Eurovision 2008: Belarus

Tuomo writes: This is the second time Belarus participates. Sitting behind a group of Belarussians cheering for Koldun and the Belarus entry last year in the Hartwall Hall, you would have thought it was government imposed. Hmmm, considering that we're talking about Belarus, maybe it was... :-) At any rate, the cheer worked, and Belarus did fairly well for a newbie and placed in the top 10.

So here's Belarus for the second time in 2008 with Ruslan Alehno and Hasta la vista:

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Seems like Belarus has figured ESC out: entries have to be cheesy to succeed. Like Koldun last year, the singer is cheesy, the lyrics are cheesy, the choreography is cheesy. If it were any cheesier, mice would be having a field day! :-)

Speaking of cheesy, I'm a little surprised that Dave didn't showcase Belarus from 2007 and Dmitry Koldun: “Work your magic SHOE...!” And that cheesy move that you can see at 03:05 :-) If there's a song from 2007 that Dave enjoys - be it for its cheesy nature or what - Dmitry is it!