On 15 March 2014, RTR announced that they had internally selected Tolmachevy Sisters to represent Russia in Copenhagen. Tolmachevy Sisters' selection as the Russian representative was decided upon by a jury panel. Tolmachevy Sisters previously won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. The Russian song, "Shine", was presented to the public on 19 March 2014. "Shine" was composed by Philipp Kirkorov and Dimitris Kontopoulos, with lyrics by John Ballard, Ralph Charlie and Gerard James Borg; Ballard and Charlie previously co-wrote the lyrics for the 2013 Azerbaijani entry.