: Outside of music, he is an actor and even started a boutique bakery for pets called "Poodle-Struedel". Contest Context
: Following his 2016 success, he returned to represent Russia again in 2019 with the song "Scream," where he also finished in third place. : Outside of music, he is an actor
In the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, Sergey Lazarev represented Russia with the song "," ultimately finishing in third place overall . Despite coming in third, he won the public televote with 361 points, but placed lower with professional juries (130 points), resulting in a combined score of 491. Performance & Staging Despite coming in third, he won the public
: Born in Moscow , Lazarev first rose to fame as a member of the pop duo Smash!! before launching a successful solo career in 2006. Despite coming in third