Selection date(s) 7 March 2012 | ||
Selection process Evrovidenie 201250% Jury50% Televoting Semi-final result Qualified (1st, 152 points) | ||
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.
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National Final
On 28 December 2011, RTR confirmed Russia's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku by announcing the details for the national selection. All singers and songwriters were invited to apply to the selection until February, when a selection committee reviewed the received applications. A special committee selected a total of 25 acts to proceed to the national final.
The Russian national final was held on 7 March 2012, hosted by Olga Shelest and Mikhail Zelenskiy. After the combination of jury votes and televoting, Buranovskiye Babushki were the winners with the song "Party for Everybody". The jury panel for the final consisted of: Sergej Arhipov, Igor Krutoy, Aleksandr Igudin, Philipp Kirkorov, Arman Davletyarov, Roman Emelyanov and Gennadiy Gоchshteyn.
At Eurovision
Russia competed in the second half of the first semi-final (14th on stage), 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.