BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

20/12/2007

Belarus airs semi-final tomorrow

On December 21st, at 21:45 (local time) Belarus TV will begin a live broadcast of the EuroFest semi final. 15 acts, previously chosen by the jury, will perform in accordance with running order which will be determined later on today by a draw. Participants will perform at a BTRC studio using a phonogram while the jury will sit in a separate room watching the concert on TV just like the rest of the viewers.

The televoting will begin once all the participants have completed with their entry. Every viewer can vote by dialling 8-803-100-03-•• (where •• is the number of the performer they like to vote from 01 to 15). All calls are free of charge.

The jury will choose their top three to progress to the final. If the opinion of viewers differs from the jury judgement, then the performer who scored the largest numbers of votes but failed to get into the top two becomes the third finalist as a nominee of TV viewers.

The final will take place on January 21st 2008, by the same means of voting. The winner will be the one to represent the country at Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade.

You can watch a short preview from rehearsal of the semi-finalists and some of the rejected artists from the last selection round by clicking here (courtesy of TVR BY)

Source:

http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9940

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