Belarus: Circa 50 entries submitted for the Eurovision 2021 selection

Belarus: Circa 50 entries submitted for the Eurovision 2021 selection
Tuesday, 02 February 2021

  • The Belarusian national broadcaster, BTRC, has revealed that circa 50 entries have been submitted for the country's Eurovision 2021 selection. 

    Following the broadcaster's decision not to continue with the ESC 2020 acts , Val, at Eurovision, BTRC, commenced the country's seek for the next Eurovision representative. The broadcaster opened the submission window as interested acts could send in their entries via the  official website of the tvr.by.

    Submissions' deadline closed last Sunday , with BTRC having received around 50 songs in the Belarusian selection for Eurovision 2021, a number that is almost have down from last year's submissions.  For the first time in the history of the national selection, it is necessary to send a video recording of the performance of the composition in live sound mode. 

    Both solo performers and groups of no more than 6 people were invited to participate. Belarusian and foreign artists from 16 years old had the right become candidates. Moreover, each applicant had the right to only one application. According to the terms of the competition, the song must not be released commercially and last no more than three minutes.

     

    Belarus in Eurovision 

    Belarus has been participating in Eurovision since 2004 without missing an edition since its first participation. Its best placing so far was in 2007 with Dmitry Koldun and Work Your Magic which finished 6th in the final. This remains Belarus’ only top ten placement. Belarus also qualified for the final in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019. On the other hand its worst result came in 2006 with Polina Smolova who finished 22nd in the semi final.

    In 2018 Alekseev represented the country with his song Forever but unfortunantely didn’t make it to the final as he finished 16th in the 1st semi final. In the 2019 contest the country was represented by national final winner,Zena, who performed “Like it” in Tel Aviv . 

    Last year the duo Val won the national final with their song Da vidna  but never made it to the Eurovision 2020 stage as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. 

    Source: BTRC