Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Belarus was represented by Polina Smolova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Mum". The song, an upbeat pop song that resembles the styles of Michael Jackson, was written by Andrey Kostiugov and composed by Sergey Sukhomlin.
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurofest 2006 | |||
Selection date(s) | 10 February 2006 | |||
Selected entrant | Polina Smolova | |||
Selected song | "Mum" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (22nd, 10 points) | |||
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Polina Smolova started her singing career with participations in children folk bands. She has graduated from music school in the piano department and sang in the children’s folk theater "Gostsitsa" as part of the Belarusian folk ensemble "Zhavaranachki." Polina later graduated from the Glinka Music College in the department of solo traditional singing from the Belarus State University of Culture and Art. She performed in the State Youth Music Theater as a soloist of the State Department of Internal Affairs Orchestra. She has participated in many song contests such as "Malvy" (Poland), "Galasy radzimy", "Golosa Evropy", and the winner of the contest "Slavyanski Bazar v Vitebske" in 2005. Polina attempted to represent Belarus last year, and although she was the public's favourite, she didn't win because she was not selected by the jury.
Before Eurovision
Eurofest 2006
The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a televised final took place on 10 February 2006 at the Republic Palace in Minsk, hosted by Denis Kurian, with the top three entries being selected by a public televote to proceed to the second round, which took place on 27 February 2006. In the untelevised second round on 27 January 2006, a professional jury selected the song "Mama" performed by Polina Smolova as the winner of the competition.
First Round – 10 February 2006 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
1 | Prima-Vera | "I Can See the Rising Sun" | 271 | 13 |
2 | Dali | "Europe's Heart's groove" | 334 | 10 |
3 | Janet | "Mysterious Logic" | 538 | 7 |
4 | Elena Grišanova | "You Can't Stop This Dance" | 2,839 | 2 |
5 | Gosia Andrzejewich | "Dangerous Game" | 218 | 15 |
6 | Alexandra Gaiduk | "An A-Class Face" | 112 | 16 |
7 | Lyavony | "Come Back" | 2,597 | 3 |
8 | TYANA | "You Never Know" | 290 | 12 |
9 | Dmitry Koldun | "May Be" | 431 | 8 |
10 | Gunesh | "Connect the Hearts" | 1,973 | 4 |
11 | Lesha Kodush | "Baby-sitter" | 390 | 9 |
12 | Irina Dorofeeva | "Vyshita sorochka" | 784 | 5 |
13 | Litesound | "My Faith" | 740 | 6 |
14 | Ruslan Musvidas & Svetlana Vezhnovets | "Proch s glaz" | 257 | 14 |
15 | Polina Smolova | "Mama" | 3,816 | 1 |
Second Round – 27 February 2006 | ||
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Draw | Artist | Song |
1 | Elena Grišanova | "You Can't Stop This Dance" |
2 | Lyavony | "Come Back" |
3 | Polina Smolova | "Mama" |
Preparation
For the contest, the winning song "Mama" has been revamped and renamed as "Mum" specifically for the contest.
At Eurovision
Because Belarus failed to qualify in 2005, Polina was required to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. She performed fifth, following Andorra and preceding the Albania. She came 22nd with 10 points, failing to qualify to the Grand Final.
Points awarded by Belarus[1]
Semi final
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Final
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Points awarded to Belarus
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |