Russia in the Intervision Song Contest

Russia in the Intervision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	Channel One Russia (C1R; 2008, 2025–present)
Participation summary
Appearances	2
First appearance	2008
Highest placement	2nd: 2008
Host	2008, 2025

Russia was represented at the Intervision Song Contest twice: in 2008 and in 2025; and hosted both editions of the contest.

History

Russia first participated in 2008 with Kvatro as the representing artist, and ended up in second place, their highest to date. ^[1]

Russia participated again in the 2025 revival, being representated by Shaman. ^[2] Shaman later confirmed that the country may participate in 2026. ^[3]

Participation overview

Table key

2	Second place
†	Upcoming event

Year	Artist	Song(s)	Language	Place	Points
2008	Kvatro	"Romans" (Романс)	Russian	2	215
"Skazhite, Devushki, Podruzhke Vashey" (Скажите, девушки, подружке вашей)
" Sola Otra Vez "		Spanish
2025	Shaman	" Pryamo po serdtsu " (Прямо по сердцу)	Russian	Not ranked [a]
2026	Upcoming †

Related involvement

Commentators and jurors

Year	Channel	Commentator(s)	Juror	Ref.
2025	C1R	Yana Churikova and Yuriy Aksyuta	Igor Matvienko	[6] [7]

Notes

1. Officially it is unknown why Russia was not included in the final results. After his performance, the representative of Russia, Shaman, addressed the audience and asked the jury to skip him in the voting, as "he was not interested in competing for victory, but rather in ensuring hospitality and giving other participants a chance". ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Intervision: Intervision 2008". Eurovoix.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
2. "Россию на "Интервидении" представит певец Shaman" [Russia will be represented at Intervision by singer Shaman]. Interfax . 19 May 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
3. "Shaman не станет участвовать второй раз в "Интервидении", считает Швыдкой" [Shaman will not participate in "Intervision" for the second time, according to Shvydkoy]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 25 October 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026. И в России много талантливых музыкантов… Их много, я уверен, что мы выберем достойного.[There are many talented musicians in Russia... There are many of them, and I am sure we will choose a worthy one.]
4. Orlova, Ekaterina (20 September 2025). "Shaman попросил не оценивать его номер на «Интервидении»" [Shaman asked not to be ranked for his performance at "Intervision"]. Gazeta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
5. "В Москве прошло «Интервидение» — песенный конкурс с «традиционными ценностями», которым Кремль попытался заменить «Евровидение»" [Moscow hosted Intervision, a song contest promoting "traditional values" that the Kremlin attempted to use as a replacement for Eurovision.]. Meduza (in Russian). 21 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025. Допев песню, Шаман со сцены заявил, что отказывается от борьбы за победу, потому что Россия «гостеприимная страна» и «уже победила», раз смогла организовать такой конкурс.[After finishing the song, Shaman announced from the stage that he was giving up the fight for victory because Russia was a "hospitable country" and had "already won" by organising such a contest.]
6. Tvyordyy, Kirill (12 September 2025). "Стали известны ведущие и комментаторы финала «Интервидения» от России" [The hosts and commentators for the "Intervision" final from Russia have been announced]. Vechernyaya Moskva (in Russian). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
7. "Член жюри "Интервидения" от России Матвиенко рассказал о судействе конкурса" [Matvienko, a member of the "Intervision" jury from Russia, spoke about judging the contest.]. TASS (in Russian). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.