Russia

Manizha Dalerovna Sangin (Russian: Мани́жа Дале́ровна Санги́н; née Khamrayeva Russian: Хамра́ева; Tajik: Ҳамроева; born 8 July 1991), known mononymously as Manizha, is a Russian-Tajik singer and songwriter, as well as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Beginning her career in 2003 as a child singer, Manizha went on to perform with the music groups Ru.Kola, Assai, and Krip De Shin, before later pursuing a solo career. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song “Russian Woman”.

Little Big is a Russian rave band founded in Saint Petersburg in 2013 and currently based in Los Angeles, California, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The band currently consists of Ilya “Ilich” Prusikin and Sonya Tayurskaya. Their first full-length album, With Russia from Love, was released on 17 March 2014. Little Big represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with “Uno”.

Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev (Russian: Серге́й Вячесла́вович Ла́зарев, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈlazərʲɪf]; born 1 April 1983) is a Russian singer. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as a member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006. Since then Lazarev has pursued a solo career. Sergey Lazarev represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with “You Are the Only One”, finishing in 3rd place with 491 points; and later represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with “Scream”, finishing in 3rd place with 370 points.

Julia Olegovna Samoilova (Russian: Ю́лия Оле́говна Само́йлова, IPA: [ˈjʉlʲɪjə ɐˈlʲeɡəvnə sɐˈmojləvə]; born 7 October 1989), sometimes credited as Yulia Samoilova or Julia Samoylova, is a Russian singer-songwriter. In early 2017, she was selected to represent Russia in the 2017 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Flame Is Burning”, but was subsequently banned from the contest’s host country, Ukraine, due to violating Ukrainian law by entering Crimea through Russia in 2015, shortly after the region was annexed by Russia. In response to the ban, Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest. The following year, Samoylova was instead chosen to represent her country in the 2018 edition of the contest in Portugal.

Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev (Russian: Серге́й Вячесла́вович Ла́зарев, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈlazərʲɪf]; born 1 April 1983) is a Russian singer. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as a member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006. Since then Lazarev has pursued a solo career. Sergey Lazarev represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with “You Are the Only One”, finishing in 3rd place with 491 points; and later represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with “Scream”, finishing in 3rd place with 370 points.

Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina (Russian: Полина Сергеевна Гагарина, IPA: [pɐˈlʲinÉ™ sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvnÉ™ ɡɐˈɡarʲɪnÉ™]; born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer and songwriter. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with “A Million Voices” where she finished second with 303 points. In doing so, she became the first second-placed finisher to exceed 300 points. Gagarina also participated in the Chinese reality-competition Singer in 2019, where she was one of the finalists.

Anastasiya and Maria Andreyevna Tolmacheva (born 14 January 1997), known as the Tolmachevy Sisters (Russian: Сёстры Толмачёвы, romanized: Syostry Tolmachyovy), are identical twin singers and actresses from Kursk, Russia. Aged nine, they won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with their song “Vesenniy jazz”. Eight years later, they represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, placing seventh with the song “Shine”. The sisters released an album titled Polovinki in 2007.

Dina Fagimovna Garipova (Russian: Дина Фагимовна Гарипова, Tatar: Динә Фәһим кызы Гарипова, romanized: Dinä Fähim kyzy Garipova; born 25 March 1991) is a Russian singer. In 2012, Garipova won the Russian version of singing competition The Voice, Golos. Garipova was selected by the Russian broadcaster Channel One to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song “What If”. At the competition, she qualified from the first semi-final and placed fifth in the final, scoring 174 points.

Buranovskiye Babushki (Russian: Бурановские бабушки, pronounced [bʊˈranəfskʲɪ(j)ɪ ˈbabʊʂkʲɪ]; Udmurt: Брангуртысь песянайёс, romanized: Brangurtyś pesänajos; both meaning “Buranovo Grannies”) is an Udmurt-Russian ethno-pop band comprising eight elderly women from the village of Buranovo, Udmurtia. Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they finished second.

Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Воробьёв; 19 January 1988) is a Russian singer and actor who performs both in Russian and English. For international purposes Vorobyov is also credited as Alex Sparrow, a translation of his Russian name. He is best known for appearing on the Russian version of The X Factor at the age of 17 in 2005. In 2006 Vorobyov was contracted by Universal Music Russia, and in December 2007 was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for Y-PEER, a youth-based initiative of the United Nations Population Fund. Alexey Vorobyov represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with “Get You”, finishing in 16th place with 77 points.

Peter Andreyevich Nalitch (Russian: Пётр Андре́евич На́лич, pronounced [ˈpʲɵtr ɐnˈdrʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈnalʲɪtɕ], also spelled as Petr Nalich or Pyotr Nalich; born 30 April 1981) is a Russian singer and composer who represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo. In the final on May 29, he came 11th with his song “Lost and Forgotten”.

Anastasia Kostyantynivna Prikhodko (Ukrainian: Анастасія Костянтинівна Приходько, romanized: Anastasiia Kostiantynivna Prykhodko; born 21 April 1987) is a Ukrainian singer-songwriter, activist, and former politician. Known for her deep contralto singing voice and blend of folk rock and pop music, Prikhodko made herself a major figure during Euromaidan and the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, expressing support for Ukrainian forces and vowing to never perform in Russia again. Prikhodko first received mainstream attention in 2007, after winning series seven of the Russian music competition Fabrika Zvyozd. Her win led her to collaborate with Ukrainian-Russian producer Konstantin Meladze. Anastasia Prikhodko represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with “Mamo”, finishing in 11th place with 91 points.

Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (Russian: Ди́ма Никола́евич Била́н, IPA: [ˈdʲimə nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈlan]; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan [Russian: Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н] on 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer. In 2002, Bilan participated in the first edition of New Wave. At the end of the contest, he finished in fourth place. He represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with “Never Let You Go”, finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song “Believe”.

Serebro (Russian: Серебро, IPA: [sʲɪrʲɪˈbro] , lit. ‘Silver’; stylized in all caps) is a Russian girl group formed by their manager and producer Maxim Fadeev. Serebro was formed in 2006, consisting of Marina Lizorkina, Olga Seryabkina, and Elena Temnikova as a submitted proposal for consideration by Channel One Russia for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Serebro was selected to represent Russia at the 2007 Contest with the song titled “Song #1”.

Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (Russian: Ди́ма Никола́евич Била́н, IPA: [ˈdʲimə nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈlan]; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan [Russian: Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н] on 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer. In 2002, Bilan participated in the first edition of New Wave. At the end of the contest, he finished in fourth place. He represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with “Never Let You Go”, finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song “Believe”.

Natalia Yuryevna Podolskaya (Natalla Padolskaja, Belarusian: Натальля Юр’еўна Падольская, Russian: Наталья Юрьевна Подольская, born 20 May 1982) is a Belarusian and Russian singer who performed for Russia at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest and was ranked No. 15. In 2008, she became a Russian citizen. In 2015, she won the Golden Gramophone Award.

Russia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song “Believe Me”, written by Maxim Fadeev and Brenda Loring, and performed by Julia Savicheva. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). At the contest, Russia placed 11th and scored 67 points.

t.A.T.u. (Russian: Тату, pronounced [tɐˈtu] , lit. ’tattoo’) are a Russian pop duo consisting of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The two started out as part of the children’s musical group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian record label Neformat. t.A.T.u.’s debut album 200 Po Vstrechnoy (2001) was a commercial success in Eastern Europe, and that resulted in the duo signing with Interscope Records to release its English-language counterpart, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (2002). t.A.T.u. represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with “Ne ver’, ne boysia”, finishing in 3rd place with 164 points.

Russia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song “Northern Girl”, written by Kim Breitburg, Karen Kavaleryan, Yevgeny Fridlyand, and Irina Antonyan, and performed by Prime Minister. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Russian Public Television (ORT). At the contest, Russia placed 10th and scored 55 points.

Mumiy Troll (Russian: Му́мий Тро́лль [ˈmumʲɪj ˈtrolʲ]) is a Russian rock group, founded in 1983 in Vladivostok by vocalist and songwriter Ilya Lagutenko (Russian: Илья Лагутенко). The name is a pun on Mumintroll, the children’s books by Tove Jansson, translated into Russian as “Mummi Troll”. Mumiy Troll represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with “Lady Alpine Blue”, finishing in 12th place with 37 points.

Alsou Ralifovna Abramova (Russian: Алсу́ Рали́фовна Абра́мова; Tatar: Алсу Рәлиф кызы Абрамова; née Safina; born 27 June 1983), known professionally as Alsou, is a Russian-Tatar singer. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in which she came second with the song “Solo” right after Denmark, giving her recognition across Europe. Alsou hosted the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow. She was given the Merited Artist of the Russia award in 2018.

Alla Borisovna Pugacheva (Russian: Алла Борисовна Пугачёва, IPA: [ˈalːə bɐˈrʲisəvnɐ pʊɡɐˈtɕɵvə]; born 15 April 1949) is a Russian singer and songwriter. Her career began in 1965 and continues to this day, although she retired from performing in 2010 after the international concert tour “Dreams of Love”. For her “clear mezzo-soprano and a full display of sincere emotions”, she enjoys an iconic status across the former Soviet Union as the most successful Soviet performer in terms of record sales and popularity. For several decades, Pugacheva was a sex symbol, a style icon, an inspiration for Soviet women and a heroine of Russian tabloids. Alla Pugacheva represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with “Primadonna”, finishing in 15th place with 33 points.

Philipp Bedros Kirkorov (Russian: Филипп Бедросович Киркоров, IPA: [fʲɪˈlʲib bʲɪˈdrosÉ™vʲɪtÍ¡É• kʲɪrˈkorÉ™f]; Bulgarian: Филип Бедросов Киркоров, romanized: Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian singer. He began his career in 1985 after participating in the Soviet musical TV show “Wider Circle”. Since 2000, he has maintained public interest in his person with a scandalous reputation and recording remakes of hits by international performers from Europe and the United States. In 1995, he represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana, and took 17th place.

Maria Lvovna “Masha” Katz (Russian: Мари́я Льво́вна “Ма́ша” Кац; born 23 January 1973), also known by her stage name Youddiph (Russian: Юди́фь, romanized: Yudif, lit. ’Judith’), is a Russian singer. She is best known for representing Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 held in Dublin, the first time Russia has competed in the competition.