Russia participated in and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song " Believe " performed by Dima Bilan . The Russian entry was selected through a national final , organised by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia ( C1R ) . Anastasia Prikhodko represented Russia with the song " Mamo " , which scored 91 points in the final and finished in 11th place
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009