The Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) has announced the 49 artists that will compete in live auditions for the re-vamped national selection. The live auditions will take place on Monday January 27 with 12 acts going on to compete in the final. The date for the final is yet to be determined.
Angelika Pushnova, Alen Hit, AURA, Janet, NAPOLI and Vitaly Voronko will return as artists that competed before.
NAPOLI have made the final on multiple occasions, making the Top 5 three times including runner-up in 2016 to Ivan's 'Help You Fly' with their song 'My Universe'.
Initially 95 entries were received but the list was trimmed to:
ELEN – Broken
Natali Domini – I Believe
Veronika Cubikova – True to myself
PAULINN – Разгадай
Anastasiya Glamozda – Burning again
Vitaly Voronko – Listen to your Heart
Denis Ekaterina Aleksandrovna – Твой новы дзень
Parade of Planets – Pour lui
Serge Berkov – I Fell in Love With the Devil
Katrin Leoni – Ближе
Fuks Anna Aleksandrovna – Fly higher
Darya Khmelnitskaya – On Fire
ALEN HIT – #1 Problem
Vanya Zdonyuk – Shake it up
Elline Day – Alien
Nika De & Breesku – Chains
AURA – Барані сваё
VAL – Да вiдна
Angelika Pushnova – True Love
KATYA & VOLGA – Ной
Vitalij Vasilevich – Одним Солнцем
Augusta – My Light
NAPOLI – Dоn’t let me down
Apollinariya Kovalenko – I will not bow / Я не сдамся
Artsem Mikhalenka – MOVE
Sasha Zakharik – Rocky Road
2morrow2late – Paradise
Gabriel Kupatadze – Silver
ARSI – Song of peace
Batareyki ltd – You for me
KeyCi – Chili Pepper
Absolem Cloud – It’s ok
Yan Yaroche – Fire
July – Every Hour
Janet – Flying
Alyona Gorbachyova – Moments of love
Anastasiya Razvadovskaya – Hello
Maria Demenkova – Shake
NEZABUDKI – Paradise
PROvokatsiya – Suddenly Alena Grand & Pasha Pashkevich – Can you feel
Julija Glebova & Chas Speak – Пайдзем са мной
CHAKRAS – La-ley-la
Tani Faredo – Travel lifestyle
Polina Krasnovskaya – Импульс тока
PAVLONI – Stones of My Soul
Aleksey Shkrabo – Don’t Fear
Jenifer – Making our universe
Anastasiya Malashkevich – Invisible
The major change in the re-vamp is that participants must possess a Belarusian passport or a permit of residency. They also must reside in Belarus.
Belarus first debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 with ‘Work Your Magic’, performed by Dmitry Koldun. This remains as their best result. Last year Belarus was represented by ZENA with her song “Like it”. She finished in 25th place in the final.
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