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Russia at Eurovision

Russia competed from 1994 and was one of the most consistently high-placing countries of the 2000s and 2010s before its current exclusion.

Debut1994
Completed appearances23
Victories1
Podiums in archive9
Top-10s in archive14
2027 participationHistorical participant
Eurovision history

Russia Eurovision history

Dima Bilan won Eurovision 2008 with “Believe”, bringing the Contest to Moscow in 2009.

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Winning years

2008

Podium record

Russia has 9 verified Grand Final podium finishes in the 1957–2026 archive: 1 win, 4 second places and 4 third places.

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Runner-up record

Russia has finished second in the Eurovision Grand Final 4 times: 2000, 2006, 2012, 2015.

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ENTRY HISTORY

Recent Russia Eurovision entries

Latest indexed songs and Contest outcomes, including Grand Final placings, Semi-Final non-qualifications and the cancelled 2020 edition where relevant.

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Showing the latest 12 of 24 indexed entries.Open complete Russia song archive →
RESULTS ARCHIVE

Top-10 Grand Final results

Showing the latest 12 of 14 top-10 finishes currently covered by the Song Contest Radar archive.

2021#9ManizhaRussian Woman204 pts→
2019#3Sergey LazarevScream370 pts→
2016#3Sergey LazarevYou Are The Only One491 pts→
2015#2Polina GagarinaA Million Voices303 pts→
2014#7Tolmachevy SistersShine89 pts→
2013#5Dina GaripovaWhat If174 pts→
2012#2Buranovskiye BabushkiParty For Everybody259 pts→
2008#1Dima BilanBelieve272 pts→
2007#3SerebroSong #1207 pts→
2006#2Dima BilanNever Let You Go248 pts→
2003#3t.A.T.u.Ne Ver, Ne Boisia164 pts→
2002#10Prime MinisterNorthern Girl55 pts→

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