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Long-awaited selection rules for Belarus revealed

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Posted by Jarmo Siim on 29 January 2010 at 11:55
Long-awaited selection rules for Belarus revealed
Above: Petr Elfimov rocked Moscow but it was not enough to get to the Final. Photo: Indrek Galetin (EBU)
Minsk, Belarus -

After a bit of confusion, the Belarusian broadcaster, BTRC, revealed today the details of their national selection for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Oslo, in May.

Elena Gomalinskaya, from BTRC, told Eurovision.tv today the deadline for submitting entries for their national selection is the 15th of February. There's no nationality limit, meaning authors all over the world can send in their entries.

Their representative for the 2010 edition of Europe's favourite TV-show will will be chosen by a focus group and announced no later than the 10th of March. Whether that selection process will be televised or not, is yet to be decided.

Belarus did not qualify for the Final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with Petr Elfimov's Eyes That Never Lie. It did get an award, though, as during his performance a camera shot was used which was awarded a prestigious prize. Read more about that in our news about the Guild of Television Cameramen Worldwide giving Karsten Jacobsen the Award for Excellence 2009.

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Comment by c1ask0 from United Kingdom

Posted on 29 January 2010 at 21:11
Petr really should have been in the final. I can't believe that more people didn't vote for him.
Kamran Hasanov

Comment by Azerbaijan2010 from Azerbaijan

Posted on 29 January 2010 at 20:27
In the last year the Azerbaijan girl: Nigar wished to go, but something has not turned out
Kenneth Christensen

Comment by Kenneth Christensen from Denmark

Posted on 29 January 2010 at 17:57
Petr Elfimovs song is one of the few that are still worth listening to after so many months. He deserved better.
Mustafa G. Karahan

Comment by Musty from Turkey

Posted on 29 January 2010 at 14:01
I loved the Belarusian entry 'Work Your Magic' in 2007, hope for something similar this year! :-) Good luck Belarus! ;-)

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