One of the most recognized artists in the world, the English singer, actor and songwriter Robbie Williams made such an important statement about the Eurovision Song Contest. He said that it would a great honor and desire for him to take part in the contest, on behalf of Russia!
His statements
According to the Russian news site L!fe, he stated that he was quite impressed by Sergey Lazarev’s performance on the stage of Globen last year and he would also loved to present something like that. About Eurovision, he stated:
I love Eurovision. There everything is so colorful, a grandiose show. I would like to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest. Come on Russia, we can win!
Sergey Lazarev made a strong and inspiring performance on the stage of Eurovision by the choreographer Fokas Evaggelinos. His entry won the tele-voting and came 5th in the jury voting, earning the 3rd place at all.
When it comes to this year’s Russian participation, yesterday in the Security Service of Ukraine reported that they have prepared a document for refusing entry to the representative of Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest, Julia Samoylova.
Now we are waiting to see if Robbie’s desire comes true; in 2018 maybe!