BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

27/11/2005

Belarus wins kids' Euro contest

Kseniya Sitnik singing her song.

A 10-year-old girl from Belarus beat singers from 15 other countries to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Telly watchers voted Kseniya Sitnik the winner in the competition on Saturday night, held in Hasselt, Belgium.

Dressed in a pale pink tutu, Kseniya said that she hoped to celebrate with a disco for her friends.

This is the contest's third year and it was watched by 8,500 people, including Belgium's Prince Laurent and 80 million TV viewers.

Kseniya sang a number called We Are Together and afterwards she said: "I never expected such a result. I never expected first place. I feel really excited. I can't express myself."

Spain came second and Norway third, with the UK's entrant, Joni Fuller singing How Does It Feel, coming in 14th place.

Source:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4470000/newsid_4476100/4476126.stm