page_title: Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
section_title: Semi-final
hierarchical_section_title: Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 / At Eurovision / Semi-final
caption_attribution_description: English: Sergey Lazarev representing Russia with the song "You Are the Only One" during a rehearsal before the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016&#160;in Stockholm. (Help translate this text)
context_page_description: Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "You Are the Only One" written by Philipp Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos, John Ballard and Ralph Charlie. The song was performed by Sergey Lazarev who was internally selected by the Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company to compete at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Lazarev's appointment as the Russian representative was announced on 10 December 2015, while the song, "You Are the Only One", was presented to the public on 5 March 2016.
  Russia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position nine, "You Are the Only One" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Russia placed first out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 342 points. In the final, Russia performed in position 18 and placed third out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 491 points.
context_section_description: Sergey Lazarev took part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May. This included the jury show on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.
  The Russian performance featured Sergey Lazarev performing in front of a projection screen that displayed 3D images that Lazarev interacted with. Lazarev posed, climbed and laid in the middle of the projection screen as various effects were projected. Lazarev was dressed in a black costume and performed choreographed movements together with the backing performers, who were also dressed in black. The stage director for the performance was Fokas Evangelinos. On stage, Lazarev was joined by five backing vocalists/dancers: Jennie Jahns, Alvaro Estrella, Johan D. Seil, Daniel Gill and Adam Svensson.
  At the end of the show, Russia was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Russia placed first in the semi-final, receiving a total of 342 points: 194 points from the televoting and 148 points from the juries.
caption: Sergey Lazarev during a rehearsal before the first semi-final
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