Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country
Russia
National selection
Selection process
Internal selection
Selection date(s)
7 March 2006
Selected entrant
Dima Bilan
Selected song
"Never Let You Go"
Selected songwriter(s)
Alexandr Lunyov
Karen Kavaleryan
Irina Antonyan
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (3rd, 217 points)
Final result
2nd, 248 points
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Dima Bilan represented Russia with the song "Never Let You Go", which qualified from the semi-final and placed 2nd in the final, scoring 248 points. This 2nd place, alongside the 2nd place of Alsou in 2000, was the best result of Russia until 2008.
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