Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest
Belarus has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 16 times since making its debut in. The country's first appearance in a final was in, with the song "Work Your Magic" performed by Dmitry Koldun, placing sixth. This remains Belarus' only top ten placement. Belarus also qualified for the final in,,, and.
History
entered the contest in the same year that semi-finals began to be used to determine who would compete in the final. Has of the 2019 contest, Belarus has qualified for the final six times: in with "Work Your Magic", in with "Butterflies", in with "Solayoh", in with "Cheesecake", in with "Story of My Life", and in with "Like It".After the 2009 edition, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said that it was necessary to completely replace the current working team behind Belarus' Eurovision entry. Lukashenko pointed out his frustrations over divisions within the team.
Alexander Rybak, the winner of the contest representing, expressed an interest in composing an entry for his birth country Belarus. Rybak's song "Accent", performed by Milki, competed in the Belarusian national final for the contest, placing fourth.
Contestants
Related involvement
Heads of delegation
Commentators and spokespersons
Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | |
Ales Kruglyakov, Tatyana Yakusheva | |||
Ales Kruglyakov | Denis Kurian | ||
Ales Kruglyakov | Elena Ponomareva | ||
Denis Dudinskiy | Corrianna | ||
Denis Kurian, Alexander Tikhanovich | Juliana | ||
Denis Kurian | Olga Barabanschikova | ||
Denis Kurian | Ekaterina Litvinova | ||
Denis Kurian | Aleksei Grishin | ||
Denis Kurian | Leila Ismailava | ||
Denis Kurian | Dmitry Koldun | ||
Evgeny Perlin | Darya Domracheva | ||
Evgeny Perlin | Alyona Lanskaya | ||
Evgeny Perlin | Teo | ||
Evgeny Perlin | Uzari | ||
Evgeny Perlin | Alyona Lanskaya | ||
Evgeny Perlin | Naviband | ||
Evgeny Perlin | Maria Vasilevich |