Sergey Lazarev who represented Russia at Eurovision 2016, has stated that Alekseev has a strong chance of finishing within the top three in Lisbon.
Sergey Lazarev who finished third at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, has stated that Alekseev could match or do even better than his result in Stockholm. Speaking to the Belarusian press he commented that;
Belarus has very high chances to be in the top three of the Eurovision winners this year, maybe even to take a higher position, which will depend on the number and how much ALEKSEEV will be morally prepared.
He added;
I hope that the undercurrents that may be present at various competitions will not interfere with the representative of Belarus, but I wish the singer to perform well, I want a good sound and him not to worry. I know him personally, I watched his formation, so I think that ALEKSEEV is a very good candidate.
Alekseev won the Belarusian selection process topping both the public and jury voting. The singer rose to fame having participated in the Voice of Ukraine and has gone on to be a rising star in Ukraine and the CIS. He had originally entered the Ukrainian selection process for Eurovision 2018, before withdrawing and opting to try and represent Belarus instead.
He will be performing “Forever” for Belarus in Lisbon. The song has received approval from the European Broadcasting Union to be able to take part in the contest in May.
Source: Belta
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. Their most recent entrant, IVAN, finished in 12th place in his semi-final and was 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. In total Belarus has qualified for the Eurovision final five times in fourteen attempts.
