Belarus’ Eurovision broadcaster BTRC has been expelled from the European Broadcasting Union. This rules out a Belarusian participation in Italy 2022 and makes Belarus’ return to the Eurovision Song contest and the Junior Eurovision Song contest extremely unlikely.
Let’s take a look at what Belarus has brought to the Eurovision Song Contest since 2004.
Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song Story of My Life written by Arciom Lukjanienka. The song was performed by Naviband.
The Belarusian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through a national final organized by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). The national final consisted of thirteen competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from jury members made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. Historyja Majho Zyccia performed by NAVI was selected as the winner. The song’s title was later translated from Belarusian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled Story of My Life.
At the ESC Belarus came 9th in the second semi-final, in the Grand Final Belarus finished in 17th place.