Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Belarus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurofest 2012 50% Jury 50% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 21 December 2011 Final: 14 February 2012 | |||
| Selected entrant | Litesound | |||
| Selected song | ""We Are the Heroes"" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th) | |||
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Belarus will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and will select their entry through the national selection Eurofest 2012, consisting of a semi-final and a final, organised by the Belorussian broadcaster BTRC. Litesound performing the song "We Are the Heroes" will represent Belarus in Baku. It was written by Vladimir, Dmitry Karyakin.
Eurofest 2012
On 18 October 2011, BTRC started the call for songs for their national selection Eurofest 2012. After a two years break, the national selection Eurofest is back to the Belarusian national selection. Applications will be accepted from 1–25 November 2011.[1]
After that, a jury will choose 15 entries to be presented in a national semi-final, which is supposed to be held on 21 December 2011. Five entries will advance to the final, which is set to take place on 31 January 2012.[2] In the final, the winner will be chosen by televoting (50%) and a professional jury (50%). Special Eurofest diaries will be shown on TV during the whole project.[3]
It was confirmed on 23 November 2011 that songwriting service Light Blue Music had submitted an entry to the Belarus selection committee which had met with excitement within the music industry.[4]
On February 24, 2012, the Belorussian president conducted an investigation leading to Lanskaya's "unfair" win in Eurofest 10 days earlier. It was rumored that she and her producers had rigged the televoting giving her 12 points making her the winner. The president ordered an immediate investigation and was later confirmed to be true. Therefore, on February 26, Alyona Lanskaya was disqualified. Litesound, who got second place in Eurofest, were internally chosen as the new representatives of Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku on February 27.[5]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Anna Blagova | "You" | Anna Blagova, Victor Rudenko |
| 02 | German | "Keep faith" | Dmitry Karpinchik, Yuri Mantachik |
| 03 | Aura | "Hands up!" | Eugene Oleinik, Julia Bykova, Svetlana Geraskova |
| 04 | Alexandra Gaiduk & Natalia Baldina | "Loveless" | Maxim Oleinikov, Andrey Glushko, Alyona Gorbachova |
| 05 | Gunesh | "And morning will come" | Isa Melikov, Zahra Badabeyli |
| 06 | Anastasia Vinnikova | "Shining in twilight" | Yuri Vashchuk, Leonid Shirin |
| 07 | The Champions | "It’s your time" | Olisa Emeka Orakposim, Vyacheslav Lyschik |
| 08 | Yan Zhenchek & Outerplain | "We are the candles" | Yan Zhenchek |
| 09 | Ekivoki | "Number one" | Alexander Sukharev, Dmitry Apolenis |
| 10 | Victoria Aleshko | "Dream" | Eugene Oleinik, Julia Bykova, Svetlana Geraskova |
| 11 | Alena Lanskaya | "All my life" | Leonid Shirin, Yuri Vashchuk |
| 12 | Uzari | "The winner" | Yury Navrotsky |
| 13 | Nuteki | "Superheroes" | Michael Makarashvilli |
| 14 | Litesound | "We are the heroes" | Vladimir, Dmitry Karyakin |
| 15 | Thriller | "Message to the world" | Ivan Lutsenko, Anna Gorbachev |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Authors | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | Gunesh | "Tell me why?" | Isa Melikov, Zahra Badabeyli | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Victoria Aleshko | "Dream" | Eugene Oleinik, Julia Bykova, Svetlana Geraskova | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Litesound | "We are the Heroes" | Vladimir, Dmitry Karyakin | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Uzari | "The Winner" | Yury Navrotsky | 6 | 5 |
At Eurovision
Belarus failed to make the final in the 2nd semi final
See also
References
- ^ Omelyanchuk, Olena (18 October 2011). "Belarus: EuroFest is back as the national selection!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Hondal, Victor (18 December 2011). "Belarus: EuroFest final to be held on January 28th". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ Busa, Alexandru (18 October 2011). "Belarus: EuroFest to select 2012 representative". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Release, Press (23 November 2011). "Press Release: Light Blue Music enters EuroFest". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Litesound as new Belarusian representative in Baku". 24 February 2012. Eurovision.TV. Retrieved 24 February 2012.