Eurofest 2018
| Eurofest 2018 (Еўрабачанне-2018) |
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| Preliminary decision data | |
| country |  Belarus
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| Broadcasting station |
Belarus 1, 
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| Producing broadcaster |
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| place | BTRC Studios, Minsk |
| date | February 16, 2018 |
| Number of participants | 10 |
| Number of contributions | 10 |
| poll | 50% jury voting, 50% televoting |
| Pause filler | Naviband , Violetta Baginskaya, Angelina Pipper, Ivan Zdonyuk, Angelica Pushnova, Elizaveta Muravieva, July, Michael Soul, Beatrice |
| Moderation | |
| TEO & Olga Ryzhikova | |
The 13th Eurofest took place on February 16, 2018 and was the Belarusian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon (Portugal). Alekseev emerged as the winner with his song Forever .
concept
format
As in previous years, there should be a national final as a preliminary decision. This took place on February 16, 2018, where up to 15 participants should take part. The winner was again determined 50% by televoting and 50% by jury voting.
Choice of contribution
From December 1, 2017 to December 26, 2017, interested parties could apply for the preliminary round. Anyone could apply, and foreign performers and composers were invited to submit contributions.
A jury then invited all applicants to the live auditions . These could be followed live on the Internet. Eleven participants were identified from this process.
Attendees
On January 11, 2018, BTRC published the eleven participants in the Belarusian preliminary decision. Sophia Lapina withdrew her post Gravity in protest on January 16, 2018, because the Russian-language version of the song Forever by her comrade Alekseev had already appeared before September 1, 2017, which is prohibited according to the ESC rules. She also felt it was unfair that the broadcaster BTRC Alekseev continues to compete with his song, even though six participants have spoken out in favor of disqualification. Thus, instead of eleven participants, only the following ten participants took part:
| space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
Overall jury |
Audience votes
(Televoting & SMS) |
total | |
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| be right | Points | ||||||||
| 1. | 2 | Alekseev |
Forever M: Kyrylo Pavlov; T: Evhen Matyushenko |
English | Forever | 12 | 5,184 | 12 | 24 |
| 2. | 6th | Gunesh |
I Won't Cry M: Tim Norell; T: Ola Håkansson, Alexander Bard |
English | I will not cry | 8th | 1,041 | 6th | 14th |
| 3. | 3 | Shuma |
Chmarki (Хмаркі) M / T: Rusia Shukiurova, Alyaxey Budzko |
Belarusian | Clouds | 4th | 3,042 | 10 | 14th |
| 4th | 10 | Kirill Good |
Deja Vu M: Kirill Gud; T: Roman Kolodko |
English | Déjà-vu | 5 | 1,359 | 8th | 13 |
| 5. | 4th | NAPOLI |
Chasing Rushes M / T: Will Taylor, Michael James Down |
English | Hunt the hunted | 6th | 1,236 | 7th | 13 |
| 6th | 5 | Anastasiya Malashkevich |
World On Fire M / T: Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson |
English | The world is on fire | 7th | 804 | 5 | 12 |
| 7th | 7th | Radiovolna |
Subway Lines M / T: Vlad Chizhikov, German Bronovitski, Vitaly Vechersky, Roman Kolodko |
English | Subway lines | 10 | 599 | 2 | 12 |
| 8th. | 9 | Lexy Weaver |
Ain't You M / T: Lexy Weaver |
English | You are not | 4th | 669 | 3 | 7th |
| 9. | 8th | Alen hit |
I Don't Care M / T: Oleg Shutskiy |
English | I do not care | 2 | 718 | 4th | 6th |
| 10. | 1 | Adajio |
Ty i ja (Ты і я) M / T: Evgeniy Oleynik, Yulia Bykova |
Belarusian | You and me | 1 | 581 | 1 | 2 |
| Withdrawn | Sofi Lapina | Gravity M / T: Leo Vasilets |
English | Gravity | Withdrawn | ||||
Web links
- Website of the Belarusian preliminary decision (Belarusian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Anthony Granger: Belarus: Naviband Among Guest Acts at National Final. In: eurovoix.com. February 14, 2018, accessed February 14, 2018 .
- ↑ ESC2018: Bielorrússia confirma participação no Festival Eurovisão 2018. In: escportugal.pt. August 1, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Gerry Avelino: Belarus: Alekseev to Eurovision 2018. In: eurovoix.com. February 16, 2018, accessed February 16, 2018 .
- ^ Neil Farren: Belarus: Eurovision 2018 Selection Launched. December 1, 2017, accessed December 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Jessica Weaver: Belarus: BTRC opens submissions for 2018 national final. December 1, 2017, accessed December 2, 2017 .
- ↑ TVR: "Евровидение-2018". In: tvr.by. January 11, 2018, accessed January 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Emily Herbert: Belarus: Sophia Lapina Withdraws From National Final. In: eurovoix.com. January 16, 2018, accessed February 14, 2018 .