Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
| Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) | |||
| Country | Belarus | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 28 February 2011 Song: 14 March 2011 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "I Love Belarus" | |||
| Artist | Anastasia Vinnikova | |||
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| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
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Belarus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I Love Belarus", written by Evgeny Oleynik and Svetlana Geraskova, and performed by Anastasia Vinnikova. The Belarusian participating broadcaster, Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC), internally selected its entry for the contest. Anastasia Vinnikova and the song "Born in Byelorussia" were initially announced as the Belarusian entry on 28 February 2011, however the song was reworked and retitled as "I Am Belarusian". The song was later disqualified and the replacement entry, "I Love Belarus", was announced on 14 March 2011.
Belarus was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 16, "I Love Belarus" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belarus placed fourteenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 45 points.