Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

{{Infobox song contest country

| Name = Belarus

| Contest = JESC

| Former broadcaster = Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC; 2003–2020)

| Apps = 18

| First = {{Escyr|2003|Junior}}

| Last = {{Escyr|2020|Junior}}

| Best = 1st: {{Escyr|2005|Junior}}, {{Escyr|2007|Junior}}

| Host = {{Escyr|2010|Junior}}, {{Escyr|2018|Junior}}

| Current = 2020

}}

Belarus has been represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since its inception in {{Escyr|2003|J}} until {{Escyr|2020|J}}. The Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC), then a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has been responsible for the selection process of its participants since its debut. The country hosted the contest at the Minsk-Arena in {{Escyr|2010|Junior}} and again in {{Escyr|2018|Junior}}.

The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2003 contest was Volha Satsiuk with the song "Tantsuy", which finished in fourth place out of sixteen participating entries, achieving a score of 103 points.

Belarus was one of two countries to have never missed an edition of the contest, the other one being the {{Esccnty|Netherlands|Junior}}, until the broadcaster was expelled from the EBU in 2021. It is also one of the two countries, along with {{Esccnty|Serbia|Junior}}, to have participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest before debuting in the adult one. The country hosted the contest at the Minsk-Arena in {{Escyr|2010|Junior}} and again in {{Escyr|2018|Junior}}.

History

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| image1 = JESC 2013 (Belarus) Ilya Volkov at rehearsal 2.jpg

| caption1 = Ilya Volkov at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, Kyiv.

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| caption2 = Ruslan Aslanov at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Sofia.

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Belarus was one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.{{cite web|last1=García|first1=Belén|title=#BestOfJESC – Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003|url=https://www.esc-plus.com/bestofjesc-junior-eurovision-song-contest-2003/|website=esc-plus.com|publisher=ESC+Plus|access-date=26 August 2016|date=7 September 2015}} Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) hold a national final mechanism in order to select its representative for the contests.{{cite web|last1=Escudero|first1=Victor M.|title=Tonight: Albania picks their first ever Junior entry!|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=tonight_albania_picks_first_ever_junior_entry|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=24 August 2016|date=4 October 2012}} Child-singer Volha Satsiuk was the first participant to represent Belarus with the song "{{lang|be-Latn|Tantsuy|i=unset}}",{{cite web|last1=Escudero|first1=Victor M.|title=Remember the first ever Junior Eurovision Song Contest?|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=remember_the_first_ever_junior_eurovision_song_contest|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=26 August 2016|date=9 November 2012}} which finished in fourth place out of sixteen participating entries, achieving a score of one hundred and three points.{{cite news|title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 Scoreboard|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/year-page?event=1475#Complete_scoreboard|access-date=26 August 2016|work=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|date=15 November 2003}}

Belarus took part in every edition of the contest from 2003 to 2020,{{cite web|title=Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/country-profile?country=41|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=26 August 2016}} winning the contest twice: in {{Escyr|2005|Junior}} with Ksenia Sitnik performing the song "{{lang|be-Latn|My vmeste|i=unset}}";{{cite web|last1=Bakker|first1=Sietse|title=Belarus wins Junior 2005|url=http://esctoday.com/5212/belarus_wins_junior_2005|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=26 August 2016|date=26 November 2005}} and again in {{Escyr|2007|Junior}} with Alexey Zhigalkovich performing the entry "{{lang|be-Latn|S druz'yami|i=unset}}".{{cite web|last1=Bakker|first1=Sietse|title=Alexey from Belarus wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=alexey_from_belarus_wins_junior_eurovision_song_contest|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=26 August 2016|date=8 December 2007}} Viewing figures and interest for the Junior Eurovision in Belarus is very high; according to former EBU Executive Supervisor Svante Stockselius in 2010, Junior Eurovision was then considered "one of Belarus' most popular television shows".{{cite web|last1=Bakker|first1=Sietse|title=Exclusive: Belarus to host Junior 2010|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=exclusive_belarus_to_host_junior_2010|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=26 August 2016|date=8 June 2009}} On 8 June 2009, the EBU confirmed that Belarus had won the rights to organise the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 over bids from Russia and Malta;{{cite web|last1=Mikheev|first1=Andy|title=News on JESC 2010 organization|url=https://esckaz.com/jesc/2010/|publisher=ESCKAZ.com|access-date=26 August 2016}}{{Better source needed|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.|date=April 2022}} after undergoing construction in 2009, the 15,000-spectator Minsk-Arena hosted the event.

On 17 May 2016, Belarus confirmed that the country would be making its fourteenth Junior Eurovision appearance at the {{escyr|2016|Junior}} contest.{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Belarus: Junior Eurovision 2016 Participation Confirmed|url=https://eurovoix.com/2016/05/17/belarus-junior-eurovision-2016-participation-confirmed/|website=eurovoix.com|publisher=Eurovoix|access-date=17 May 2016|date=17 May 2016}} The national selection show took place on 26 August 2016,{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Belarus national final August 26|url=https://eurovoix.com/2016/07/10/belarus-national-final-august-26/|website=eurovoix.com|publisher=Eurovoix|access-date=11 July 2016|date=10 July 2016}} in which ten acts competed in a live televised broadcast, with the winner having been determined by 50% professional jury and 50% public televoting.{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Tonight Belarus selects for Junior Eurovision 2016|url=https://eurovoix.com/2016/08/26/tonight-belarus-selects-junior-eurovision-2016/|website=eurovoix.com|publisher=Eurovoix|access-date=26 August 2016|date=26 August 2016}} Alexander Minyonok won the 2016 Belarusian final with the song "{{lang|be-Latn|Muzyka moikh pobed|i=unset}}" and represented Belarus at the 2016 contest.{{cite web|last1=García|first1=Belén|title=Junior Eurovision: Alexander Minyonok wins in Belarus!|url=https://www.esc-plus.com/junior-eurovision-wins-belarus/|website=esc-plus.com|publisher=Esc-plus|access-date=26 August 2016|date=26 August 2016}} On 15 October 2017, it was announced that Belarus would host the contest for a second time in the capital, Minsk.{{Cite news|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=271012|title=Minsk announced as the host city for Junior Eurovision 2018!|work=Junior Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=15 October 2017}} On 21 November 2017, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister {{interlanguage link|Vasily Zharko|be}} stated that the contest was scheduled to be held at Minsk Arena in November 2018. On 18 March 2018, Minsk Arena was confirmed as the venue by the contest organisers.{{cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/junior-eurovision-2018-to-take-place-in-minsk-arena-november-25|title=Junior Eurovision 2018 to take place on Sunday 25th November!|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=18 March 2018|date=18 March 2018}}

On 28 May 2021, the EBU announced it was suspending BTRC's membership due to "exceptional concerns" over its broadcasts. The broadcaster was given two weeks to respond before the suspension came into effect, which it failed to do publicly.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2021/05/ebu-executive-board-agrees-to-suspension-of-belarus-member-btrc|title=EBU EXECUTIVE BOARD AGREES TO SUSPENSION OF BELARUS MEMBER BTRC|date=2021-05-28|publisher=EBU|access-date=2021-05-31}} Exclusion from EBU membership meant that BTRC would lose the rights to broadcast and participate in Eurovision events.{{Cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/05/28/belarus-ebu-executive-board-agrees-to-suspend-belarusian-state-broadcaster-btrc/265548/|title=Belarus: EBU Executive Board agrees to suspend Belarusian state broadcaster BTRC|last=Ten Veen|first=Renske|date=2021-05-28|work=Wiwibloggs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531090635/https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/05/28/belarus-ebu-executive-board-agrees-to-suspend-belarusian-state-broadcaster-btrc/265548/|archive-date=2021-05-31|url-status=live}} On 1 July, the EBU officially imposed a three-year suspension on BTRC, scheduled to end on 1 July 2024, and the broadcaster subsequently acknowledged and accepted its temporary inability to take part in Eurovision.{{Cite web|url=https://euroradio.fm/belteleradyyokampaniyu-vyklyuchyli-z-eurapeyskaga-vyashchalnaga-sayuza/|title=Белтэлерадыёкампанію выключылі з Еўрапейскага вяшчальнага саюза|date=2021-06-30|website=euroradio.fm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701100520/https://euroradio.fm/belteleradyyokampaniyu-vyklyuchyli-z-eurapeyskaga-vyashchalnaga-sayuza |archive-date=1 July 2021 }}{{Cite web|url= https://eurovoix.com/2021/07/01/belarus-ebu-suspends-btrcs-membership/ |title= Belarus: EBU Suspends BTRC's Membership |date=1 July 2021|access-date=6 July 2021|work=Eurovoix|last=Granger |first=Anthony|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703015306/https://eurovoix.com/2021/07/01/belarus-ebu-suspends-btrcs-membership/ |archive-date=3 July 2021 }}{{Cite web|url= https://eurovoix.com/2021/08/27/btrc-ebu-suspension-2024/ |title= Belarus: BTRC Reveals EBU Suspension Scheduled to Expire in 2024 |date=27 August 2021|access-date=27 August 2021|work=Eurovoix|last=Granger |first=Anthony|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827083627/https://eurovoix.com/2021/08/27/btrc-ebu-suspension-2024/ |archive-date=27 August 2021 }} Following this, the director general of BTRC, Ivan Eismont, made a statement regarding the EBU's actions, in which he claimed that the national response to Belarus' exclusion from the adult contest was ambivalent, but that there was general sadness regarding their inability to compete at the junior contest after their success at the event over the years.{{Cite web|url= https://eurovoix.com/2021/08/21/belarus-regret-unable-compete-junior-eurovision/ |title= Belarus: BTRC Director Expresses Regret at Being Unable to Compete in Junior Eurovision |date=21 August 2021|access-date=23 August 2021|work=Eurovoix|last=Granger |first=Anthony|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821095920/https://eurovoix.com/2021/08/21/belarus-regret-unable-compete-junior-eurovision/ |archive-date=21 August 2021 }} The EBU had the right to review the suspension at any point prior to its official expiration, however, in April 2024 it declared that there was "no reason to change {{om|our|sub=its|br=y}} position at the current time", thus extending the suspension indefinitely.{{Cite web|date=2023-04-23|last=Farren|first=Neil|title=Belarus: BTRC Indefinitely Suspended From EBU|url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/23/belarus-btrc-indefinitely-suspended-from-ebu/|access-date=2024-04-23|website=Eurovoix}}

Participation overview

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style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1

| First place

style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2

| Second place

style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3

| Third place

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Artist ! scope="col" \| Song ! scope="col" \| Language ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" \| Place ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" \| Points
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2003\|Junior}} \| {{ill\|Volha Satsiuk\|be\|Вольга Сацюк}} \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Tantsuy\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Танцуй}})}} \| Belarusian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 4 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 103
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2004\|Junior}} \| Egor Volchek \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Spiavajcie so mnoj\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Спявайце со мной}})}} \| Belarusian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 14 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 9
style="background-color:#FFD700;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2005\|Junior}} \| Ksenia Sitnik \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|My vmeste\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Мы вместе}})}} \| Russian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 149
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2006\|Junior}} \| Andrey Kunets \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Noviy den\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Новый день}})}} \| Russian \| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" \| 2 \| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" \| 129
style="background-color:#FFD700;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2007\|Junior}} \| Alexey Zhigalkovich \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|S druz'yami\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|С друзьями}})}} \| Russian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 137
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2008\|Junior}} \| Dasha, {{ill\|Alina Molosh\|lt=Alina\|ru\|Молош, Алина Андреевна}} & Karyna \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Serdtse Belarusi\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Сердце Беларуси}})}} \| Belarusian, Russian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 6 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 86
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2009\|Junior}} \| Yury Demidovich \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Volshebniy krolik\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Волшебный кролик}})}} \| Russian, Latin \| style="text-align:center;" \| 9 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 48
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2010\|Junior}} \| Daniil Kozlov \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Muzyki svet\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Музыки свет}})}} \| Russian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 5 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 85
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2011\|Junior}} \| Lidiya Zablotskaya \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Angely dobra\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Ангелы добра}})}} \| Russian \| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" \| 3 \| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" \| 99
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2012\|Junior}} \| Egor Zheshko \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|A more-more\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|А море-море}})}} \| Russian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 9 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 56
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2013\|Junior}} \| Ilya Volkov \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Poy so mnoy\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Пой со мной}})}} \| Russian \| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" \| 3 \| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" \| 108
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2014\|Junior}} \| Nadezhda Misyakova \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Sokal\|i=unset}}" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Сокал}})}} \| Belarusian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 7 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 71
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2015\|Junior}} \| Ruslan Aslanov \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Volshebstvo\|i=unset}} (Magic)" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Волшебство}})}} \| Russian, English \| style="text-align:center;" \| 4 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 105
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2016\|Junior}} \| Alexander Minyonok \| "Muzyka moikh pobed (Music Is My Only Way)" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Музыка моих побед}})}} \| Russian, English \| style="text-align:center;" \| 7 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 177
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2017\|Junior}} \| Helena Meraai \| "I Am the One" \| Russian \| style="text-align:center;" \| 5 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 149
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2018\|Junior}} \| Daniel Yastremski \| "Time" \| Russian, English \| style="text-align:center;" \| 11 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 114
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2019\|Junior}} \| Liza Misnikova \| "{{lang\|be-Latn\|Pepelny\|i=unset}} (Ashen)" {{small\|({{lang\|be\|Пепельный}})}} \| Russian, English \| style="text-align:center;" \| 11 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 92
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Escyr\|2020\|Junior}} \| Arina Pehtereva \| "Aliens" \| Russian, English \| style="text-align:center;" \| 5 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 130

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Artist

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Language

! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Place

! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2003|Junior}}

| {{ill|Volha Satsiuk|be|Вольга Сацюк}}

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Tantsuy|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Танцуй}})}}

| Belarusian

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 103

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2004|Junior}}

| Egor Volchek

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Spiavajcie so mnoj|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Спявайце со мной}})}}

| Belarusian

| style="text-align:center;" | 14

| style="text-align:center;" | 9

style="background-color:#FFD700;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2005|Junior}}

| Ksenia Sitnik

| "{{lang|be-Latn|My vmeste|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Мы вместе}})}}

| Russian

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 149

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2006|Junior}}

| Andrey Kunets

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Noviy den|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Новый день}})}}

| Russian

| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2

| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 129

style="background-color:#FFD700;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2007|Junior}}

| Alexey Zhigalkovich

| "{{lang|be-Latn|S druz'yami|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|С друзьями}})}}

| Russian

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 137

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2008|Junior}}

| Dasha, {{ill|Alina Molosh|lt=Alina|ru|Молош, Алина Андреевна}} & Karyna

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Serdtse Belarusi|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Сердце Беларуси}})}}

| Belarusian, Russian

| style="text-align:center;" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" | 86

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2009|Junior}}

| Yury Demidovich

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Volshebniy krolik|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Волшебный кролик}})}}

| Russian, Latin

| style="text-align:center;" | 9

| style="text-align:center;" | 48

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2010|Junior}}

| Daniil Kozlov

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Muzyki svet|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Музыки свет}})}}

| Russian

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 85

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2011|Junior}}

| Lidiya Zablotskaya

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Angely dobra|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Ангелы добра}})}}

| Russian

| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3

| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 99

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2012|Junior}}

| Egor Zheshko

| "{{lang|be-Latn|A more-more|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|А море-море}})}}

| Russian

| style="text-align:center;" | 9

| style="text-align:center;" | 56

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2013|Junior}}

| Ilya Volkov

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Poy so mnoy|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Пой со мной}})}}

| Russian

| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3

| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 108

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2014|Junior}}

| Nadezhda Misyakova

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Sokal|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|be|Сокал}})}}

| Belarusian

| style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 71

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2015|Junior}}

| Ruslan Aslanov

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Volshebstvo|i=unset}} (Magic)" {{small|({{lang|be|Волшебство}})}}

| Russian, English

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 105

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2016|Junior}}

| Alexander Minyonok

| "Muzyka moikh pobed (Music Is My Only Way)" {{small|({{lang|be|Музыка моих побед}})}}

| Russian, English

| style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 177

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2017|Junior}}

| Helena Meraai

| "I Am the One"

| Russian

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 149

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2018|Junior}}

| Daniel Yastremski

| "Time"

| Russian, English

| style="text-align:center;" | 11

| style="text-align:center;" | 114

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2019|Junior}}

| Liza Misnikova

| "{{lang|be-Latn|Pepelny|i=unset}} (Ashen)" {{small|({{lang|be|Пепельный}})}}

| Russian, English

| style="text-align:center;" | 11

| style="text-align:center;" | 92

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2020|Junior}}

| Arina Pehtereva

| "Aliens"

| Russian, English

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

Commentators and spokespersons

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.{{cite web|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=tonight_junior_eurovision_song_contest_2015|title=Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!|last=Fisher|first=Luke James|work=Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015|date=21 November 2015|access-date=21 November 2015}}

The Belarusian broadcaster, BTRC, sent its own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Russian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Belarus. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Channel ! scope="col" \| Commentator ! scope="col" \| Spokesperson ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2003\|Junior}} \|rowspan="2"\|Belarus 1 \|rowspan="7"\|Denis Kurian \|{{N/A\|Unknown}} \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2004\|Junior}} \|Daria \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2005\|Junior}} \|rowspan="16"\|Belarus 1, Belarus 24 \|Anton Lediaev \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2006\|Junior}} \|Liza Anton-Baychuk \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2007\|Junior}} \|Alexander Rogachevskiy \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2008\|Junior}} \|Anjelica Misevich \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2009\|Junior}} \|Arina Aleshkevich \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2010\|Junior}} \|Pavel Lozovik \|Anastasiya Butyugina \|{{center\|{{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213191722/http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/culture/Kommentatorom-detskogo-Evrovidenija-2010-v-Belarusi-stanet-didzhej-Pavel-Lozovik_i_530928.html\|archive-date=13 December 2010\|url=http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/culture/Kommentatorom-detskogo-Evrovidenija-2010-v-Belarusi-stanet-didzhej-Pavel-Lozovik_i_530928.html\|title=Комментатором детского "Евровидения-2010" в Беларуси станет диджей Павел Лозовик\|website=belta.by\|date=10 November 2010\|access-date=19 November 2019\|publisher=BelTA}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2011\|Junior}} \|Denis Kurian \|Anna Kovalyova \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2012\|Junior}} \|Pavel Lozovik \|Maria Drozdova \|
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2013\|Junior}} \|rowspan="3"\|Anatoliy Lipetskiy \|Alexandra Tkach \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://esckaz.com/jesc/2013/\|title=Детское Евровидение 2013 Киев Украина Новости Junior Eurovision 2013 Kyiv Ukraine News\|website=esckaz.com\|access-date=19 November 2019}}{{Better source needed\|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.\|date=April 2022}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2014\|Junior}} \|Katerina Taperkina \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://esckaz.com/jesc/2014/event.htm#en_broadcast\|title=Junior Eurovision 2014 – Event page/ Организация конкурса\|access-date=19 November 2019\|website=esckaz.com}}{{Better source needed\|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.\|date=April 2022}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2015\|Junior}} \|Valeria Drobyshevskaya \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://naviny.by/rubrics/eu/2015/11/14/ic_news_627_466723\|title=Делегация Беларуси отправляется в Софию на детское "Евровидение"\|date=14 November 2015\|access-date=19 November 2019\|website=naviny.by\|publisher=BelaPAN\|language=ru}}{{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122134325/https://junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=meet_the_spokespersons_of_tonights_grand_final\|archive-date=22 November 2015\|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=meet_the_spokespersons_of_tonights_grand_final\|title=Meet the spokespersons of tonight's Grand Final!\|date=21 November 2015\|access-date=19 November 2019\|first=Ervin\|last=Juhász\|website=junioreurovision.tv\|publisher=EBU}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2016\|Junior}} \|Julia Pertsova \|Ruslan Aslanov \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/company/belarusian-delegation-leaves-for-junior-eurovision-2016/\|title=Belarusian delegation leaves for Junior Eurovision 2016\|website=tvr.by\|publisher=BTRC\|date=11 November 2016\|access-date=19 November 2019}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2017\|Junior}} \|Evgeny Perlin \|Saba Karazanashvili \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://eurovoix.com/2017/11/20/belarus-evgeny-perlin-announced-junior-eurovision-2017-commentator/\|title=Belarus: Evgeny Perlin Announced As Junior Eurovision 2017 Commentator\|date=20 November 2017\|access-date=17 November 2019\|website=eurovoix.com\|first=Anthony\|last=Granger}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bby9b4OFZw_/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bby9b4OFZw_ \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|url-access=limited\|title=Eurovision l OGAE Belarus 🇧🇾 on Instagram: "A young resident of Tbilisi with Belarusian roots Saba Karazanashvili will announce the ratings of the Belarusian audience and the jury – the boy's mother works in ..."\|via=Instagram\|publisher=OGAE Belarus\|date=22 November 2017\|access-date=17 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2018\|Junior}} \|Georgiy Koldun and Andrey Makaenok \|Arina Rovba \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvr.by/special/detskoe-evrovidenie-2018/\|title=Детское Евровидение 2018\|website=tvr.by\|publisher=BTRC\|access-date=17 November 2019\|language=ru}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2019\|Junior}} \|Evgeny Perlin \|Emilia \|{{center\|{{Cite web\|url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/11/15/belarus-evgeny-perlin-announced-as-junior-eurovision-2019-commentator/\|title=Belarus: Evgeny Perlin Announced as Junior Eurovision 2019 Commentator\|date=15 November 2019\|access-date=17 November 2019\|website=eurovoix.com\|first=Anthony\|last=Granger}}{{cite web\|last=Filippidou \|first=Ifigeneia\|title=These are the Junior Eurovision 2019 spokespersons\|url=https://www.esc-plus.com/these-are-the-junior-eurovision-2019-spokespersons/\|access-date=26 November 2019\|website=esc-plus.com\|date=24 November 2019}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2020\|Junior}} \|Pavel Lazovik \|Ksenia Galetskaya \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/11/27/belarus-ksenia-galetskaya-announced-as-spokesperson-for-junior-eurovision/\|title=Belarus: Ksenia Galetskaya Announced as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision\|date=2020-11-27\|access-date=2020-11-27\|work=Eurovoix\|first=Anthony\|last=Granger}}{{Cite web\|last=Granger\|first=Anthony\|date=2020-11-22\|title=Belarus: Belarus 1 & Belarus 24 Broadcasting Junior Eurovision 2020\|url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/11/22/belarus-belarus-1-belarus-24-broadcasting-junior-eurovision-2020/\|access-date=2020-11-27\|work=Eurovoix}}}}
scope="row"\|{{Escyr\|2021\|Junior}}–{{Escyr\|2024\|Junior}} \|colspan="2" {{N/A\|Suspended from broadcasting}} \|{{N/A\|Did not participate}} \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Channel

! scope="col" | Commentator

! scope="col" | Spokesperson

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2003|Junior}}

|rowspan="2"|Belarus 1

|rowspan="7"|Denis Kurian

|{{N/A|Unknown}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2004|Junior}}

|Daria

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2005|Junior}}

|rowspan="16"|Belarus 1,
Belarus 24

|Anton Lediaev

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2006|Junior}}

|Liza Anton-Baychuk

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2007|Junior}}

|Alexander Rogachevskiy

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2008|Junior}}

|Anjelica Misevich

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2009|Junior}}

|Arina Aleshkevich

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2010|Junior}}

|Pavel Lozovik

|Anastasiya Butyugina

|{{center|{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213191722/http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/culture/Kommentatorom-detskogo-Evrovidenija-2010-v-Belarusi-stanet-didzhej-Pavel-Lozovik_i_530928.html|archive-date=13 December 2010|url=http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/culture/Kommentatorom-detskogo-Evrovidenija-2010-v-Belarusi-stanet-didzhej-Pavel-Lozovik_i_530928.html|title=Комментатором детского "Евровидения-2010" в Беларуси станет диджей Павел Лозовик|website=belta.by|date=10 November 2010|access-date=19 November 2019|publisher=BelTA}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2011|Junior}}

|Denis Kurian

|Anna Kovalyova

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2012|Junior}}

|Pavel Lozovik

|Maria Drozdova

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2013|Junior}}

|rowspan="3"|Anatoliy Lipetskiy

|Alexandra Tkach

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://esckaz.com/jesc/2013/|title=Детское Евровидение 2013 Киев Украина Новости Junior Eurovision 2013 Kyiv Ukraine News|website=esckaz.com|access-date=19 November 2019}}{{Better source needed|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.|date=April 2022}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2014|Junior}}

|Katerina Taperkina

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://esckaz.com/jesc/2014/event.htm#en_broadcast|title=Junior Eurovision 2014 – Event page/ Организация конкурса|access-date=19 November 2019|website=esckaz.com}}{{Better source needed|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.|date=April 2022}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2015|Junior}}

|Valeria Drobyshevskaya

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://naviny.by/rubrics/eu/2015/11/14/ic_news_627_466723|title=Делегация Беларуси отправляется в Софию на детское "Евровидение"|date=14 November 2015|access-date=19 November 2019|website=naviny.by|publisher=BelaPAN|language=ru}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122134325/https://junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=meet_the_spokespersons_of_tonights_grand_final|archive-date=22 November 2015|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=meet_the_spokespersons_of_tonights_grand_final|title=Meet the spokespersons of tonight's Grand Final!|date=21 November 2015|access-date=19 November 2019|first=Ervin|last=Juhász|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=EBU}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2016|Junior}}

|Julia Pertsova

|Ruslan Aslanov

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/company/belarusian-delegation-leaves-for-junior-eurovision-2016/|title=Belarusian delegation leaves for Junior Eurovision 2016|website=tvr.by|publisher=BTRC|date=11 November 2016|access-date=19 November 2019}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2017|Junior}}

|Evgeny Perlin

|Saba Karazanashvili

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2017/11/20/belarus-evgeny-perlin-announced-junior-eurovision-2017-commentator/|title=Belarus: Evgeny Perlin Announced As Junior Eurovision 2017 Commentator|date=20 November 2017|access-date=17 November 2019|website=eurovoix.com|first=Anthony|last=Granger}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bby9b4OFZw_/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bby9b4OFZw_ |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Eurovision l OGAE Belarus 🇧🇾 on Instagram: "A young resident of Tbilisi with Belarusian roots Saba Karazanashvili will announce the ratings of the Belarusian audience and the jury – the boy's mother works in ..."|via=Instagram|publisher=OGAE Belarus|date=22 November 2017|access-date=17 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2018|Junior}}

|Georgiy Koldun and Andrey Makaenok

|Arina Rovba

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.tvr.by/special/detskoe-evrovidenie-2018/|title=Детское Евровидение 2018|website=tvr.by|publisher=BTRC|access-date=17 November 2019|language=ru}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2019|Junior}}

|Evgeny Perlin

|Emilia

|{{center|{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/11/15/belarus-evgeny-perlin-announced-as-junior-eurovision-2019-commentator/|title=Belarus: Evgeny Perlin Announced as Junior Eurovision 2019 Commentator|date=15 November 2019|access-date=17 November 2019|website=eurovoix.com|first=Anthony|last=Granger}}{{cite web|last=Filippidou |first=Ifigeneia|title=These are the Junior Eurovision 2019 spokespersons|url=https://www.esc-plus.com/these-are-the-junior-eurovision-2019-spokespersons/|access-date=26 November 2019|website=esc-plus.com|date=24 November 2019}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2020|Junior}}

|Pavel Lazovik

|Ksenia Galetskaya

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/11/27/belarus-ksenia-galetskaya-announced-as-spokesperson-for-junior-eurovision/|title=Belarus: Ksenia Galetskaya Announced as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision|date=2020-11-27|access-date=2020-11-27|work=Eurovoix|first=Anthony|last=Granger}}{{Cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=2020-11-22|title=Belarus: Belarus 1 & Belarus 24 Broadcasting Junior Eurovision 2020|url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/11/22/belarus-belarus-1-belarus-24-broadcasting-junior-eurovision-2020/|access-date=2020-11-27|work=Eurovoix}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2021|Junior}}–{{Escyr|2024|Junior}}

|colspan="2" {{N/A|Suspended from broadcasting}}

|{{N/A|Did not participate}}

Hostings

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Year ! Location ! Venue ! Presenters
scope="row"\| {{Escyr\|2010\|Junior}} \| rowspan="2"\|Minsk \| rowspan="2"\|Minsk-Arena \| Leila Ismailava and Denis Kurian{{cite web\|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=19963&_t=Meet+them%3A+the+hosts+of+Junior+2010!\|last1=Siim\|first1=Jarmo\|title=Meet them: the hosts of Junior 2010!\|publisher=JuniorEurovision.tv\|access-date=6 September 2010\|date=6 September 2010}}
scope="row"\| {{Escyr\|2018\|Junior}} \| Eugene Perlin, Helena Meraai and Zena{{cite web\|last1=Zwart\|first1=Josianne\|title=Meet the hosts of Junior Eurovision 2018!\|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/meet-the-hosts-of-junior-eurovision-2018\|website=junioreurovision.tv\|publisher=European Broadcasting Union\|access-date=26 October 2018\|date=26 October 2018}}
2021\|website= junioreurovision.tv\|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

Year

! Location

! Venue

! Presenters

scope="row"| {{Escyr|2010|Junior}}

| rowspan="2"|Minsk

| rowspan="2"|Minsk-Arena

| Leila Ismailava and Denis Kurian{{cite web|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=19963&_t=Meet+them%3A+the+hosts+of+Junior+2010!|last1=Siim|first1=Jarmo|title=Meet them: the hosts of Junior 2010!|publisher=JuniorEurovision.tv|access-date=6 September 2010|date=6 September 2010}}

scope="row"| {{Escyr|2018|Junior}}

| Eugene Perlin, Helena Meraai and Zena{{cite web|last1=Zwart|first1=Josianne|title=Meet the hosts of Junior Eurovision 2018!|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/meet-the-hosts-of-junior-eurovision-2018|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=26 October 2018|date=26 October 2018}}

2021|website= junioreurovision.tv|

References

Category:Countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Category:Music of Belarus

Category:Music competitions in Belarus

Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

History

Participation overview

Commentators and spokespersons

Hostings

See also

References