Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country	Russia
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	Artist: 19 February 2013; Song: 24 February 2013
Selected entrant	Dina Garipova
Selected song	"What If"
Selected songwriter(s)	Gabriel Alares; Joakim Björnberg; Leonid Gutkin;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (2nd, 156 points)
Final result	5th, 174 points
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Russian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Dina Garipova represented Russia with the song "What If", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and placed 5th in the final with 174 points.