Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 10 January 2014 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Teo | |||
Selected song | "Cheesecake" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Placement | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 87 points) | |||
Final result | 16th, 43 points | |||
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Cheesecake" written by Yuriy Vashchuk and Dmitry Novik. The song was performed by Teo, which is the artistic name of singer Yuriy Vashchuk. The Belarusian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). The national final consisted of fourteen competing acts participating in a televised production where "Cheesecake" performed by Teo was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting.
Belarus was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 10, "Cheesecake" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 10 May. It was later revealed that Belarus placed fifth out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 87 points. In the final, Belarus performed in position 2 and placed sixteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 43 points.