Channel One Russia have announced that the Russian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will be revealed on March 12.
Little Big are due to appear on Vecherniy Urgant, a talk show hosted by Ivan Urgant (Eurovision 2009 final presenter) on March 12. Radio NRJ had previously announced that it will be playing the Russian entry for Eurovision 2020 on the radio first. The station has not revealed the date or time for the premiere, but is encouraging listeners to subscribe to receive a notification when the song is set to be played for the first time. It is expected that the entry will be released earlier in the day before Vecherniy Urgant is aired. This will be the last Eurovision 2020 entry to be revealed.
The title of the song that Little Big will perform for Russia in Rotterdam has not yet been announced. The group were internally selected by Channel One to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Who are Little Big?
The band is made up of four members, Ilya Prusikin, Sonya Tayurskaya, Anton Lissov and Sergey Makarov. The group found in 2013 and self-proclaimed punk-pop-rave band, with three albums and nine singles.
Little Big was found in St Petersburg, Russia and have been known for their songs such as Skibidi in 2016 and I’m OK in 2019.
Source: Tass.ru
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Russia debuted in Eurovision in 1994 and has gone on to be one of the most successful countries in the contest. Since the mid-00s Russia has had a string of strong results including their first and only victory in 2008. Dima Bilan won the contest in Belgrade, Serbia with the song “Believe” taking the contest to Moscow in the following year. Russia failed to qualify for a final for the first time in 2018 when they finished 15th with 65 points.
