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]
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 as 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.
Split Results
- In the Semi-final Russia came 9th with 64 points: the public awarded Russia 4th place with 93 points and the jury awarded 16th place with 31 points.
- In the Final Russia came 16th with 77 points: the public awarded Russia 7th place with 138 points and the jury awarded 25th place with 25 points.
Points awarded by Russia
Points awarded to Russia (Semi-Final 1)
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6 points |
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Points awarded to Russia (Final)
12 points |
10 points |
8 points |
7 points |
6 points |
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5 points |
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(Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter) |