Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Russia in the
Eurovision Song Contest
Russia in the; Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Former participating broadcaster	All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR); Channel One Russia (C1R);
Participation summary
Appearances	23 (22 finals)
First appearance	1994
Last appearance	2021
Highest placement	1st: 2008
Host	2009
	Participation history 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023 – 2025; ;
Related articles
	Evrovidenie
External links
	Russia's page at Eurovision.tv
	For the most recent participation see; Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Russia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times from its debut in 1994 to 2021. Russia won the 2008 contest with Dima Bilan performing the song "Believe". In 2018, the country failed to qualify for the final for the first time in its history. The Russian entry was chosen through both internal selections and a televised national final titled Evrovidenie.

Following their exclusion from the 2022 contest due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 26 February 2022, the Russian broadcasters RTR and Channel One announced that they would suspend their membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The EBU made effective the suspension on 26 May 2022, preventing Russia from participating in further Eurovision events unless its membership is resumed.