27 Participants in Russian National Final

There are two new names in the Russian National final. Their names are well known to the Eurovision Song Contest audience.

Polina Smolova presented Belarus in 2006 but did not qualify for the semi final. This year she will try her luck with Russia. The other name is Sergey Lazarev. He takes part in the national final for first time but his name was highly tipped.

The Russian national final will be on March 8th and will start at 18.40 CET.

With these two names the final look of the list is:
Andrei Makarenko 
 Nora Adam 
 Natalia Terehova
 Natalia Astafieva
 Anna Mushak
 A-Studio band
 Alexandr Panayotov
 Prime-Minister band 
 Pierre Narciss & Jam Sheriff
 Alexei Vorobyov
 Zhenya Rasskazova
 Yuliya Mikhalchik
 Aza Bataeva
 Anatoliy Alyoshin
 Elena Gorbushina 
 Zhenya Otradnaya
 Tamila Grischenko
 Roman Bezhin 
 Alsou Zainutdinova 
 Dima Bilan
 Max Lorens & Satsura
 Monte-Christo band
 Sabrina
 BK band
 Olga Vyarvus
 Sergey Lazarev 
 Polina Smolova 

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Date posted: Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 4:03 pm | Under category: Eurovision News
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50 Comments

  1. Chiky Chiky -Spain said »

    Hello Friends of Russia.

    In Spain we go 40 years without gaining(earning) Eurovision.

    This year in myspace.com any group could appear in our country, 10 candidates were selected in the web.

    And it was displayed in that already we have finalist to represent Spain, for votings of sms.

    The winner is Rodolfo Chikilicuatre with ” Dances the chiki chiki “.
    As I say after 40 years without winning we have taken it with very much humor and this one is the fashionable song in our country and I hope that it(he,she) is contagious for the world…

    Though we lose we will do it dancing with Spanish humor.

    I invite you to qu this year tengais very much felt of the humor on having seen to our(ours) and already yours also ” Dance of the chiki chiki “.

    Vote for Spain, plase!!!

    “Baila el Chiki, Chiki”-Rodolfo Chiquilicuatre (Spain):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74mBEXL9UgM&feature=related

  2. Dennis said »

    Dima Bilan has won!

  3. Julia said »

    Dima Bilan won it and he is going to Eurovision second time! he got the 2nd place in 2006 Eurovision Contest with song “Never Let You Go”, now he is going to be the first!!!

  4. Boo said »

    Delirium… All of us have deceived!!! SМS voting did not work! The Internet site on which could be voted did not work too (it was disconnected for the period of voting)! Bilan is a shame!!!

  5. Imara said »

    Boo, Only Russia can vote, ha-ha

  6. Tanja said »

    Dima Bilan wooooooooooooooooooooow!!!

  7. Оля said »

    Only Sergey Lazarev.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bilan luzer!

  8. Alisa said »

    Dima Bilan (who’s soon supposed to become Victor Belan) is not the choice of the russian people. Russian national selection was the one terrible farce. The majority of russian audience even had no opportunity to vote for smb they want to. Sms-voting didn’t work correctly: sms-center was cut off & people sending sms received a reply “Your vote can’t be accepted”. Voting on the phone people heard “The wrong number”, but money for sms & calls were drawn out. As for internet voting the link of the site with voting given on the official site of Channel “Russia” & pronounced by the presenter was wrong. Thus Dima Bilan is not the choice of russian people & we don’t want him to represent our country on the Music contest Eurovision 2008 because he will dishonour & discredit our country.

  9. Cat said »

    I think, Dima has a chance ti win this time- his new song has a powerful message and it’s very nice. I wish him good luck!!

  10. o-litv said »

    I absolutely agree with last comment. Within Monday we have taken the Internet voting at a forum of a broadcasting company “Russia” and here our three of winners:
    1.Sergey Lazarev & Alexei Vorobyov - have received on 68 votes.
    2.Dima Bilan - only 9 votes!!!!

    Voting passed here:
    http://www.rutv.ru/forum.html?d=0&cid=385&FID=1182&FThrID=12051382508

  11. Nick said »

    RUSSIA NEVER VOTED FOR DIMA BILAN! HELP US PLEASE!!!
    Dima Bilan (who’’s soon supposed to become Victor Belan) is not the choice of the russian people. Russian national selection was the one terrible farce. The majority of russian audience even had no opportunity to vote for smb they want to.Sms-voting didn”t work correctly: sms-center was cut off & people sending sms received a reply “Your vote can”t be accepted”. Voting on the phone people heard “The wrong number”, but money for sms & calls were drawn out. As for internet voting the link of the site with voting given on the official site of Channel “Russia” & pronounced by the presenter was wrong. Thus Dima Bilan is not the choice of russian people & we don”t want him to represent our country on the Music contest Eurovision 2008!!!
    There were several independent voting and Dima Bilan was far from being on the first place!!!
    Please, don”t be apart! Help us!
    Thank you. Best regards.
    Russian people.

  12. CrazyElf said »

    It’s a shame. Russia have many talanted singers and bands. But pruducers will never help ‘em to reach fame and popularity. Producers need only money and they will make a candy from shit and sent it to Eurovision. I will not be pleased even if Bilan will win, because it’s a dust, but not a real gold from russian land…

  13. Javier said »

    ¡Dancing the Chiki Chiki!

  14. Boo said »

    RUSSIA NEVER VOTED FOR DIMA BILAN! HELP US PLEASE!!!

  15. Boo said »

    Russian national selection was the one terrible farce.

  16. Loo said »

    Only Dima Bilan!!!!!!!

  17. Antonio said »

    Hi i from Russia in moscow .My contry won becose my national Not [napoddala] itself to other countries and only protected never. My country is better than your because in Russians the good heart

  18. Uggla said »

    We didn’t vote for Bilan! The online voting was a fake!

  19. slonik said »

    RUSSIA NEVER VOTED FOR DIMA BILAN! HELP US PLEASE!!!

  20. BuXTeR said »

    Russian “voting” was a fake. Phone numbers for voting did not exist, sms did not deliver, voting site did not work. Russian people didn`t choose Bilan. We are sorry. It is a national shame to have such goverment chanels as “Russia” chanel. And we ask you not to be a part of this farce. Help us to beat corruption in russian showbusiness. Please, proove that Evrovision is contest of the song and not a “I have a lot of money and that`s why my singer will represent our country” contest.
    Thank you.

    P.S. To Antonio: you are really “from Russia in moscow” not from Russia.

  21. C.B. said »

    DIMA IS NOOOT OUR CHOICE… ITS IMPOSSIBLE…BETTER SERGEY..BUT NOT DIMA..=\ HELP

  22. Maria-Serbia said »

    Why you don’t like Dima?Were there better songs?

  23. Rosa Spain said »

    Dear friends, this year, my country, Spain, sends to the eurovision song contest a very funny song “dances the chiki-chiki” and we hope this time we get a better position in the eurovision song contest or at least that everybody has fun with our singer.
    I hope you understand our song is just trying to put a bit of humour in the contest.
    Please, vote for us!!
    Thank you anyway.

  24. Kami said »

    oh come on guys… you should be happy that you have someone like Dima Bilan…. That song is awesome…:) I cross my fingers for him:) and i hope he will win…. I will give my votes for Russia….

    Russia The Best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Kama from Poland

  25. Kathrine said »

    Kama pogieło Cię? Dima olał naszą Isis ! głupek!
    no ale pozrdo dla rodaczki :)

  26. Kathrine said »

    :)

  27. mondiSako said »

    yes is relly a good song,so good luck

  28. albania said »

    Fuck Russia and Serbia

  29. Pablo N.York said »

    she is sooo bed…….

  30. mitsaras said »

    guys kalomoira is the best……………!!!
    so…………….12POINTS…………….to GREECE

  31. Lily said »

    DIMA BILAN!!!!! We vote onloy for you!!!!! Ireland is for you!!!!! iM HAPPY FOR POLAND THAT THEY WILL ALSO VOTE FOR YOU!!!!!!
    Dima, do your best!!!!!
    Lily

  32. ILYAS FROM AZERBAYCAN said »

    AZERBAYCAN BEST OF THE BEST. I THINK AZERBAYCAN WILL WIN

  33. Lady said »

    AZERBAIJAN!!!!!! WE LOVE U!!!! WE LOVE YOUR SONGS, WE LOVE YOUR MUGAM! WE LOVE YOUR SINGERS AS SAMIR & ELNUR!!!!

  34. nuru said »

    samir and elnura ugurlar

  35. nuru said »

    samir and elnur fine

  36. wild wolf-aze said »

    Elnur_huseynov_Samir_Cavadzade_day_after_day_eurovision_2008_azerbaijan

    Very nice……

    …………A__z__e__r__b__a__i__j__a__n A…N…D N__a__x__c__i__v__a__n……….

    ……………..S__a__m__i__r A..N…d E__l__n__u__r……………..

    …………Stat…… Razin………

  37. Yana said »

    Azerbajan is the best.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  38. Allahyar said »

    I pride with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is favourite in Eurovision. Armenia is occupier. Armenia occupied lands of Azerbaijan.

  39. Allahyar said »

    Glory to the Elnur&Samir. Azerbaijan pride with Elnur&Samir. Armenia dont worthy to final in Eurovision. This victory will go down in history. Armenian Genoside is free invention but Khochali tragedy is history.

  40. Allahyar said »

    Azerbaijan will show all Europa country this day.
    Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
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  41. wild wolf-aze said »

    >>>>>………******* Azerbaijan.*******……… >>>>>

    *****Elnur Huseynov***** And ******Samir Cavadzade******

    ****Razin ( love )*****

  42. azerbaijan said »

    ? ganel, from salyan people votes for azerbaijan

  43. günel said »

    ? ganel, from salyan people votes for azerbaijan

  44. günel said »

    ? ganel, people votes for azerbaijan

  45. ganel said »

    ? ganel, from salyan people votes for azerbaijan

  46. ganel said »

    people votes for azerbaijan

  47. ganel said »

    salyan hardasan elnue ve samire ses ver

  48. ganel said »

    salyan ehli azerbaycana ses verin ki qelebe qazans?n

  49. ganel said »

    salyan ehli azerbaycana ses verin ki qelebe qazans?n

  50. Tomasz said »

    Looks like the ‘loser’ of the Russian selection won the Eurovision

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