Prior to the 2015 Contest , Russia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eighteen times since its first entry in 1994 . Russia had won the contest on one occasion in 2008 with the song " Believe " performed by Dima Bilan . Since the introduction of the semi-finals to the contest in 2004 , Russia has , up to 2016 , managed to qualify to the final every year . In 2013 , C1R opted to send '' Golos '' ( '' The Voice '' ) winner Dina Garipova to the contest where she placed fifth in the final with the song " What If " . In 2014 , RTR selected Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 winners Tolmachevy Sisters who placed seventh in the final with the song " Shine "
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015