Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It" written by Yulia Kireeva, Viktor Drobysh and Zinaida Kupriyanovich. The song was performed by Zena, which is the artistic name of singer Zinaida Kupriyanovich. The Belarusian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel was selected through the national final Natsionalny Otbor, which was organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). The national final consisted of ten competing acts participating in a televised production where a jury panel selected "Like It" performed by Zena as the winner.
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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Country | Belarus | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Natsionalny Otbor | |||
Selection date(s) | 7 March 2019 | |||
Selected entrant | Zena | |||
Selected song | "Like It" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 122 points) | |||
Final result | 24th, 31 points | |||
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belarus was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 8, "Like It" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Belarus placed tenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 122 points. In the final, Belarus performed in position 19 and placed twenty-fourth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 31 points. As of 2023, this was Belarus' last entry in the contest following BTRC's three-year membership suspension in 2021.