Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country	Russia
National selection
Selection process	Evrovidenie 2012
Selection date(s)	7 March 2012
Selected entrant	Buranovskiye Babushki
Selected song	"Party for Everybody"
Selected songwriter(s)	Viktor Drobysh Timofei Leontiev Olga Tuktaryova Mary Susan Applegate
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (1st, 152 points)
Final result	2nd, 259 points
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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.^[1]