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Russia will perform in first semi-final of Eurovision

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Russia will perform in first semi-final of Eurovision


29.01.2020

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The performance of a Russian representative will take place in the first semi-final of the Eurovision song contest. It became known during the allocation draw ceremony held on Tuesday, January 28, according to RIA Novosti. The 65th song contest will be held in Rotterdam from May 12 to 16 at the stage of the Ahoy concert hall. The contest’s slogan is "Open Up".

The order of performances will be announced later, when all the competitive songs become known.

In the first semi-final, Russia is going to compete against Belarus, Israel, Romania, Northern Macedonia, Ireland, Sweden, Ukraine, Cyprus, Croatia, Slovenia, Norway, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Malta, Belgium and Australia. In total, 41 countries will be represented at Eurovision.

Sergei Lazarev represented Russia at the Eurovision song contest two times. In 2016, Lazarev sang “You Are The Only One” and in 2019 he surprised the public with the theatrical performance of “Scream”.

He finished third on both occasions.

 In 2019, Duncan Lawrence from the Netherlands won the music competition.

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