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 2015 with the song Time written by Uzari, Gerylana and Maimuna. The song was performed by Uzari and Maimuna. The Belarusian entry was selected through a national final organised by BTRC. The national final consisted of fifteen competing acts participating in a televised production where Time was selected as the winner by a jury and public televoting. At Eurovision Belarus finished 12th in semi-final 1.
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