Belarus in Eurovision 2019: ZENA’s "Like It"
A note added as this blog was being edited and finished is the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As I mentioned in my post on national identity, Belarus is tied to Russia through a very strong alliance. At the current moment of this addition, Belarus is allowing Russian troops, including tanks, to invade Ukraine through Belarussian territory, giving them a shorter route to the capitol. For most countries, allowing large numbers of foreign troops, especially an invasion force, is out of the question even for close allies. Belarus’s allowance of this action is certainly very telling of their position with Russia, and perhaps hinting at their issues with a strong national identity as I mentioned in my previous post. Introduction Belarus’s submission to Eurovision 2019 was a performance of "Like It" by the performer known as ZENA, whose actual name is Zinaida Kupriyanovich. It’s a pop song featuring smoke machines, pyrotechnics, love, and skilled backing singers and dancers, eve...