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Russia has participated in the Contest 23 times since its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in Dublin with the song "Vyečhniy stranik" by Youddiph, which gave them their first Top 10 finish. They did not participate the 1998 Contest in Birmingham and the 1999 Contest in Jerusalem.

The country was the most successful between 2000 and 2009 with one win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade with the song "Believe" by Dima Bilan, two runner-up and two third place finishes. During the 2010s they have achieved a further two runner-up finishes and one third place finish.

They have missed two Contests - in 2017 when their entrant Julia Samoylova was forced to withdraw after she performed in Crimea and upon her return the following year she failed to qualify for the final, thus breaking the country's 100% qualification record. In 2022 following their invasion of Ukraine, the EBU announced that they would be banned from competing at that year's Contest and it was later announced that they would be banned from competing in future Contests until their membership was re-instated.

The country made its debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Hasselt, finishing in 9th place. It has competed a further 13 times, including winning twice at the 2016 and Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 respectively. It was also the first country to have the same artist represent it twice in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, doing so in 2009 and 2011. As with the adult Contest, from 2022 onwards the country has been banned from competing in future Contests due to the country's invasion of Ukraine until the EBU re-instates their membership.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
1994 Youddiph "Vyečhniy stranik" Russian Eternal wanderer 9 70 No semi-finals
1995 Philipp Kirkorov "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" Lullaby for a volcano 17 17
1996 Andrei Kosinsky 'Ya eto ya" I am what I am Failed to qualify 26 14
1997 Alla Pugacheva "Primadonna" - 15 33 No semi-finals
Did not participate in 1998 and 1999
2000 Alsou "Solo" English - 2 155 No semi-finals
2001 Mumiy Troll "Lady Alpine Blue" - 12 37
2002 Prime Minister "Northern Girl" - 10 55
2003 t.A.T.u. "Ne ver', ne boysia" Russian Don't Believe, Don't Fear 3 164
2004 Julia Savicheva "Believe Me" English - 11 67 Top 11 Previous Year
2005 Natalia Podolskaya "Nobody Hurt No One" - 15 57 Top 12 Previous Year
2006 Dima Bilan "Never Let You Go" - 2 248 3 217
2007 Serebro "Song #1" - 3 207 Top 10 Previous Year
2008 Dima Bilan "Believe" - 1 272 3 135
2009 Anastasia Prikhodko "Mamo" Russian, Ukrainian Mum 11 91 Host country
2010 Peter Nalitch & Friends "Lost and Forgotten" English - 11 90 7 74
2011 Alexej Vorobjov "Get You" - 16 77 9 64
2012 Buranovskiye Babushki "Party for Everybody" Udmurt, English - 2 259 1 152
2013 Dina Garipova "What If" English - 5 174 2 156
2014 Tolmachevy Sisters "Shine" - 7 89 6 63
2015 Polina Gagarina "A Million Voices" - 2 303 1 182
2016 Sergey Lazarev "You Are the Only One" - 3 491 1 342
Withdrew from competing in 2017
2018 Julia Samoylova "I Won't Break" English - Failed to qualify 15 65
2019 Sergey Lazarev "Scream" - 3 370 6 217
2020 Little Big "Uno" English, Spanish One Cancelled
2021 Manizha "Russian Woman" Russian, English - 9 204 3 225
Banned from competing from 2022 onwards

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2005 Vladislav Krutskikh "Doroga k solntsu" Russian The road to the sun 9 66
2006 Tolmachevy Sisters "Vesenniy Jazz" Spring Jazz 1 154
2007 Alexandra Golovchenko "Otlichnitsa" An excellent pupil 6 105
2008 Mikhail Puntov "Spit Angel" - 7 73
2009 Ekaterina Ryabova "Malen'kiy prints" The little prince 2 116
2010 Sasha Lazin & Liza Drozd "Boy and Girl" Russian, Engish - 2 119
2011 Katya Rybova "Romeo & Juliet" Russian - 4 99
2012 Lerika "Sensational" Russian, English - 4 88
2013 Dayana Kirillova "Dream On" Russian - 4 106
2014 Alisa Kozhikina "Dreamer" Russian, English - 5 96
2015 Mikhail Smirnov "Mechta (Dream)" Russian, English Dream 6 80
2016 The Water of Life Project "Water of Life" - 4 202
2017 Polina Bogusevich "Wings" - 1 88
2018 Anna Filipchuk "Unbreakable" - 10 122
2019 Tatyana Mezhentseva & Oorzhak Denberel "A Time for Us" Russian, English - 13 72
2020 Sofia Feskova "My New Day" Russian - 10 88
2021 Tanya Mezhentseva "Mon ami" Russian, English My friend 7 124
Banned from competing from 2022 onwards
Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIrelandIsraelItalyKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomWales
Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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