Press release
The final of the National qualifying round of the international song contest Eurovision-2018 will take place soon. The name of the representative of our country at the prestigious music forum in Lisbon will be announced this Friday, February 16, on air of the TV channels Belarus 1 and Belarus 24.
Meanwhile Belteleradiocompany continues preparations for the final gala concert. Tomorrow the installation of the stage and equipment will begin in the studio 600 Meters of the media holding. On February 15, individual rehearsals of the finalists will be held there. The general run of the show in the live mode will be held on February 16.
The final show will start at 22.15 and will be broadcast from the studio 600 Meters live on Belarus 1 and Belarus 24 and online on the website of the media holding tvr.by. The live broadcast of the concert will also be held by Radius FM radio station (103.7 FM).
10 contestants have reached the home stretch of the main musical struggle of the country and will perform in the following order:
1. Adagio, You and I
2. Alekseev, Forever
3. Shuma, Hmarki
4. Napoli, Chasing Rushes
5. Anastasia Malashkevich, World on Fire
6. Gunesh, I Will Not Cry
7. Radio wave, Subway Lines
8. Alen Hit, I do Not Care
9. Lexy Weaver, Ain’t You
10. Cyril Hood, Deja Vu
According to the organizers, the show will be bright and memorable. Both TV viewers and guests in the studio will enjoy a lot of surprises as well as interesting graphic solutions, which, of course, will impress the audience.
Special guests will take part in the big concert, including NaviBand, representative of our country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, as well as the brightest artists of the current and last year's national selections: Violetta Baginskaya, Angelina Pipper, Ivan Zdonyuk, Angelica Pushnova, Elizaveta Muravieva, July, Michael Soul, trio Beatrice.
Hosts of the gala concert are Olga Ryzhikova and Teo.
The official representative of our country to participate in the international song contest Eurovision-2018 in Lisbon (Portugal) will be determined during the broadcast of the finals by a vote of viewers and a professional jury on the classical formula 50x50.
Traditionally, the winner will receive a special award - a stylized Eurovision heart made to order of Belteleradiocompany by the glass factory Neman. Prizes and gifts for the winner and finalists were prepared by other sponsors of the project.
Meanwhile, the contestants continue to actively prepare for the contest. The finalists do not disclose all the secrets, but promise to surprise and amaze us and snatch the victory!
The organization of the national qualifying round and the further preparation of the Belarusian participant for the international song contest Eurovision-2018 are conducted by Belteleradiocompany as the only member of the European Broadcasting Union in Belarus.