Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest

Belarus in the
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Belarus
Participating broadcasterBelarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) (2004–2021)
Participation summary
First appearance2004
Last appearance2019
Highest placement6th: 2007
External links
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Belarus has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since its debut in 2004. Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) is the Belarusian broadcaster. They have not competed in the contest since 2019 after the broadcaster was suspended by the EBU in 2021.[1]

Participation overview

Table key
X Entry selected but did not compete
Participation history[2]
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
2004 Aleksandra and Konstantin "My Galileo" English Failed to qualify 19 10
2005 Angelica Agurbash "Love Me Tonight" English 13 67
2006 Polina Smolova "Mum" English 22 10
2007 Koldun "Work Your Magic" English 6 145 4 176
2008 Ruslan Alehno "Hasta la vista" English Failed to qualify 17 27
2009 Petr Elfimov "Eyes That Never Lie" English 13 25
2010 3+2 feat. Robert Wells "Butterflies" English 24 18 9 59
2011 Anastasia Vinnikova "I Love Belarus" English Failed to qualify 14 45
2012 Litesound "We Are the Heroes" English 16 35
2013 Alyona Lanskaya "Solayoh" English 16 48 7 64
2014 Teo "Cheesecake" English 16 43 5 87
2015 Uzari and Maimuna "Time" English Failed to qualify 12 39
2016 Ivan "Help You Fly" English 12 84
2017 Naviband "Story of My Life" Belarusian 17 83 9 110
2018 Alekseev "Forever" English Failed to qualify 16 65
2019 Zena "Like It" English 24 31 10 122
2020 VAL "Da vidna" (Да відна) Belarusian Contest cancelled[a] X
2021 Galasy ZMesta Entries disqualified[b] Russian Disqualified X

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ↑ Originally "Ya nauchu tebya (I'll Teach You)" (Я научу тебя) was chosen as the Belarusian entry for 2021, however this was disqualified by the EBU due to the political nature of the lyrics relating to the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. Subsequently a new entry, "Pesnya pro zaytsev (Song About Hares)" (Песня про зайцев), was chosen, however this was also barred from competing, which led to the exclusion of Belarus from the 2021 contest.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "EBU EXECUTIVE BOARD AGREES TO SUSPENSION OF BELARUS MEMBER BTRC". European Broadcasting Union. 28 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Belarus". eurovision.com. European Broadcasting Union.
  3. ↑ "Latest news: EBU statement on Belarusian entry". Eurovision.tv. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Belarus Eurovision song rejected due to political lyrics". Deutsche Welle. Reuters / Associated Press. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Bronson, Fred (12 May 2022). "Eurovision Has Long Struggled, With Varying Success, to Hold a Politics-Free Song Contest". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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