page_title: Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
section_title: At Eurovision
hierarchical_section_title: Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 / At Eurovision
caption_attribution_description: English: Teo representing Belarus with the song "Cheesecake" during the first dress rehearsal of the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014&#160;Copenhagen. (Help translate this text)
context_page_description: Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Belarusian entry was selected through a national final, organised by Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus. Teo represented Belarus with the self-composed song "Cheesecake" with lyrics by Dmitry Novik. The song qualified from the second semi-final to compete in the final. Belarus placed 16th in the final, scoring 43 points.
context_section_description: During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Belarus was drawn to compete in the second half of the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. In the second semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Belarus would perform 10th, following Ireland and preceding Macedonia. Belarus qualified from the second semi-final and competed in the final on 10 May 2014. During the winner's press conference for the second semi-final qualifiers, Belarus was allocated to compete in the first half of the final. In the final, the producers of the show decided that Belarus would perform 2nd, following Ukraine and preceding Azerbaijan. Belarus placed 16th in the final, scoring 43 points.
  The Belarusian song "Cheesecake" originally contained a reference to Google Maps in the lyrics. Such references to companies and brands violate the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest and therefore the reference was replaced with alternate lyrics ("all the maps") for its participation in the contest.
  At the contest, Teo was joined on stage by three backing vocalists: Denis Lis, Artyom Akhmash and Yuriy Seleznyov, and two dancers: Alexander Zalesskiy and Andrey Martynov. Teo and the backing vocalists and dancers all wore black suits against a background of lighting that transitions between dark blue, red and yellow.
  In Belarus, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on Belarus-1 and Belarus-24 with commentary by Evgeny Perlin. The Belarusian spokesperson revealing the result of the Belarusian vote in the final was 2013 Belarusian contest entrant Alyona Lanskaya.
caption: Teo at the second semi-final dress rehearsal
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