Russia in The Song 6

Russia took part in sixth edition of The Song which was hosted by the Netherlands in Rotterdam. The winning entry, "Eta lyubov" (Эта любовь), performed by Amirchik, and was selected via a national selection.

Before The Song
On 11 March 2023, The Russian broadcaster announced that the country had planned a national selection.

National selection
The national selection, titled Pesnival 2, consisted of twelve songs competing across two semi-finals, with the top three songs from each semi-final qualifying for the final.

Semi-final 1
Klava Koka, AMCHI and the duo of DJ SMASH and Poët all qualified for the final. Despite placing last in the semi-final, IC3PEAK were internally selected to compete in The Song Second Chance 6 with "Kiss of Death".

Semi-final 2
ELMAN, Amirchik and the duo of MARKUL and ?? qualified for the final.

Final
The winner was Amirchik with his song "Eta lyubov".