Belarus to select its 2017 Eurovision representative tonight

20 января 2017

Belarus will select its 2017 Eurovision representative tonight during the national selection final to be broadcast live at 22:00 on the TV channel Belarus 1 and the satellite channel Belarus 24.

The live show will feature 13 contestants, the winner to be selected by the viewers and a professional jury according to the 50x50 formula.

Rehearsals took place yesterday at Belteleradiocompany’s 600m studio.

This year, the viewers will for the first time be able to watch the artists backstage. The contestants will be preparing to come on stage and waiting for voting results in the Green Room.

The project’s organiser is Belteleradiocompany as the only European Broadcasting Union member in Belarus.

The national selection winner will represent Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev in May.