Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Story of My Life" written by Arciom Lukjanienka. The song was performed by the band Naviband. The Belarusian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). The national final consisted of fourteen competing acts participating in a televised production where "Historyja majho žyccia" performed by Navi was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting. The song was later retitled as "Story of My Life" for the Eurovision Song Contest, while the band was renamed as Naviband.
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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Country | Belarus | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 20 January 2017 | |||
Selected entrant | Naviband | |||
Selected song | "Story of My Life" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Arciom Lukjanienka | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 110 points) | |||
Final result | 17th, 83 points | |||
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belarus was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 14, "Story of My Life" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Belarus placed ninth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 110 points. In the final, Belarus performed in position 3 and placed seventeenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 83 points.