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Russia 2016

Sergey Lazarev - "You Are The Only One"
Written by: Phillip Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos, John Ballard & Ralph Charlie

Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

The biggest question regarding Sergey Lazarev's participation is whether the crowd in Globen will boo him or coo him.



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Choose another country:
Semi 1

SongPerformer(s)Writer(s)
FinlandSing It AwaySandhjaSandhja Kuivalainen, Milos Rosas, Heikki Korhonen, Petri Matara
& Markus Savijoki
GreeceUtopian LandArgoVladimiros Sofianides
MoldovaFalling StarsLidia IsacSebastian Lestapier, Gabriel Alares, Ellen Berg & Leonid Gutkin
HungaryPioneerFreddieZ� Szab� & Borb�la Csarnai
CroatiaLighthouseNina KraljićAndreas Grass & Nikola Paryla
NetherlandsSlow DownDouwe BobDouwe Bob Posthuma, Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman
& Matthijs van Duijvenbode
ArmeniaLoveWaveIveta MukuchyanLilith Navasardyan, Levon Navasardyan, Iveta Mukuchyan
& Stephanie Crutchfield
San MarinoI Didn't KnowSerhatOlcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz & Nektarios Tyrakis
RussiaYou Are The Only OneSergey LazarevPhillip Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos, John Ballard & Ralph Charlie
Czech RepublicI StandGabriela Gunč�kov�Aidan O'Connor, Sara Biglert & Christian Schneider
CyprusAlter EgoMinus OneThomas G:son & Minus One
AustriaLoin d'iciZo�Zo� Straub & Christoph Straub
EstoniaPlayJ�ri PootsmannFred Krieger, Stig R�sta & Vallo Kikas
AzerbaijanMiracleSəmra RəhimliAmir Aly, Jakke Erixson & Henrik Wikstr�m
MontenegroThe Real ThingHighwaySrđan Sekulović Skansi, Maro Market & Luka Vojvodić
IcelandHear Them CallingGreta Sal�meGreta Sal�me Stef�nsd�ttir
Bosnia and HerzegovinaLjubav jeDalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & JalaAlmir Ajanović & Jasmin Fazlić
MaltaWalk On WaterIra LoscoLisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Molly Pettersson-Hammar
& Ira Losco


Semi 2
SongPerformer(s)Writer(s)
LatviaHeartbeatJustsAminata Savadogo
PolandColor of Your Life Michał SzpakAndy Palmer & Kamil Varen
SwitzerlandThe Last of Our KindRykkaChristina Maria Rieder, Mike James, Jeff Dawson & Warne Livesey
IsraelMade of StarsHovi StarDoron Madalie
BelarusHelp You FlyIvanViktor Drobysh & Mary Susan Applegate
SerbiaGoodbyeSanja Vučić Ivana Peters
IrelandSunlightNicky ByrneWayne Hector, Ronan Hardiman & Nicky Byrne
MacedoniaDonaKaliopiRomeo Grill & Kaliopi
LithuaniaI've Been Waiting For This NightDonny MontellJonas Thander & Beatrice Robertsson
AustraliaSound of SilenceDami ImDami Im, Anthony Egizii & David Musumeci
SloveniaBlue and RedManuEllaManuela Brečko, Marjan Hvala & Leon Oblak
BulgariaIf Love Was A CrimePoli GenovaBorislav Milanov, Sebastian Arman, Joacim Persson & Poli Genova
DenmarkSoldiers of LoveLighthouse XSebastian F. Ovens, Daniel Lund J�rgensen,
Katrine Klith Andersen & Lighthouse X
Ukraine1944JamalaSusana Jamaladinova
NorwayIcebreakerAgneteAgnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares & Ian Curnow
GeorgiaMidnight GoldNika Kocharov & Young Georgian LolitazKote Kalandadze & Thomas G:son
AlbaniaFairytaleEneda TarifaOlsa Toqi
BelgiumWhat's The PressureLaura TesoroSanne Putseys, Louis Favre & Birsen U�ar


Direct Finalists
SongPerformer(s)Writer(s)
FranceJ'ai cherch�AmirAmir Haddad, Nazim Khaled & Johan Errami
GermanyGhost���Jamie-Lee Kriewitz�Thomas Burchia, Anna Leyne & Conrad Hensel
ItalyNo Degree Of SeparationFrancesca MichielinCheope, Fabio Gargiulo, Federica Abbate, Francesca Michielin & Norma Jean Martine
United KingdomYou're Not AloneJoe & Jake Matt Schwartz, Justin J. Benson & Siva Kaneswaran
SpainSay Yay!BareiB�rbara Reyz�bal, Rub�n Villanueva & Victor P�a Viv�
SwedenIf I Were SorryFransOscar Fogelstr�m, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson & Frans Jeppsson Wall