| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |  Belarus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: National final Song: Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 7 December 2012 Song: 7 March 2013 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Alyona Lanskaya | |||
| Selected song | "Solayoh" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 64 points) | |||
| Final result | 16th, 48 points | |||
| Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Solayoh" written by Marc Paelinck and Martin King. The song was performed by Alyona Lanskaya. The Belarusian entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden 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 ten competing acts participating in a televised production where "Rhythm of Love" performed by Alyona Lanskaya was initially selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting, however the singer opted to withdraw her song and the replacement entry, "Solayoh", was announced on 7 March 2013.
Belarus was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2013. Performing during the show in position 16, "Solayoh" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Belarus placed seventh out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 64 points. In the final, Belarus performed in position 8 and placed sixteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 48 points.