02

= #02 Kazan, Russia =

A recording breaking of 42 countries will travel to Russia!

After Greek Broadcast has announced that they can't host the contest due to budget issues in the broadcast. Russian broadcast come to the rescue and will host the contest in Kazan, Russia

24 countries will be debuting in Russia, While Austria, Åland Islands, and Libya had withdrawn. Canada, Algeria and Australia will be the second and third non-euro-Asia countries to debut in LPESC after Libya in 01.

Venue
Ak Bars Arena formerly known as Kazan Arena is a stadium in Kazan´s eastern district of Savinovo, Russia. It was completed in July 2013, and hosts football matches, especially Rubin Kazan's home games in the Russian Premier League. The stadium has the largest outside screen in the world. Its capacity is around 45,379.

Russia
Russia Россия or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17 million square kilometres (6.6×106 sq mi), and encompassing more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited land area. Russia extends across eleven time zones, and has the most borders of any country in the world, with sixteen sovereign nations. It has a population of 146.2 million; and is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world. Moscow, the capital, is the largest city in Europe, while Saint Petersburg is the nation's second-largest city and cultural centre. Russians are the largest Slavic and European nation; they speak Russian, the most spoken Slavic language, and the most spoken native language in Europe.

Semi-final 1
Canada, Russia and  San Marino also voted in this Semi-Final.

Semi-final 2
Canada, Russia and  San Marino also voted in this Semi-Final.

Other LEBU Countries
Austria - ORF stated that Austria has withdrawn due to financial issues in the broadcast Åland Islands - Åland Islands broadcast has decided to withdraw due to the poor result they received the edition before.

Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan originally confirmed it's participation but later withdrew without giving explanation from the broadcast.

Ireland - Even though having a attempt to participate in the second edition. RTVÈ has stated that Ireland has withdrawn due to financial issues. Ireland later decided to participate and send Empara Mi as their next Irish star.

Libya- Libyan broadcast has stated that Libya has withdrawn due to less interest in the country.

Estonia - Estonian broadcast has announced that Estonia is not interested of participating in LPESC 02.