Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |
 Belarus
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 August 2016 | |||
| Selected entrant | Alexander Minyonok | |||
| Selected song | "Muzyka moikh pobed (Music Is My Only Way)" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Kirill Ermakov Roman Kolodko Alexander Minyonok |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th place, 177 points | |||
| Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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"Muzyka moikh pobed (Music Is My Only Way)" |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) |
Alexander Minyonok
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| Composer(s) |
Kirill Ermakov, Alexander Minyonok
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| Lyricist(s) |
Roman Kolodko, Alexander Minyonok
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| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Volshebstvo (Magic)" (2015) | |
| Alexander Minyonok | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 25 June 2003 |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The Belarusian entry for the 2016 contest in Valletta, Malta was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). A national final of ten competing acts participated in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from jury members made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. On 26 August 2016, Alexander Minyonok was selected to represent Belarus with the song "Muzyka moikh pobed (Music is my only way)".
Prior to the 2016 Contest, Belarus had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its first entry at the inaugural contest in 2003. Belarus has won the contest twice in 2005 with the song "My vmeste" performed by Ksenia Sitnik and again in 2007 with the song "S druz'yami performed by Alexey Zhigalkovich. They hosted the 2010 contest in Minsk.
The national final took place on 26 August 2016, which saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of both telephone vote and the votes of jury members made up of music professionals. Alexander Minyonok was selected to represent Belarus with the song "Muzyka moikh pobed".
Alexander Minyonok (Belarusian: Аляксандр Мінёнак, Russian: Александр Минёнок; born 25 June 2003) is a young singer who represented Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with his song "Muzyka moikh pobed" (Russian: Музыка моих побед). He won the Belarusian national final on 26 August 2016, receiving 2,624 telephone vote from the viewing public calculated as eight-points, and the maximum twelve-points from the jury members.
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