Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country  Belarus
National selection
Selection process National final
Selection date(s) 26 August 2016
Selected entrant Alexander Minenok
Selected song "Muzyka moikh pobed (Music Is My Only Way)"
Selected songwriter(s) Kirill Ermakov
Roman Kolodko
Alexander Minenok
Finals performance
Final result 7th place, 177 points
Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2015 • 2016

Belarus will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The Belarusian entry for the 2016 contest in Valletta, Malta will be selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). A national final of ten competing acts participated in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from jury members made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. On 26 August 2016, Alexander Minenok was selected to represent Belarus with the song "Muzyka moikh pobed (Music is my only way)".

Background

Prior to the 2016 Contest, Belarus had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its first entry at the inaugural contest in 2003.[1] Belarus has won the contest twice in 2005 with the song "My vmeste" performed by Ksenia Sitnik and again in 2007 with the song "S druz'yami performed by Alexey Zhigalkovich.[2] They hosted the 2010 contest in Minsk.[2]

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

The national final took place on 26 August 2016, which saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of both telephone vote and the votes of jury members made up of music professionals. Alexander Minenok was selected to represent Belarus with the song "Muzyka moikh pobed".[3]

Draw[4] Artist[4] Song[5] English translation Televote Jury Total Place[3]
1 Maria Magilnaya "Zvuk tishiny" (Звук тишины) The sound of silence 827 5 7 12 4
2 So-Ni-Ka "Pesenka moya" (Песенка моя) My song 3,916 10 2 12 6
3 Elena Titova "Ne prosto tak" (Не просто так) For a reason 529 3 3 6 9
4 Yulia Mozhilovskaya "Ver v sebya" (Верь в себя) Believe in yourself 477 2 1 3 10
5 Stefania Sokolova "Color Game (Tsvetnaya igra)" (Цветная игра) Color game 465 1 6 7 8
6 Neskuchniy Vozrast "Tyts tyts" (Тыц-тыц) — 1,689 6 4 10 7
7 Maria Zhilina "Vpripryzhku" (Вприпрыжку) Hopping 2,162 7 5 12 5
8 Zinaida Kupriyanovich "Kosmos" (Космос) Space 743 4 10 14 3
9 Olga Konovalova "Serdtsa bit" (Сердца бит) The beat of a heart 11,128 12 8 20 2
10 Aleksander Minenok "Muzyka moikh pobed" (Музыка моих побед) Music of my victories 2,624 8 12 20 1

Artist and song information

Belarus"Muzyka moikh pobed
(Music Is My Only Way)"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Alexander Minenok
Languages
Composer(s)
Kirill Ermakov, Alexander Minenok
Lyricist(s)
Roman Kolodko, Alexander Minenok
Appearance chronology
◄ "Volshebstvo (Magic)" (2015)   

Alexander Minenok

Alexander Minyonok
Born (2003-06-25) 25 June 2003
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present

Alexander Minenok (Belarusian: Аляксандр Мінёнак, Russian: Александр Минёнок; born 25 June 2003)[6] is a young singer who represented Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with his song "Muzyka moikh pobed" (Russian: Музыка моих побед).[7] He won the Belarusian national final on 26 August 2016, receiving 2,624 telephone vote from the viewing public calculated as eight-points, and the maximum twelve-points from the jury members.[7]

Alexander, who is also called Sasha, started singing professionally when he was eight. He is an artist of the Belarusian dance band "Sensation" and a student of the Russian Academy of Popular Music of Igor Krutoy. The young artist literally grew up behind the stage of the well-known Belarusian festival "Slavic Bazaar", where his mother worked. From early childhood, he followed famous artists, including Eurovision stars, and took part in many competitions in Belarus.

Alexander started singing solo in 2011. Since then, he has performed a variety of musical styles, he dances, presents TV shows and also acts in films. He plays both the piano and the accordion, and plans to learn how to play the drums in future.

Sasha dreams of singing with Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake. He is also a big fan of Justin Bieber and plans one day to perform in New York City's famous Madison Square Garden. He believes that apart from the vocal skills, the main thing for a true artist is his charisma, kindness and intentions to give positive energy to audience.

In his spare time he loves hoverboarding, skateboarding, rollerblading, skating, cycling, snowboarding in winter, and of course playing football with friends. Alexander also enjoys nature and watching films.

Muzyka moikh pobed

"Muzyka moikh pobed" (Russian: Музыка моих побед, English: Music of my victories) is a song by Belarusian singer Alexander Minenok. It will represent Belarus during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It is composed and written by Kirill Ermakov and Roman Kolodko.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016, Belarus was drawn to perform ninth on 20 November 2016, following Poland and preceding Ukraine.[8]

Final


Voting

During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% National juries and 50% televoting, with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country’s Adult and Kids' Jury, to be announced by a spokesperson. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote.[9] Following these results, three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1-8, 10, and 12. These professional jurors are: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and Jedward.[10]

Points awarded to Belarus

12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Belarus

Score Adult Jury Kids' Jury
12 points  Georgia  Armenia
10 points  Armenia  Russia
8 points  Malta  Bulgaria
7 points  Russia  Poland
6 points  Australia  Italy
5 points  Bulgaria  Malta
4 points  Italy  Ukraine
3 points  Netherlands  Georgia
2 points  Albania  Ireland
1 point  Poland  Australia

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Belarusian adult jury:

Split voting results from Belarus
Draw Country Adult Jury Kids' Jury
L.
Shliager		 Teo E.
Spiridovich		 O.
Plotnikova		 E.
Perlin		 Average
Points		 Average
Points
01  Ireland
02  Armenia
03  Albania
04  Russia
05  Malta
06  Bulgaria
07  Macedonia
08  Poland
09  Belarus
10  Ukraine
11  Italy
12  Serbia
13  Israel
14  Australia
15  Netherlands
16  Cyprus
17  Georgia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Jordan, Paul (26 August 2016). "Alexander Minenok to sing for Belarus in Malta!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 Granger, Anthony (10 July 2016). "Belarus national final August 26". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Frazer, Daz (19 August 2016). "Belarus: The Junior Eurovision Finalist Songs Revealed". Eurovoix.
  6. ↑ "About Alexander Minyonok". escpedia.info (in Portuguese). ESCPedia. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 García, Belén (26 August 2016). "Junior Eurovision: Alexander Minyonok wins in Belarus!". esc-plus.com. Esc-plus. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Jordan, Paul (15 November 2016). "Final running order revealed!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Format changes for the Junior Eurovision 2016". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Jedward to appear at Junior Eurovision 2016!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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