In the coming days we will look at Belarus. Belarus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 16 times, making its debut in 2004 and having its last appearance in 2019. The Belarusian participating broadcaster in the contest was the Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC). Since 1 July 2021, Belarus has been unable to participate in the contest following the suspension of BTRC’s membership in the European Broadcasting Union.
Belarus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song Solayoh written by Marc Paelinck and Martin King. The song was performed by Alyona Lanskaya. Belarus came 16th in the Grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Interesting is that one of the backing singers is WILLEM BOTHA from South Africa.
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