Belarus: NAVI to Kyiv 2017

Tonight we found the Belarusian representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv. The band NAVI won the Belarusian national final with the song "Historyja majho zyccia" (Belarusian: "Гісторыя майго жыцьця", English: "Story of my life"). In addition to the performances from the competitors, the show featured guest performances by the hosts Olga Ryzhikova and TEO (Belarus 2014).

Belarus 2017 – Results

1. Navi – "Historyja majho zyccia" (18 points)
2. Nuteki – "Take My Heart" (15 points)
3. Anastasiya Sheverenko – "We'll Be Together" (13 points)
4. PROvokatsiya – "#mylove" (12 points)
5. Napoli – "Let's Come Together" (12 points)
6. Nikita Hodas – "Voice In My Head" (10 points)
7. July – "Children of the World" (9 points)
8. Isaac Nightingale – "On the Red Line" (8 points)
9. Angelica Pushnova – "We Should Be Together" (7 points)
10. Aleksandra Tkach – "Be Stronger" (7 points)
11. Vladislav Kurasov – "Follow the Play" (4 points)
12. Kattie – "Wild Wind" (1 point)
13. Lermont x Julic – "Heartbeat" (0 points)

BTRC had appointed a jury who were responsible for 50% of the votes: Valeriy Dayneko, Olga Salamakha, Yelena Treschinskaya, Aleksandr Kapenkin, Vladimir Bogdan, Lyudmila Kuts and Inna Mardusevich.

NAVI

NAVI are a Belarusian Indie pop group with Artem Lukyanenko and Ksenia Zhuk in front. Other members are: Vlad Cheschevik (bass), Alexander Tobolski (electric), and Vova Beger (drums).

NAVI was formed in 2013 in Minsk, Belarus, and the year later they released their first album.
All their songs are performed on Belarusian language. NAVI was formed in 2013 in Minsk. In 2014 the band released the first CD disk ("Soncam sahretyja").

Belarus in Eurovision Song Contest

Belarus haven't had the greatest succes in Eurovision history. They have participated every year since 2004, but only qualified for the Grand Final four times. Their best result is a 6th place with the 2007-entry "Work Your Magic" performed by Dmitry Koldun. This is their only Top-15 position in Eurovision.