For the most recent participation, see Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Former participating broadcaster
All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR)
Channel One Russia (C1R)
Participation summary
Appearances
23 (22 finals)
First appearance
1994
Last appearance
2021
Highest placement
1st: 2008
Host
2009
Participation history
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Related articles
Evrovidenie
External links
Russia's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Russia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its debut in 1994. Russia won the 2008 contest with Dima Bilan performing the song "Believe". One of the most successful countries in the contest in the 21st century with a total of ten top five placements, Russia finished second with Alsou in 2000, Dima Bilan in 2006, Buranovskiye Babushki in 2012 and Polina Gagarina in 2015; third with t.A.T.u. in 2003, Serebro in 2007, Sergey Lazarev in 2016 and 2019, and fifth with Dina Garipova in 2013. In 2018, the country failed to qualify for the final for the first time in its history. The Russian entry has been chosen through both internal selections and a televised national final titled Evrovidenie, with its most recent entry (2021) being chosen by the latter.
Following its exclusion from the 2022 contest due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 26 February 2022, the Russian broadcasters VGTRK and Channel One announced that they would suspend their membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The EBU made effective the suspension on 26 May, preventing Russia from participating in further Eurovision events unless its membership is resumed.[1][2]
^"ВГТРК, Первый канал, Радио дом "Останкино" приостановили членство в ЕВС" [All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Channel One and Ostankino Radio House suspended membership in the EBU]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^"Європейська мовна спілка призупинила членство російських ЗМІ" [The European Broadcasting Union has suspended membership of the Russian media]. suspilne.media (Press release) (in Ukrainian). UA:PBC. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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