The postcards that will be shown before each of the performances in Belarus’ national final have been filmed in Minsk.
The postcards that will be shown before each of the 13 performances in Belarus’ Eurovision 2017 selection have been filmed. The theme of the videos is the Belarusian ornament, each performer has been given a different Belarusian symbol which depicts a certain word. Kattie has been given the symbol for earth, Vladislav Kurasov has wealth, while the Group NAVI have the symbol of ancestors.
Yuri Jarosik the Director of the selection stated that:
For the finalists we selected symbols in accordance with the song and its message, but also a way an artist the way, the remarkable fact is that this year we auditioned 67 participants which is exactly as many characters as there are in the Belarusian ornament.
Viewers in Belarus will be able to see these postcards during the show itself but also in the run up to the national final which is being held on January 20.
Competing in the selection are:
- July – Children of the World
- Lexy Weaver (Aleksandra Tkach) – Be Stronger
- Vladislav Kurasov – Follow the Play
- NAVI – Historyja majho žyccia
- Isaac Nightingale – On The Red Line
- Kattie – Wild Wind
- NUTEKI – Take My Heart
- NAPOLI – Let’s Come Together
- Nikita Hodas – Voices in My Head
- Angelica Pushnova – We Should Be Together
- Anastasiya Sheverenko – We’ll Be Together
- LERMONT x JULIC – Heartbeat
- PROvokatsiya – My Love
Source: TVR
[tw-accordion class=””] [tw-accordion-section title=”Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest”] 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. Belarus’ best result in the contest came in 2007 when Dmitry Koldun finished 6th in the final with a total of 145 points.[/tw-accordion-section] [/tw-accordion]
