The Semfinals
The Russian Semi-Finals were held at the Channel One TV Studios in Moscow, hosted by Andrei Malakhov & Yana Churikova. The top 3 songs in each semi-final (chosen by televoting) qualified for the final.
Semi-Final 1 – February 4th
| 1 | Stop | Stop | KGB | 9.1% | 6th | – |
| 2 | The story of my life | The story of my life | Roman Polonskiy | 4.8% | 9th | – |
| 3 | Tvoi shagi | Your steps | Batyrkhan Shukenov | 6.9% | 7th | – |
| 4 | Don’t get down | Don’t get down | PlayGirls | 9.6% | 5th | – |
| 5 | Not that simple | Not that simple | Dima Bilan | 13.4% | 3rd | F |
| 6 | Teryala tebya | Losing you | Katya Bachurina | 5.7% | 8th | – |
| 7 | No more war | No more war | Elena Terleeva & Jam | 20.1% | 1st | F |
| 8 | Lyublyu | I love | Reflex | 11% | 4th | – |
| 9 | One day | One day | Roman Smirnov | 3.9% | 10th | – |
| 10 | Shadows dance all around me | Shadows dance all around me | Anastasia Stotskaya | 15.5% | 2nd | F |
Semi-Final 2 – February 11th
| 1 | Snegopad | Snowfall | Zveri | 13.2% | 4th | – |
| 2 | Rebel angel | Rebel angel | Oksana Mazhulis | 5.0% | 6th | – |
| 3 | Gorod lyubvi | City of love | City | 0.7% | 10th | – |
| 4 | Keep on shining | Keep on shining | A Sortie | 12.0% | 5th | – |
| 5 | Never-never | Never-never | Lana Light | 2.0% | 8th | – |
| 6 | Letala, da pela | Flew, and sang | Varvara | 20.4% | 2nd | F |
| 7 | Lusille is my name | Lusille is my name | Chai Vdvoem | 14.4% | 3rd | F |
| 8 | Serdtse angela | Heart of an angel | Anzhelika Rudnitskaya | 1.8% | 9th | – |
| 9 | Take me back to Rio | Take me back to Rio | Be Good | 3.3% | 7th | – |
| 10 | Nobody hurt no one | Nobody hurt no one | Natalia Podolskaja | 27.2% | 1st | F |
Semi-Final 3 – February 18th
| 1 | Justice of love | Justice of love | Polina Griffits | 6.4% | 6th | – |
| 2 | Balalaika | Balalaika | Alexandr Panayotov & Alexei Chumakov | 22.5% | 2nd | F |
| 3 | Ya zakroyu dver | I will close the door | Victoria Markova | 0.8% | 9th | – |
| 4 | La-la-lay | La-la-lay | Anita Tsoi | 6.3% | 7th | – |
| 5 | Differences | Differences | Nikolai Demidov | 8.7% | 4th | – |
| 6 | Mixed up world | Mixed up world | Lada Dance | 8.1% | 5th | – |
| 7 | Matreshki | Matreshkas | Sankt-Peterburg | 1.8% | 8th | – |
| 8 | I wanna be the one | I wanna be the one | Slava | 9.7% | 3rd | F |
| 9 | Identify yourself | Identify yourself | Irina Shott | 35.7% | 1st | F |
The Final
The Russian Final was held on February 25th at the Channel One TV Studios in Moscow, hosted by Andrei Malakhov & Yana Churikova. The winner was chosen by televoting.
| 1 | Balalaika | Balalaika | Alexandr Panayotov & Alexei Chumakov | 11.6% | 5th |
| 2 | No more war | No more war | Elena Terleeva & Jam | 10.4% | 6th |
| 3 | Identify yourself | Identify yourself | Irina Shott | 8.6% | 7th |
| 4 | Lucille is my name | Lucille is my name | Chai Vdvoem | 5.2% | 8th |
| 5 | Letala, da pela | Flew, and sang | Varvara | 12.6% | 4th |
| 6 | I wanna be the one | I wanna be the one | Slava | 2.9% | 9th |
| 7 | Not that simple | Not that simple | Dima Bilan | 15% | 2nd |
| 8 | Shadows dance all around me | Shadows dance all around me | Anastasia Stotskaya | 13.5% | 3rd |
| 9 | Nobody hurt no one | Nobody hurt no one | Natalia Podolskaja | 20.2% | 1st |
Natalia Podolskaja previously came 2nd in the 2004 Belarussian Final. At the ESC, she was 15th.