Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
| Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
| Country | Belarus | |||
| Selection process | Natsionalny Otbor | |||
| Selection date | 7 March 2019 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Like It" | |||
| Artist | Zena | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 122 points) | |||
| Final result | 24th, 31 points | |||
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Belarus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It", written by Zinaida Kupriyanovich, Yulia Kireeva and Viktor Drobysh, and performed by Kupriyanovich herself under the stage name Zena. The Belarusian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel was selected through the national final Natsionalny Otbor, which was organised by the Belarusian participating broadcaster Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC). The national final consisted of ten competing acts participating in a televised production where a jury panel selected "Like It" performed by Zena as the winner.
Belarus was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 8, "Like It" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Belarus placed tenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 122 points. In the final, Belarus performed in position 19 and placed twenty-fourth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 31 points.
As of 2025, this was Belarus' final entry in the contest, with BTRC's planned entry in 2020 not being able to compete due to the event's cancellation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, BTRC's intended entry in 2021 being disqualified, and the broadcaster's membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) being indefinitely suspended later that year.