Belarus selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008 through Song For Eurovision, a national final consisting of 20 songs which had to qualify through a semi final to get to the final. The winners were Dasha, Alina & Karina with the song Sertse Belarusi. [1]
Before Junior Eurovision
Song for Eurovision
Semi-final
The semi-final was pre-recorded on 27 May 2008, then broadcast on 1 June 2008. A jury decided the 10 songs that would go through to the final.
Draw
Artist
Song
Result
1
Diana Gromova
"Ta-Ru-Ram"
Advanced
2
Nikita Zhurovich
"Mechtat"
Advanced
3
Maria Lemeshevskaya
"SMS MMS"
Eliminated
4
Irina Kulagina
"Kupalskaya"
Eliminated
5
Ekaterina Mezhennaya
"Piny Cody"
Eliminated
6
Alina Moshchenko
"Vremya"
Advanced
7
Darya Shulgina
"Tantsuem, tantsuem"
Eliminated
8
Roman Voloznev
"Matulenka"
Eliminated
9
Diana Guzino
"Number One"
Advanced
10
Dmitry Yermuzevich
"Vse my deti zemli"
Eliminated
11
Ekaterina & Dmitry
"A tam, za gorizontom"
Eliminated
12
Serafima Kuznetsova
"Ne unyvai"
Advanced
13
Alina Konareva
"Volshebnie sny"
Eliminated
14
Kirill Yermakov
"Ya poyu dlya vas"
Advanced
15
Darya Mikhailova
"Oda Jazzu"
Eliminated
16
Mikhail Sosunov
"Odnoklassnitsa"
Advanced
17
Maria Dubovskaya
"Romashkiusi"
Eliminated
18
Alexandra Stelmakh
"Molodoe RNB"
Advanced
19
Darya Soroko
"So-Da-Super Star"
Advanced
20
Dasha, Alina, Karina
"Sertse Belarusi"
Advanced
Final
The final was broadcast live on 12 September 2008. The winning song was decided by 50% Televoting and 50% Jury, however only televoting results were announced, which was won by trio Dasha, Alina and Karina with Diana Gromova finishing 2nd.
Draw
Artist
Song
1
Dasha, Alina, Karina
"Sertse Belarusi"
2
Serafima Kuznetsova
"Ne unyvai"
3
Mikhail Sosunov
"Odnoklassnitsa"
4
Nikita Zhurovich
"Mechtat"
5
Diana Guzino
"Number One"
6
Diana Gromova
"Ta-Ru-Ram"
7
Darya Soroko
"So-Da-Super Star"
8
Alina Moshchenko
"Vremya"
9
Alexandra Stelmakh
"Molodoe RNB"
10
Kirill Yermakov
"Ya poyu dlya vas"
At Eurovision
On 14 October 2008 it was revealed that the Belarusian entry had been allocated spot 3 to perform in the final.[2][3] At the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 which took place on 22 November 2008, the performers wore dresses identical to the ones they wore at the national final. There were also three dancers which were also featured in the performance at the national final.
