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"Vechni strannik" - Youddiph
"Eternal wanderer I'm your fate, I know you remember me"
The Russian Final was held on March 12th at the Russian TV Studios in Moscow, hosted by Vadim Dolgachev. There were originally meant to be 11 songs in the contest, but 2 of them were disqualified before the actual final: "Oi oi oi" by Alena Apina was disqualified because a few seconds of the song had been played on radio, and "Kogda vernus' v Rossiyu" by Vika Zyganova was disqualified because she was accused of anti-semitism. Both these songs were sung in the interval. The winner was chosen by a jury of 16 people (9 "experts" & 7 members of the public).
| 1 | Pushkin | Pushkin | Megapolis | 0 | 8th= |
| 2 | Vechni strannik | Eternal wanderer | Youddiph | 9 | 1st |
| 3 | Rossijskaja liritsjetskaja | Russian lyric song | Andrej Misin | 4 | 3rd |
| 4 | Raspjatije | Crucifix | Tatjana Martsynkovskaja | 1 | 5th= |
| 5 | Vspomni | Remember | Sergej Penkin | 1 | 5th= |
| 6 | Sibirskaja ljubov | Siberian love | Nogu Svelo | 7 | 2nd |
| 7 | Prileti ko mne | Fly to me | Kvartal | 1 | 5th= |
| 8 | Va-bank | Stake everything | Alisa Mon | 0 | 8th= |
| 9 | Devki pesni raspevajut | Girls are singing | Elena Kirii | 3 | 4th |
At the ESC, Youddiph came 9th.