sentences:  In the final, he reached third place with his song "You Are the Only One", Lazarev won the televote with 361 points, and came fifth with the national jury scoring 130 points.It was rumoured that in the 2017 contest, which Russia ultimately withdrew from, Lazarev was originally intended to be Russia's spokesperson during the jury voting sequence.On February 7, Lazarev announced that he would represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song "Scream".