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Russia debuted in the 1994 contest after becoming a member of the EBU. Russia came second at four contests; in 2000 with the song "Solo" performed by Alsou, in 2006 with Dima Bilan's song "Never Let You Go", in 2012 with the song "Party for Everybody" performed by Buranovskiye Babushki, and in 2015 with Polina Gagarina's song "A Million Voices".
The European Broadcasting Union, who organize the Eurovision Song Contest, have barred Russia from participating this year following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, the EBU ...
Russia is officially prohibited from participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, the organization announced on Friday. For the uninitiated, Eurovision is an annual televised songwriting ...
The EBU initially stated that Russia as well as Ukraine would still be allowed to participate in the contest, citing the non-political nature of the event. [13] [14] Gustav Lützhøft, editor-in-chief of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix for Danish broadcaster DR, stated: "we find it incompatible with Eurovision's values that Russia is participating."
The decision follows the publication of an open letter by Ukraine's public broadcaster, stating, "Russia’s participation as an aggressor and violator of international law in this year’s ...
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, a pan-European music competition, from 1994 to 2021, while Ukraine has participated since 2003.Russia and Ukraine had positive relations for several years, and have exchanged top-3 points with each other several times over the years.
The country will not compete in Liverpool after being banned in 2022.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was due to take place at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with two semi finals on 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2020. [8] Russia were due to compete in the first half of the first semi final on 12 May. [9] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was cancelled.