Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest

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**Russia**

Member station	Channel One
National selection event(s)	none
Appearances	11
First appearance	1994
Best result	2nd, 2000, 2006
Worst result	NQ, 1996

Russia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times, and in every year since 2000. Their debut was in the 1994 contest after Russia became a member of the EBU. In 2003 Russia was a pre-contest favourite due to being represented by the popular duo t.A.T.u., only to finish 3rd after being awarded null points by the United Kingdom (Despite a number one single in the U.K.). Their best placing is 2nd, where Russia has found itself twice: first in 2000 with Alsou and again in 2006 with popular singer Dima Bilan.

[edit] Broadcasters

1994, 1996 - RTR
1995, 1997-2007 - Channel One
2008 - Channel Russia (former RTR)

[edit] Contestants

Year	Finished	Artist	Song	Russian title	Details
1994	9th	Youddiph	Vechnyj Strannik	Вечный странник	Details
1995	17th	Filipp Kirkorov	Kolybelnaya Dlya Vulkanu	Колыбельная для вулкана	Details
1996	NQ	Andrej Kosinskij	Ya Eto Ya	Я это я	Details
1997	15th	Alla Pugacheva	Primadonna	Примадонна	Details
2000	2nd	Alsou	Solo	-	Details
2001	12th	Mumiy Troll	Lady Alpine Blue	-	Details
2002	10th	Prime Minister	Northern Girl	-	Details
2003	3rd	t.A.T.u.	Ne Ver', Ne Boysia	Не верь, не бойся	Details
2004	11th	Julia Savicheva	Believe Me	-	Details
2005	15th	Natalia Podolskaya	Nobody Hurt No-one	-	Details
2006	2nd	Dima Bilan	Never Let You Go	-	Details
2007		Serebro	Song #1	-	Details