Russian finalists out

Eurovision veterans Dima Bilan, Polina Smolova and Prime Minister lead the list of 25 hopefuls to win the next Eurovision song contest. I personally think it is a question of a year or two when Russia wins, but didn't I say that already 2-3 years ago? Anyways, there are artists from all over Mother Russia but also from Ukraine (Alexandr Panayotov), Camerun and Nigeria (Pierre Narciss & Jam