Russia made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 when Youddiph finished 9th with her song 'Vechny Strannik' (‘Eternal Wanderer’).

Over the years, Russia sent some of its biggest pop stars to the Contest stage including Alla Pugacheva, t.A.T.u., Sergey Lazarev and Little Big.

The country achieved victory in 2008 when Dima Bilan won with his song Believe, accompanied on stage by Olympic gold-medalist Evgeni Plushenko (skating on an artificial ice rink) and renowned violinist Edvin Marton playing a Stradivarius.

Manizha was the last artist to represent Russia back in 2021 with feminist anthem Russian Woman.

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Rotterdam 2021
Manizha
Russian Woman
Semi-Final
3rd - 225 points
Grand Final
9th - 204 points
Rotterdam 2020
Little Big
Uno
Tel Aviv 2019
Sergey Lazarev
Scream
Semi-Final
6th - 217 points
Grand Final
3rd - 370 points
Lisbon 2018
Julia Samoylova
I Won't Break
Semi-Final
15th - 65 points
Stockholm 2016
Sergey Lazarev
You Are The Only One
Semi-Final
1st - 342 points
Grand Final
3rd - 491 points
Vienna 2015
Polina Gagarina
A Million Voices
Semi-Final
1st - 182 points
Grand Final
2nd - 303 points
Copenhagen 2014
Tolmachevy Sisters
Shine
Semi-Final
6th - 63 points
Grand Final
7th - 89 points
Malmö 2013
Dina Garipova
What If
Semi-Final
2nd - 156 points
Grand Final
5th - 174 points
Baku 2012
Buranovskiye Babushki
Party For Everybody
Semi-Final
1st - 152 points
Grand Final
2nd - 259 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Alexej Vorobjov
Get You
Semi-Final
9th - 64 points
Grand Final
16th - 77 points
Oslo 2010
Peter Nalitch & Friends
Lost And Forgotten
Semi-Final
7th - 74 points
Grand Final
11th - 90 points
Moscow 2009
Anastasia Prikhodko
Mamo
Grand Final
11th - 91 points
Belgrade 2008
Dima Bilan
Believe
Semi-Final
3rd - 135 points
Grand Final
1st - 272 points
Helsinki 2007
Serebro
Song # 1
Grand Final
3rd - 207 points
Athens 2006
Dima Bilan
Never Let You Go
Semi-Final
3rd - 217 points
Grand Final
2nd - 248 points
Kyiv 2005
Natalia Podolskaya
Nobody Hurt No One
Grand Final
15th - 57 points
Istanbul 2004
Julia Savicheva
Believe Me
Grand Final
11th - 67 points
Riga 2003
t.A.T.u.
Ne Ver’, Ne Boisia
Grand Final
3rd - 164 points
Tallinn 2002
Prime minister
Northern Girl
Grand Final
10th - 55 points
Copenhagen 2001
Mumiy troll
Lady Alpine Blue
Grand Final
12th - 37 points
Stockholm 2000
Alsou
Solo
Grand Final
2nd - 155 points
Dublin 1997
Alla Pugachova
Primadonna
Grand Final
15th - 33 points
Dublin 1995
Philipp Kirkorov
Kolybelnaya Dlya Vulkana
Grand Final
17th - 17 points
Dublin 1994
Youddiph
Vechni Stranik
Grand Final
9th - 70 points