2006 Russia: Dima Bilan - Never Let You Go (2nd place at Eurovision Song Contest in Athens)

Performed by: Dima Bilan Music by: Alexander Lunyev Lyrics by: Karen Kavaleryan, Irina Antonyan Language: English Placing: 2nd (248 points) Other versions: Russian The song in Russian: “Never Let You Go“ is a song performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, where he represented Russia and ended up in 2nd place. At the performance in Athens, Dima Bilan wears a white tank top with a number representing his place in the contest’s running order - 13 and 10 in the semi-final and final respectively. Bilan was surrounded by two ballerinas dancing in the background and a white piano covered in red rose petals, from which a ghost-like female figure emerged halfway through the song. On the night of the semi-final the song was performed 13th, following Poland’s Ich Troje with “Follow My Heart“ and preceding Turkey’s Sibel Tüzün with “Süper Star“. The song