After two rounds of auditions that were full of crazy performances and plenty of questionable songs (and one set of zombies and one live goose that served as a stage prop), the jury in Belarus has decided on the ten songs that will compete in the Belarusian national final for Eurovision 2016. They’ve extracted a few diamonds from the rough. The power now shifts from the jury to the people. During the final — which will take place sometime before January 25 — only the televoters will have a say in who is headed to Stockholm.
Belarus at Eurovision 2016
Alexander Ivanov with “How to Fly”
Valeriya Sadovskaya with “Not Alone”
https://youtu.be/twHp0iBFATY
Anastasiya Malashkevich with “Pray for Love”
NAVI with “Gyeta zyamlya (This Land)”
Alexey Gross with “Flame”
https://youtu.be/D2gZtwgDWE8
Kirill Yermakov with “Running to the Sun”
Radiovolna with “Radiowave (Ne Shodi S Uma)”
https://youtu.be/eHbOkgXvTJM
Sasha Zakharik with “Glory Night”
NAPOLI with “My Universe”
THE EM (Michael Soul & Egor Sharankov) with “Turn Around”
Did your favourite get through? Who should win? Let us know in the comments section below!
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1. Kirill Yermakov (Running To The Sun)
2. Radiovolna (Radiowave (Ne Shodi S Uma)
3. Alexandr Ivankov (How To Fly)
I see Kirill Yermakov triumphing in the constest.
1. My Universe
2. Glory Night
3. Not Alone
1. My universe
2. Running to the sun
3. Pray for love
The rest of the songs are garbage
I’m rooting for Aleksandr Ivanov, NAPOLI or Valeriya Sadovskaya will get to represent Belarus at the Eurovision next year. Their songs would likely send Belarus back into the finals with a possible Top 5 finish. They might just deliver Belarus their first win, even!
The jury really got rid of the songs that would become a success in Stockholm.
For example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF_7Fx6bExc
No chance for Belarus this year.
I oddly like a lot of these. 1) Valeriya Sadovskaya – “Not Alone” 2) Alexander Ivanov – “How to Fly” 3) Kirill Yermakov – “Running to the Sun” 4) Napoli – “My Universe” 5) Alexey Gross – “Flame” 6) The Em – “Turn Around” 7) Sasha Zakharik – “Glory Night” 8) Radiovolna – “Radiowave (Ne shodi s uma)” 9) Navi – “Gyeta zyamlya” 10) Anastasiya Malashkevich – “Pray for Love” I’d be happy with any of them but my last three winning. Navi and Radiovolna are just boring, while I don’t like Anastasiya at all. The title is so cringeworthy… Read more »
Where is Natasha Bogdanova with “Hello” on list of finalist. She wili win final , thanks to 100 % televote. At Eurovision she will be in TOP 5 with televote, and 18 or 19 with juries in semfinal. Maybe in combined score she wili go to final.
Robyn Gallagher
After this very poor songs, after national final, they will maybe change the winner song, or change and choose another singer and song . Remember 2005, 2010 they started with choose song for national final, they they choose groups , group got song, and after that group change song. They change song in 2011 because song is published before than EBU rules. In 2012 they had also change the winner, thanks to president reaction after the result of televote.
“Pray For Love” has got to win. I’m very disappointed neither the zombies nor Kattie got through.
There were some amazingly terrible entries which I’d rather have seen make it.
I hope Napoli My Universe or Kirill with Running to the Sun
How to fly, not alone, pray for love my favourites. If Belarus couldn’t qualify last year with a decent song I can’t see them making it with any of these.
I’LL NEVER FORGET: ONE, TWO, THREE, FIVE! The winner song!
I hope Not Alone wins!
https://www.change.org/p/????????????????????-??????????-sweet-brains-?-?????-??????-??-???????????-2016?source_location=petitions_share_skip
These are all horrible, doesn’t matter who will win ’cause Belarus ain’t in the final in 2016.
Really good choices made by the jury for what Belarus was given (by the way, why all the sudden hype for Sweet Brains? Novelty acts are so mid 2000’s) So far: Alexander Ivanov’s song has a ton of great potential and with a studio version could serve as a strong contender in Stockholm, but the Eduard Romanyuta hair doesn’t do him any favors Valeriya Sadovskaya’s Not Alone is listenable, but probably won’t go very far as it gets excruciatingly repetitive and slightly messy at the end. Other than that, I don’t mind it. Pray for Love is a departure from… Read more »
Zombies and Natasha Bogdanova were my favourites.
https://www.change.org/p/%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-sweet-brains-%D0%B2-%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-2016?recruiter=192619781&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
>My Universe does have an audition video, just search.
Pretty strong selection but I’m so sad the zombies didn’t make it :C
https://www.change.org/p/????????????????????-??????????-sweet-brains-?-?????-??????-??-???????????-2016?recruiter=306456105&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
My top 5 (and the only songs I like)
1. Alexander Ivanov with “How to Fly” (I really like this one, it could be much better with some production, esthethics and lighting)
2. Anastasiya Malashkevich with “Pray for Love” (love this one too)
3. Alexey Gross with “Flame”
4. Kirill Yermakov with “Running to the Sun”
5. NAVI with “Gyeta zyamlya (This Land)
I like Not Alone and Running to the sun
Where is Janet?
Haven’t they said something about privileging songs in belarussian at some point? Haha.
Anway, can’t pick a Eurovision winner in there. Nor a finalist. I’ll give it another listen later on, but every song just sounds… decent. Nothing outstanding in there :/
I was hoping for the zombies…
return Sweet Brains 🙁 🙁 🙁
I really liked the zombies.
Running to the sun is the best song! Wow
https://youtu.be/KIQ6I9yWjAM – this is the best performance! why not take them to the finals???
where is my favorite – DROZDY????!!!!
https://youtu.be/KdooYxrIq04
where is my favorite – ?????????!!!!
https://youtu.be/KdooYxrIq04
Running To The Sun is definitely my favourite!
I’m happy for Navi making the final! I think Gross will win though…
Gyeta zyamlya & Running To The Sun are the best choices imo. Radiowave & My Universe aren’t bad but they’re kinda outdated
I can seriously see ‘Running to the Sun’ winning!!! I’ve fallen in love!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t know what the judges have against AURA. She releases interesting and beautiful songs. Disappointed!
Kirill Yermakov is my favorite.
I hope Gyeta Zemlya (or something) wins! Very happy song+not English.
Idiotic choice
where are my two favourites? 🙁 Zombie Band and AURA :'(