Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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Belarus
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
in Düsseldorf
, Germany
, seclecting their entry internally for the second time in a row. This was the country's eighth participation in the contest since 2004.
reported that Serbian producer Željko Joksimović
, who represented Serbia and Montenegro in 2004
and produced the Bosnian and Herzegovinian song in 2006
and the Serbian song in 2008
, was chosen to write the 2011 Belarusian Eurovision entry for Irina Dorofeeva
; official confirmation has been made.
, the Belarusian representative in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest will be internally chosen by an expert jury. Until 21 February, interested singers can send in their potential entries. The jury will then evaluate all songs and pick a winner by 1 March. There are no limitations regarding the nationality of the singers and songwriters taking part in the open selection.
On 28 February it was announced that Anastasia Vinnikova
will represent the country with the song "Born in Byelorussia" . Later on 3 March it was announced that the lyrics of the song will be changed to "I Am Belarusian
" as the song quoted memories from the Soviet Union
period. However on 12 March the song was withdrawn, after it was discovered that it was performed in public in the summer of 2010, and was replaced with the new song "I Love Belarus
".
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, seclecting their entry internally for the second time in a row. This was the country's eighth participation in the contest since 2004.
Initial rumours
Serbian newspaper BlicBlic
Blic is a tabloid daily newspaper in Serbia owned by Ringier AG group from Switzerland.Started in 1996, it has gone through a slight format change during the mid 2000s to include more in-depth coverage, but it is still, as its name aptly suggest, a paper devoted to quick, concise,...
reported that Serbian producer Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimovic
Željko Joksimović or often credited Zeljko Joksimovic is a popular Serbian singer, songwriter and producer. He is also well known in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Austria and other European countries...
, who represented Serbia and Montenegro in 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
and produced the Bosnian and Herzegovinian song in 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
and the Serbian song in 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
, was chosen to write the 2011 Belarusian Eurovision entry for Irina Dorofeeva
Irina Dorofeeva
-Eurovision Song Contest 2011:On January 15, 2011 National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus announced that Dorofeeva will represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 but she was replaced by Anastasia Vinnikova...
; official confirmation has been made.
Internal Selection
Just like 2010Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Belarus entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was organised by BTRC. It had been originally planned for ONT to take over after criticism over BTRC's selection methods. However as ONT's application for the European Broadcasting Union , the Contest's organisers, had been rejected BTRC again...
, the Belarusian representative in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest will be internally chosen by an expert jury. Until 21 February, interested singers can send in their potential entries. The jury will then evaluate all songs and pick a winner by 1 March. There are no limitations regarding the nationality of the singers and songwriters taking part in the open selection.
On 28 February it was announced that Anastasia Vinnikova
Anastasia Vinnikova
Anastasia Vinnikova born April 15 1991 is a singer from Belarus. She represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, failing to qualify to the final.-References:...
will represent the country with the song "Born in Byelorussia" . Later on 3 March it was announced that the lyrics of the song will be changed to "I Am Belarusian
I Am Belarusian
"I Am Belarusian" is a song written by Evgeny Oleinik, Svetlana Geraskova and performed by Anastasia Vinnikova and was due to represent Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, after being internally selected by the Belarussian national television...
" as the song quoted memories from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
period. However on 12 March the song was withdrawn, after it was discovered that it was performed in public in the summer of 2010, and was replaced with the new song "I Love Belarus
I Love Belarus
"I Love Belarus" is a song performed by Anastasia Vinnikova who was selected to represent Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song was presented to the public on 14 March 2011 ....
".