| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 2006 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Dima Bilan | |||
| Selected song | "Never Let You Go" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 217 points) | |||
| Final result | 2nd, 248 points | |||
| Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Dima Bilan represented Russia with the song "Never Let You Go", which qualified from the semi-final and placed 2nd in the final, scoring 248 points. This 2nd place, alongside the 2nd place of Alsou in 2000, was the best result of Russia until 2008.