Sergey Lazarev to represent Russia at Eurovision 2016!

Sergey Lazarev has just announced through his official account on Instagram that he has been internally chosen to represent Russia at Eurovision 2016!

“Dear friends!! I am really happy and honored to represent my country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016! I am looking forward to this exiting experience and I hope you will all love my song as much as I do. Wish me luck)) thank you))”, wrote the Russian singer.

Друзья!)))) Рад вам сообщить, что я буду представлять Россию на Международном конкурсе песни “Евровидение 2016”, который пройдет в мае в Швеции. Для меня будет большой честью выступать от имени нашей страны! Это будет увлекательный опыт, я в этом уверен! И я надеюсь, что вы, так же как и я, влюбитесь в ту песню, которую я буду исполнять на конкурсе в Стокгольме! Пожелайте мне удачи и болейте за меня))) Спасибо 😉😉 — Dear friends!! I am really happy and honored to represent my country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016! I am looking forward to this exciting experience and I hope you will all love my song as much as I do. Wish me luck)) thank you)) 😉😉

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Sergey Lazarev is a very famous singer and actor from Russia who already tried to represent his homeland at Eurovision 2008 with the song “The Flyer”. Sergey has a very long career behind having been given numerous awards including the “Breakout Artist” of the 2006 Russian MTV.

You can listen to one of his latest hits below: