Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012


Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster RTR. Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia with the song "Party for Everybody", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 2nd in the final, scoring 259 points.

Before Eurovision

Evrovidenie 2012

Evrovidenie 2012 was be the national final format developed by RTR in order to select Russia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The final took place on 7 March 2012 at the Akademicheskiy Concert Hall in Moscow, hosted by Olga Shelest and Mikhail Zelenskiy.

Competing entries

On 28 December 2011, RTR announced a submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries until February 2012. A jury panel evaluated the received submissions and selected 25 entries for the competition.

Final

The final took place on 7 March 2012. Twenty-five entries competed and the winner, "Party for Everybody" performed by Buranovskiye Babushki, was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting. The jury panel consisted of Sergej Arhipov, Igor Krutoy, Aleksandr Igudin, Philipp Kirkorov, Arman Davletyarov, Roman Emelyanov and Gennadiy Gochshteyn.

At Eurovision

Russia competed in the second half of the first semi-final, on 22 May 2012, following Denmark and preceding Hungary. Buranovskiye Babushki received 152 points and placed 1st, thus qualifying for the final on 26 May.
In the final, Russia was drawn to perform 6th, after Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Iceland. The Russian entry scored a total of 259 points and placed 2nd in the final.

Split results

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  • Points awarded by Russia

    Semi-final 1

    Points awarded in first semi-final:
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    1 point

    Final

    Points awarded in the final:
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    1 point