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"Russian Woman" (Russian: Русская женщина, romanized: Russkaya zhenshchina, stylised in all caps) is a song by Russian-Tajik singer Manizha, independently released as a single on 19 March 2021. The song represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after winning the pre-selection competition Evrovidenie 2021 – Nacionalniy Otbor.[1]

This article is about the 2021 song by Manizha. For women in Russian society, see Women in Russia.
"Russian Woman"
Single by Manizha
Written8 March 2020 (2020-03-08)
Released19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
Genreart pop
Length2:56
LabelIndependent
Songwriter(s)
  • Manizha
  • Ori Avni
  • Ori Kaplan
Producer(s)
  • Ori Avni
  • Ori Kaplan
Manizha singles chronology
"Akkulista"
(2021)		 "Russian Woman"
(2021)		 "Держи Меня Земля (Hold Me Mother Earth)"
(2022)
Music video
"Russian Woman" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Russia
Artist(s)
Composer(s)
  • Ori Avni
  • Ori Kaplan
  • Manizha
Lyricist(s)
Manizha
Finals performance
Semi-final result
3rd
Semi-final points
225
Final result
9th
Final points
204
Entry chronology
◄ "Uno" (2020)

Background


"This is a song about the transformation of a woman's self-awareness over the past few centuries in Russia. A Russian woman has gone an amazing way from a peasant hut to the right to elect and be elected (one of the first in the world), from factory workshops to space flights. She has never been afraid to resist stereotypes and take responsibilities. This is the source of inspiration for the song. By coincidence I wrote it on March 8, 2020 while on tour, but for the first time I perform it a year later."

— Manizha explains the meaning behind "Russian Woman" to Eurovision.tv.

Controversy


Many Russian viewers took offense to a singer of Tajik descent singing about Russian women and to the singer's activism for LGBT rights and women's rights, and left hate comments on the video and her Instagram account, demanding that she drop out of Eurovision.[2] Yelena Drapeko, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture, suggested banning Manizha from performing in Eurovision under the Russian flag, commenting also that Eurovision offered no cultural value and was too politicized and pro-LGBT.[3]


Eurovision Song Contest


Main article: Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

The song was selected to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, after Manizha was selected through Evrovidenie 2021 – Nacionalniy Otbor. The semi-finals of the 2021 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. Russia was placed into the first semi-final, held on 18 May 2021, and passed into finals. The final was held on 22 May 2021, and the song won 9th place with 204 points.[4]


Charts


Chart performance for "Russian Woman"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 32
Greece (IFPI)[6] 51
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[7] 40
Lithuania (AGATA)[8] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 81
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 84

Release history


Release history for "Russian Woman"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 19 March 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • Independent
[11]

References


  1. "Manizha's 'Russian Woman' wins on International Women's Day". Eurovision.tv. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. "Russia's Tajik-born Eurovision star on the abuse she's received". BBC. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. Salunov, Anatoly. "Драпеко потребовала запретить Маниже петь на "Евровидении" под российским флагом". sobesednik.ru. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. "Grand Final of Rotterdam 2021 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision Official Website. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. "Manizha – Russian Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 20/2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. "2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. "Manizha – Russian Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  10. "Manizha – Russian Woman". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. "Russian Woman – Single by Manizha on Apple Music Russia". Apple Music. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

На других языках

[de] Russian Woman

Russian Woman (englisch für Russische Frau, Russin) ist ein Popsong, welcher von Ori Avni und Ori Kaplan komponiert, sowie von Manizha getextet und interpretiert wurde. Mit dem Titel vertrat sie Russland beim Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam und erreichte den 9. Platz.
- [en] Russian Woman

[it] Russian Woman

Russian Woman (reso graficamente in cirillico come РАШН WYМАН) è un singolo della cantante russa Maniža, pubblicato il 19 marzo 2021.

[ru] Russian Woman

«Russian Woman» (с англ. — «Русская женщина»[1][2][3][4] или «Российская женщина»[5]) — песня российской певицы Манижи, с которой она представила Россию на «Евровидении-2021». Премьера песни состоялась 8 марта 2021 года на национальном отборе Первого канала на «Евровидение-2021». В цифровом формате песня была выпущена 19 марта 2021 года.


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