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Russia was the most successful country in Eurovision between 2000 and 2009, with one win, two-second places, and two third places. However, in 2010 they finished 11th, and in 2011 they were 16th, which was the worst placing for Russia since 1995.
Russia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Uno", performed by Little Big. The entry, written by Denis Tsukerman, Ilya Prusikin and Viktor Sibrinin, was selected internally. The group was also internally selected by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R).
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."
A "Eurovision Street" was established on Friisgatan , stretching from Triangeln station to the Eurovision Village in Folkets Park. [6] [9] Planned street music performances were affected by the withdrawal of several artists due to Israel's participation in the contest and were ultimately transferred to the Eurovision Village for security reasons.
Russia was set to perform in position 3, following the entry from Slovenia and preceding the entry from Sweden. [20] Russia performed 5th in the grand final on 22 May 2021, following Belgium and preceding Malta. At the close of voting it finished on 9th place, receiving 204 points: 100 points from televoting and 104 points from juries.
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Scream", written by Philipp Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Sharon Vaughn.The song was performed by Sergey Lazarev, who was internally selected by the Russian broadcaster Russia-1 to represent the nation at the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Russian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was internally selected by an expert committee of C1R. Among acts rumoured by several Russian media sites to be considered by the broadcaster were Aleksandr Panayotov, Darya Antonyuk, Elena Temnikova [a], Soprano Turetskovo, Nargiz Zakirova, Nyusha [b] and Julia Samoylova, [2] the latter was ultimately shortlisted along with Antonyuk.
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Russian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Dina Garipova represented Russia with the song " What If ", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and placed 5th in the final ...