On 22 September 2014 it was revealed that Alisa Kozhikina would represent Russia in the contest.

[2] On 22 September 2014, it was revealed that 11-year-old Alisa Kozhikina would represent Russia with the song "Dreamer".

[3] Prior to Kozhikina's selection, Arina Danilova was also named a potential entrant by Russian media outlet Yasia.

[4] The song is sung in Russian, with the final chorus being in English, and was written by Maxim Fadeev, Olga Seryabkina and Kozhikina herself.

Seryabkina previously represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 as part of girl group Serebro.