Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I Love Belarus" written by Evgeny Oleynik and Svetlana Geraskova. The song was performed by Anastasia Vinnikova, who was internally selected by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC) to represent the nation at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Anastasia Vinnikova and the song "Born in Byelorussia" were initially announced as the Belarusian entry on 28 February 2011, however the song was reworked and retitled as "I Am Belarusian". The song was later disqualified and the replacement entry, "I Love Belarus", was announced on 14 March 2011.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country | Belarus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 28 February 2011 Song: 14 March 2011 | |||
| Selected entrant | Anastasia Vinnikova | |||
| Selected song | "I Love Belarus" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
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Belarus was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 16, "I Love Belarus" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belarus placed fourteenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 45 points.