BTRC the national broadcaster of Belarus has confirmed their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Belarus will compete in next years Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The broadcaster today submitted the paperwork required to compete in next years Eurovision Song Contest according to Sputnik.by. Sputnik reports that Belarus plans once again to hold a national selection process for Eurovision.
Belarus debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 and has made it to the final on four occasions. For the past two years Belarus has failed to make it through to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, this year IVAN finished 12th in the second semi final, 21 points away from qualification.
To date a total of 30 countries are reported to have either confirmed their participation in next years contest, or stated their interest in competing in Kyiv. To date 12 countries from last years contest have yet to publicly state their decision on Eurovision participation, while Bosnia & Herzegovina is looking likely to withdraw.
Source: Sputnik.by
Phew, I thought they would withdraw!
Why were you afraid about their participation?
For the same reason I am afraid Russia will withdraw. But I guess Belarus is not the same with Russia.
Please, send someone with clothes to the Ukraine…
Haha! 😀
Belarussian confirmed it again. But Kazakhstan need to debut, with Slovakia and Turkey to return. And of course, instead of Australia confirming participation, I hope that it would be an associate members final, held in December in Warsaw, Poland, with the associate members final winner qualifying for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, which will be held on 9, 11 and 13 May 2017.
I hope that there is going to be an associate members final for EBU associate members to be held on 6 December 2016 at the Hala Orbita in Wroclaw, Poland, with the winner qualifying for the Eurovision 2017, held at the International Exhibition Center in Kyiv held on 9, 11 and 13 May 2017.
The possible countries that will be participating in the associate members final are possibly going to be:
*Bangladesh
*Chile
*India
*China
*Australia (having participating in 2015 and 2016 respectively)
*New Zealand
*Brazil
*Iran
*Oman
*Syria
*Hong Kong
*Japan
*South Korea
*Mauritius
*South Africa
*United States
*Canada
*Mexico
We all know that Eurovision 2017 will be held at the International Exhibition Center on 9, 11 and 13 May 2017. But Kazakhstan needs to debut with Slovakia and Turkey to return.