Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Belarusian entry was selected through a national final, organised by Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). The final was held on 4 October 2013.[1] Ilya Volkov and his song "Poy so mnoy" won the national final, scoring 18 points.[2]
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Belarus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final 50% Jury 50% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | 4 October 2013 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Ilya Volkov | |||
| Selected song | "Poy so mnoy" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 108 points | |||
| Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Junior Eurovision
editNational final
editOn 19 March 2013, BTRC announced that a national final would be held to select Belarus' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
Competing entries
editA submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 10 June 2013.[3] After the deadline passed, 53 applications were received by the broadcaster.[1] A professional jury selected ten artists and songs from the applicants to proceed to the televised national final.[1]
Final
editThe final took place on 4 October 2013 at the Studio 600 in Minsk, hosted by Teo, Belarus' 2014 Eurovision contestant, and Alyona Lanskaya, Belarus' 2013 Eurovision contestant. The winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public vote.[4]
The members of the jury were Irina Dorofeeva, Elena Atrashkevich, Lyudmila Borodina, Gennadiy Markevich, Nadezhda Vasilchenko, Olga Vorobyova, Tatyana Yakusheva, Tatyana Parhamovich and Eduard Zaritsky.
| Final – 4 October 2013 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Language | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| 1 | Ruslan Aslanov | "Zvyozdy zovut" | Russian | 5 | 2,603 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | Angelina Pipper | "My tantsuyem dzhaz" | Russian | 1 | 5,558 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| 3 | Kseniya Tereshonok | "Pod parusom mechty" | Russian | 4 | 2,576 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 | Danaya Sharshavitskaya | "Prostoy motiv" | Russian | 2 | 627 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Igor Muravkin | "Sontsa svetsits usim!" | Belarusian | 12 | 1,383 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Yulia Mozhilovskaya | "Mechty" | Russian | 3 | 2,827 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | Vladlen Ivanov | "Belye oblaka" | Russian | 7 | 2,390 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | Ilya Volkov | "Poy so mnoy" | Russian | 8 | 3,294 | 10 | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | Nadezhda Misyakova | "Delovaya" | Russian | 6 | 1,074 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Anna Zaitseva | "My pomnim" | Russian | 10 | 2,776 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
At Junior Eurovision
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During the allocation draw on 25 November 2013, Belarus was drawn to perform 7th, following Ukraine and preceding Moldova.[5] Belarus placed 3rd, scoring 108 points.[6]
Ilya Volkov were joined on stage by dance group "Maxi Briz": Leyla Tabatadze, Iolanta Verbitskaya, Milena Volskaya, Katya Artemyeva, Dinara Geydarova.[7]
In Belarus, show were broadcast on BTRC with commentary by Anatoliy Lipetskiy.[8] The Belarusian spokesperson revealing the result of the Belarusian vote was Sasha Tkach.[8]
Voting
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Notes
edit- ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Belarus: JESC Final Running Order Announced". Belta.by. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (4 October 2013). "Ilya Volkov to represent Belarus". EBU. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Applications accepting for participation in the selection for Junior Eurovision 2013 begins". Belta.by. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Belarus: Ilya Volkov wins". Eurovoix. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (25 November 2013). "Array running order decided". Junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Final of Kyiv 2013". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Belarus – Ilya Volkov". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Junior Eurovision 2013 is opening in Kyiv". Belta.by. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Kyiv 2013". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.