It was previously announced that 49 acts had been selected to take part in the audition stage of the Belarusian selection. The auditions have now taken place, with a total of 12 acts to continue through to the televised selection.
An expert panel selected the 12 participants based off their live auditions. Here are the 12 artists:
- Anastasiya Glamozda – Burning again
- Darya Khmelnitskaya – On Fire
- AURA – Барані сваё
- VAL – Да вiдна
- Angelika Pushnova – True Love
- NAPOLI – Dоn’t let me down
- Sasha Zakharik – Rocky Road
- KeyCi – Chili Pepper
- Yan Yaroche – Fire
- Anastasiya Razvadovskaya – Hello
- CHAKRAS – La-ley-la
- Anastasiya Malashkevich – Invisible
The selection will take place on February 28th. Unlike last year, the public vote will be reinstated, with 50% televote and 50% jury vote to be used to select the winner. In the case of a tie, the jury vote will take preference.