Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Belarus originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Da vidna" written by Uladzislaŭ Paškievič, Valeryja Hrybusava and Mikita Najdzionaŭ. The song was performed by the band VAL. The Belarusian entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands 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 twelve competing acts participating in a televised production where "Da vidna" performed by VAL was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting.
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Country | Belarus | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Natsionalny Otbor | |||
Selection date(s) | 28 February 2020 | |||
Selected entrant | VAL | |||
Selected song | "Da vidna" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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Belarus was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.