Interview – Today we caught up with Belarus‘ Alyona Lanskaya who kindly gave us an interview and some of her chocolate. We asked her about her disappointment of last year, and Alyona explained how she had learnt from it. We also asked her how she chose which song to sing this year. Check out the interview now. (more…)
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Interview: Alyona Lanskaya of Belarus
Posted: May 11, 2013 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Tags: alyona lanskaya, Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest
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Belarus: Alyona Promises Chocolates and Vodka!
Posted: May 5, 2013 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Tags: alyona lanskaya, Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest
Belarus – Alyona Lanskaya has today revealed what ‘souvenirs’ she will be taking with her to Malmö. It is traditional that the all of performers take various souvenirs from their country to swop with other performers and give out during the competition as promotional tools. Alyona has promised, amongst other things, chocolates and vodka! Read on to see what else she’ll be taking!
Belarus: Alyona’s Team Confuses Stockholm with Malmö?
Posted: May 4, 2013 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Tags: alyona lanskaya, Eurovision Song Contest
Belarus – There was a little faux pas on Alyona Lanskaya‘s Facebook page this morning as a helpful post telling us all about the Euro Village in Malmö was supported with a Eurovision logo… claiming Eurovision 2013 was in Stockholm! We’re sure whoever posted the incorrect logo just made a little mistake, and we hope to see Alyona in Malmö and not Stockholm next week! (more…)
Belarus: Who is Alyona Lanskaya?
Posted: April 17, 2013 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Tags: alyona lanskaya, Eurovision Song Contest
Belarus – Our featured act of the day is Alyona Lanskaya of Belarus. As it’s been rumoured that Alyona will be joined on stage in Malmö by the South African popstar Willem Botha, we thought we’d find out a little more about the singer that was chosen to represent Belarus at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Read on to learn more about her. (more…)
Belarus: Is Solayoh the New Song?
Posted: March 4, 2013 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Belarus – Eurovision fans have been waiting to see what new songs Alyona Lanskaya recorded in London recently. Rumours have emerged tonight that the new song she will sing in Malmö is called ‘Solayoh‘. It will replace ‘Rhythm of Love‘. Belarus will compete in the first semi-final on 14 May. Have a listen and see if you think it would be a good choice. (more…)
Belarus: Which Song will go to Malmö?
Posted: February 7, 2013 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Belarus – It will come as no surprise that Belarus’s Alyona Lanskya is currently recording a new song for Eurovision 2013. Alyona Lanskya is currently in London’s Abbey Road studios recording songs. She tweeted ‘ So what song will be chosen to represent Belarus at Eurovision 2013? Just keep an eye on the upcoming news on Alyona’s official channels.’
Belarus: Likely to Change Song
Posted: January 20, 2013 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Belarus – In probably one of the most predictable annual events in Eurovision, the Belarussian national broadcaster TVR yesterday confirmed on their official website that Alyona Lanskaya is likely to change her song for Malmö. This statement was made by Simon Bass, the British composer who is working with Alyona… (more…)
Belarus: Alyona Lanskaya Chosen for Malmö!
Posted: December 7, 2012 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Belarus – is the first nation to choose their representative for Malmö 2013 and it’s Alyona Lanskaya with ‘Rhythm of Love’. Alyona thought she had won last year but was then disqualified when the President intervened in a vote rigging scandal and replaced her with Litesound. The televotes showed Alyona with more than two times the number of votes of the next act, Nuteki with over 10,000 voes to Nuteki’s 4,000. Watch the winning song… (more…)
Belarus: National Final Tonight!
Posted: December 7, 2012 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Belarus - Tonight we will know our first song for Malmo 2013! Belarus will take the honour of being the first country to choose its representative in their national final tonight. The show starts at 20.00(CET) until 21.45. If you want to watch the show live on the Internet you can do so here or here. Check out the running order and video from the rehearsals… (more…)
Belarus: Listen to the Songs Online!
Posted: November 14, 2012 by Sekhmet Morgan in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Belarus - Broadcaster BTRC had surprised us by announcing it would be the first to chose its entry for the Eurovision Song contest 2013, as soon as Friday the 7th of December 2012 Ten songs were announced, and they’ve now been released. Check them out here. (more…)
Belarus: BTRC Cancel Semi-Final
Posted: November 2, 2012 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Belarus – There was a surprise announcement from Belarus this week as their broadcaster, BTRC, cancelled the planned semi-final and decided to just hold a final of 10 acts. The Belarus Final will take place on Friday the 7th of December 2012. The 10 contestants competing for a place in Malmö are: (more…)
Belarus: National Final Earlier this Year
Posted: October 19, 2012 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Belarus – It’s become traditional that Switzerland are the first to host a national selection each year. This year however Belarus looks set to beat them to it. National broadcatser BTRC has announced that Belarus will hold their final on 7th December 2012. Switzerland will make their choice on the 15th December. The deadline for Belarus submissions is October 22nd.
Loreen Meets Human Rights Activists in Belarus
Posted: July 13, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Belarus, SwedenTags: Belarus, Human rights, Loreen
Sweden – The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Loreen, has performed at the government- supported music festival Slavianski Bazaar held inVitebsk, Belarus. Her performance was preceeded by an uproar in Sweden as the festival was opened by notorious dictator Alexandr Lukashenko. Amnesty International and several celebrities criticized Loreen and were concerned she could be exploited for political propaganda. (more…)
Loreen Causes Stir By Performing for Dictator
Posted: July 12, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Belarus, SwedenTags: Human rights, Loreen, Slavianski
Sweden/Belarus – The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Loreen, has caused some stir in her home country Sweden, when was made public that she will perform at a festival in Belarus, which will be opened by notorious dictator Alexander Lukashenko. At this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, (more…)
Belarus: Special Azeri Breakfast TV Appearance
Posted: May 21, 2012 by hulluna in Belarus, Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Belarus – Azeri TV had us crying with laughter this morning at poor Litesound‘s expense. The Belarussian entry was appearing on breakfast TV. Four of the band went to sing to the playback of ‘We are the heroes’ in the studio… with the CD skipping and jumping constantly. Poor singer, Dmitry, tried to keep up with it, Jacopo fell about laughing and another band member walked off! Although we felt sorry for them, it was very funny!
Eurovision 2012: Today’s SF2 Rehearsals
Posted: May 19, 2012 by hulluna in Belarus, Bulgaria, Eurovision Song Contest 2012, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Serbia
Eurovision 2012 – The afternoon’s rehearsals saw semifinal 2 acts take to the Crystal Hall stage for the second time. Rehearsals and press conferences from Serbia, FRY Macedonia, The Netherlands, Malta, Belarus, Portugal, Ukraine & Bulgaria took place. See what you think to their second rehearsals. (more…)
Belarus: Litesound replace Alyona Lanskaya in vote rigging drama
Posted: February 24, 2012 by hulluna in BelarusBelarus – In a dramatic day in Belarus, the President has announced that vote rigging occurred in their recent national final. He personally stepped in and has declared that the votes for Alyona Lanskaya were not correct. Instead the second place act, Litesound, will go to Baku as the country’s representative instead. (more…)
Belarus – After a glitzy show which paraded many ex-Eurovision stars, Belarus decided to send Alyona Lanskaya as its representative to Baku for Eurovision 2012. At the moment the song is “All My Life” but this could be subject to change. Alyona Lanskaya previously won many awards including Vitebsk-2011 last year. (more…)
Belarus – Tonight another act will find out of they are going to Baku, as Belarus chooses its representative. Five acts will perform in the final at the Palace of Sports in Belarus. They will perform to an invited audience of 3,000 people and it is to be broadcast on the main Belarus television channels as well as online on Eurovision.tv at 16:00 CET. (more…)
Belarus: National Final Changed To February 14th
Posted: January 21, 2012 by isabelabueno in BelarusBelarus – BTRC, Belarusian national broadcaster, have announced that Eurofest 2012, their national final for Eurovision Song Contest this year, will take place on February 14th, instead of January 31st. A press conference will be held in Minsk on February 24th to reveal more details about the final. Some of the competitors may still change their entries for the national final. (more…)
Belarus – BRTC, the national broadcaster of Belarus, today announced that the date of the national final ‘Eurofest’ will now take place on Tuesday 31st January instead of the previously announced Saturday 28th January. The acts are allowed to change their song by some strange rule though and may switch to a back up song yet. According to the official website , (more…)
Belarus: Back-Up Song Titles Revealed
Posted: December 31, 2011 by ddegroodt in BelarusTags: Belarus
Belarus: A few weeks ago in Belarus, we saw the 15 semi finalists being reduced to five, in order to win Eurofest 2012 and thus become the Eurovision representative for the country. Today BRTC has published a list of songs that have been included in a so called ‘song-base’. Should any of the five finalists like to change their song, they are able to pick an entry from the following ones: (more…)
Belarus: 5 Artists Qualify for Eurofest Final
Posted: December 21, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Belarus Belarus – The semi-final of the Belarussian national selection just came to an end. The show saw 15 acts competing for 5 places in the national final on January 28. The 5 lucky qualifiers will be chosen by a 50/50 mixture of tele- and juryvotes. The qualifiers are the group Litesound, Gunesh, Uzari, Victoria Aleshko and Alena Lanskaya. However, this does not necessarily mean that one of the 5 songs will be Belarus’ Eurovision entry in 2012: A strange rule allows the artists to change the song completely for the national final. (more…)
Belarus - Hold on Eurovision fans, tonight, we will come one step closer to finding the Belarussian representative for Baku. Eurofest 2012 is kicking off with its semi final, which will see 5 artist qualify for the grand final held on the 28th of January. Dennis Kurian will host the show. The 5 lucky qualifiers will be chosen by a 50/50 mixture of tele- and juryvotes. Here are the participants: (more…)
Belarus -The Belarussian national broadcaster BHRT has announced today that the final of their national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be held on January 28. The semi-final will be held this Wednesday and will see 15 artists competing for the 5 places in the national final. A strange rule in Belarus allows the qualifiers to change their song for the final. Here are the participants of the semi-final: (more…)
Belarus – Live snippets of the 15 songs that will compete in the semi-final of the Belarussian national selection, Eurofest, which will be held on December 21, have appeared on YouTube. Five of the competitors will be chosen to proceed to the final through 50% televoting and 50% jury votes. Among the competitors are Gunesh Abasova and the band Litesound who have participated in numerous national finals already. Furthermore Anastasiya Vinnikova, who (more…)
Belarus – The Belarussian national broadcaster BTRC has just revealed the 15 artists and songs that will compete in the semi-final of their national selection Eurofest on December 21. Five of the competitors will be chosen to proceed to the final through 50% televoting and 50% jury votes. Among the competitors are Gunesh Abasova and the band Litesound who have participated in numerous national finals already. Furthermore Anastasiya Vinnikova, who (more…)
Belarus – She represented Belarus in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf and only marginally failed to qualify to the final with her patriotic “I Love Belarus”: Anastasiya Vinnikova seeks to return to the Eurovision stage next year as she has been revealed to be one of the artists which have submitted an entry for the Belarussian national final Eurofest. “Shining In Twilight”, the song Vinnikova will be competing with was composed by Leonid Shirin and (more…)
Belarus – The submission deadline for the Belarussian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 ended yesterday. BTRC, the Belarussian national broadcaster, now revealed that a total of 90 Musicians applied for the competition. 55 of them are Singers and 35 are composers. The 15 semi-finalists will be selected at the beginning of December. It had already been revealed earlier that composers from Portugal, Malta, Russia and Israel are among the 35 hopefuls. (more…)
