margarita Doroshevich and Dayana Kirillova herself. The song ended in a 4th place, making Russia still the country with the most 4th Places in the whole Junior Eurovision history (2011, 2012, 2013).

Here's Dayana when she performed for the first time in the Russian National Final:

Here's Dayana when she performed for the first time in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest:


Here's Dayana's song For this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest: