On 10 December 2015 , it was announced that Lazarev would represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm . In the final , he reached third place with his song " You Are the Only One " , Lazarev won the televote with 361 points , and came fifth with the national jury scoring 130 points . It was rumoured that in the 2017 contest , which Russia ultimately withdrew from , Lazarev was originally intended to be Russia 's spokesperson during the jury voting sequence
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Sergey Lazarev