Belarus has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 16 times since making its debut in 2004. In 2007 they qualified for the grand final for the first time with the song "Work Your Magic" performed by Dmitry Koldun who finished sixth - the highest placing that Belarus has ever scored.
In the past, Belarus has used a combination of internal selections and national finals to choose their entry. This year, live auditions were held with pre-screened applicants. Following this, a jury panel selected 12 acts to compete in the national final which was held on February 28, 2020.
Unlike the national final in 2019 where the winner was decided by jury vote alone, this year the public was able to vote and the winner was determined by a combination of 50% jury vote and 50% televote.
VAL won the national final and will represent Belarus with the song "Da Vidna" - contemporary pop tune sung in Belarusian.
VAL is a duo consisting of singer Lera Gribusova and singer and multi-instrumentalist Vlad Pashkevich. They experiment with genres such as house, R&B, pop and hip-hop, combined with vogue and fashion.
Final votes (in order of appearance) are as follows:
NAPOLI - "Don't Let Me Down" - 5 points
Sasha Zaharik - "Rocky Road" - 6 points
Anastasiya Malashkevich - "Invisible" - 12 points
CHАKRАS - "La-ley-la" - 18 points
Nastya Glamozda - "Burning Again" - 2 points
Nastasea - "Hello" - 0 points
Yan Yarosh - "Fire" - 18 points
Angelika Pushnоva - "True Love" - 10 points
Darya Khmelnitskaya - "On Fire" - 0 points
АURА - "Barani svajo" - 10 points
KeySi - "Chili Pepper" - 15 points
VАL - "Da Vidna" - 20 points
VAL will perform in Rotterdam in the first half of the first Semi-Final on 12 May.