Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country	Russia
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection
Selection date(s)	5 March 2011
Selected entrant	Alexey Vorobyov
Selected song	"Get You"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (9th, 64 points)
Final result	16th, 77 points
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry internally.^[1] This was the country's fifteenth participation in the contest after debuting in 1994.^[2]

National Preselection

Russian national broadcaster confirmed on 5 March that Alexey Vorobyov will represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Get You", a song composed by RedOne (Nadir Khayat) and Jack Lucien . The song was supposed to be presented on 12 March, but it was leaked to the internet on 6 March.

At Eurovision

Alex Vorobyov performing "Get You" at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 on May 14, 2011.

Russia began the Eurovision journey with Alex Sparrow (Alexey Vorobyov) as their representative in 2011. Russia competed in the first semi final on May 10, 2011, with position 7. Russia had been tipped an early favorite by the bookmakers to win the 2011 contest. After voting ended, Russia qualified for the grand final on Saturday May 14, achieving 9th place and 64 points. After the first semi, Russia drew position 10 for the grand final. At the end of voting in the grand final, Russia ended 16th with 77 points, the worst placing for Russia since 1995, and only the second time they placed outside the top-15.

Points Awarded by Russia^[3]

Semi final 12 points  Finland 10 points  Azerbaijan 8 points  Armenia 7 points  Lithuania 6 points  Greece 5 points  Georgia 4 points  Serbia 3 points  Iceland 2 points  Turkey 1 point  Croatia

Final 12 points  Azerbaijan 10 points  Ukraine 8 points  Greece 7 points  Moldova 6 points  Georgia 5 points  Slovenia 4 points  United Kingdom 3 points  France 2 points  Lithuania 1 point  Sweden

References

Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 to 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015   Artists 1990s Youddiph Philipp Kirkorov 1996 Alla Pugacheva 1998 1999 2000s Alsou Mumiy Troll Prime Minister t.A.T.u. Julia Savicheva Natalia Podolskaya Dima Bilan Serebro Dima Bilan Anastasiya Prikhodko 2010s Peter Nalitch Alexey Vorobyov Buranovskiye Babushki Dina Garipova Tolmachevy Sisters Polina Gagarina   Songs 1990s "Vyechniy stranik" "Kolibelnaya dlya vulkana" 1996 "Primadonna" 1998 1999 2000s "Solo" "Lady Alpine Blue" "Northern Girl" "Ne ver', ne boysia" "Believe Me" "Nobody Hurt No One" "Never Let You Go" "Song #1" "Believe" "Mamo" 2010s "Lost and Forgotten" "Get You" "Party for Everybody" "What If" "Shine" "A Million Voices" (Note: Entries scored out are when Russia did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2011   Countries Final (by final results) Azerbaijan (winner) Italy Sweden Ukraine Denmark Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece Ireland Georgia Germany United Kingdom Moldova Slovenia Serbia France Russia Romania Austria Lithuania Iceland Finland Hungary Spain Estonia Switzerland Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 Albania Armenia Croatia Malta Norway Poland Portugal San Marino Turkey Semi-final 2 Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Israel Latvia Macedonia Netherlands Slovakia   Artists Final (by final results) Ell & Nikki Raphael Gualazzi Eric Saade Mika Newton A Friend in London Dino Merlin Loukas Giorkas feat. Stereo Mike Jedward Eldrine Lena Blue Zdob şi Zdub Maja Keuc Nina Amaury Vassili Alexey Vorobyov Hotel FM Nadine Beiler Evelina Sašenko Sjonni's Friends Paradise Oskar Kati Wolf Lucía Pérez Getter Jaani Anna Rossinelli Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 Aurela Gaçe Daria Emmy Glen Vella Homens da Luta Magdalena Tul Senit Stella Mwangi Yüksek Sadakat Semi-final 2 3JS Anastasia Vinnikova Christos Mylordos Dana International Musiqq Poli Genova TWiiNS Vlatko Ilievski Witloof Bay   Songs Final "Running Scared" "Madness of Love" "Popular" "Angel" "New Tomorrow" "Love in Rewind" "Watch My Dance" "Lipstick" "One More Day" "Taken by a Stranger" "I Can" "So Lucky" "No One" "Čaroban" "Sognu" "Get You" "Change" "The Secret Is Love" "C'est ma vie" "Coming Home" "Da Da Dam" "What About My Dreams?" "Que me quiten lo bailao" "Rockefeller Street" "In Love for a While" Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 "A luta é alegria" "Boom Boom" "Celebrate" "Feel the Passion" "Haba Haba" "Jestem" "Live It Up" "One Life" "Stand By" Semi-final 2 "Angel in Disguise" "Ding Dong" "I Love Belarus" "I'm Still Alive" "Na inat" "Never Alone" "Rusinka" "San aggelos s'agapisa" "With Love Baby" Withdrawn I Am Belarusian (Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)