Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country Flag of Belarus Belarus
National preselection
Preselection process National Final
Preselection date(s) Semi-final
21 December 2008
Final
21 January 2008
Selected entrant Ruslan Alekhno
Selected song Hasta la vista
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (17th)
Final result N/A

Belarus chose their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a public selection, organized by BTRC, that took part in two phases. The competition "Eurofest" consists of a semifinal round on 21 December 2007, and a final a month later on 21 January 2008. The first phase of the selection was the semifinal round in which 15 singers showcased their abilities as performers to the viewers and a professional jury. The televote winner, Ruslan Alehno, was secured a place in the final, while the jury selected the bands Litesound and Po Glazam, and singer Gunesh Abasova.[1] These four competitors had the choice to proceed with the song they performed in the semifinal or choose a different song. In the final round, the decision fell in the hands of the jury who also tooke into consideration the televoting results when they choose the winner. Ruslan Alekhno won with the song Hasta la vista.

Contents

[edit] National Final

[edit] Semi-final

The semifinal of Eurofest took place at the BTRC television studios. The professional jury consisted of Mikhail Finberg, Anatoliy Yarmolenko, Vasily Rainchik, Yadviga Poplavskaya, Irina Dorofeeva, and others.[2] After the conlusion of the fifteen songs, viewers were able to televote for their favorites free of charge. Originally, two or three performers are chosen, however the jury decided to include three artists in addition to the televote winner creating a total of four.

Draw Artist Song Televote Place Jury
1 The Champions Drive me crazy 486 12 -
2 Lena Voloshina That's all I feel 858 8 -
3 Yuliya Guseva Maybe 759 9 -
4 Ana Sharkunova & German Titov My budem pervye 991 7 -
5 Ruslan Alekhno Hasta la vista 6089 1 -
6 Oksana Kovalevskaya Vsegda odna 271 15 -
7 PinCode You can 1075 6 -
8 Victor Pshenichniy Baby blue 338 14 -
9 Gunesh I can't live without you 2317 4 X
10 Scandal Everybody 1689 5 -
11 Po Glazam Devochka tryohtysachnih let 420 13 X
12 Palats Kola mlyna 2438 3 -
13 Dali Silver sky 679 10 -
14 Katrin Follow me 663 11 -
15 Litesound Do you believe 3967 2 X

[edit] Final

Artists competing in the final still have the choice to change their songs.

Draw Artist Song
1 Ruslan Alekhno Hasta la vista
2 Litesound Do you believe
3 Gunesh I can't live without you
4 Po Glazam Devochka tryohtysachnih let

[edit] Eurovision

Belarus will take part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Belarus: the Eurofest semi final results. Esctoday (English)
  2. ^ Eurovision - Belarus. Esckaz (English) (Russian)

[edit] See also

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Individual entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Italics indicates semi-finalists who did not advance to the final. Winner shown in bold.
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