67 competitors will participate in the audition for the National qualifying round of the Eurovision-2017

29.11.2016
67 competitors will participate in the audition for the National qualifying round of the International television song contest Eurovision-2017.

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67 competitors will participate in the audition for the National qualifying round of the International television song contest Eurovision-2017.

This is the number of applications, submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the Regulations on the project, that have been delivered to BTRC as of November, 29. Among the participants are both solo artists and bands, not only from Belarus, but also from other countries: Russia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Latvia, USA and others.

Tomorrow an open audition will be held at BTRC at 12.00. The official website of BTRC www.tvr.by will hold live broadcast from the studio of the media holding.

The audition will be held in live sound mode with music and (or) phonogram recorded without vocals of any kind or any vocal imitations.

In accordance with the Regulation, on November, 30, the professional jury will announce no more than fifteen names of finalists.

The final selection will take place no later than on January 25, 2017, in the format of a TV show. The participant of the finals with the highest number of points received from the jury and audience becomes the winner of the project and the official representative of the Republic of Belarus at the international song contest Eurovision-2017 in Kiev (Ukraine).

The organizer of the National qualifying round is the major media holding of the country. The selection round is carried out in accordance with the organizer’s Regulation and the Competition Rules, established by the European Broadcasting Union.