Kazakhstan: Khabar TV unveils the 30 semi finalists of the JESC 2020 national selection

Kazakhstan: Khabar Tv unveils the 30 semi finalists of the JESC 2020 national selection
Friday, 21 August 2020

  • Kazakhstan's national broadcaster, Khabar TV has unveiled the 30 acts that were selected to continue in the semi final round for the country's JESC 2020 national selection. 

    After receiving a total of 648 submissions for this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Khabar TV, revealed the shortlisted names that pass through to the next phase. The 30 qualifiers were selected by a jury that consisted of the following members:

    • Bagym Mukhitdenova ( Music Producer) 
    • Khamit Shangaliyev ( Music producer & composer) 
    • Erlan Bekchurin ( Sound producer of Dimash Kudaibergen)
    • Amre ( Winner of the music festival "Slavic Bazaar" 2018)
    • Zhabar Dugalova ( Winner of the International Turk Song Contest "Turkvision" 2014)
    • Indira Edulbayeva (Superfinalist in the Voice of Ukraine 2020)
    • Dinaya ( 2nd runner up in the international competition of young performers, "New Wave" 2015)
    • ZaQ ( Soloist of the group ‘Ninety One’)

     

    What's next

    Up to August 31 , the public will have the chance to cast its votes and select the 12 acts that will advance to the final show. Khabar TV uploaded videos of the 30 candidates on their Junior Eurovision website  in order for the audience to check them out and vote for their favorite ones. 

    The 12 finalists will be assigned with  specially written songs for each of them by famous Kazakh composers which they will perform in a televised  show which to be broadcasted by Khabar TV. The winner will be determined by jury and public voting.

     

    Kazakhstan in Junior Eurovision 

    Kazakhstan debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 after EBU’s invitation to broadcaster, Khabar Agency, to join the contest. The country was represented by the national final winner,  Daneliya Tuleshova and her entry “Ózińe sen” which finished in 5th place at the competition held in Minsk, Belarus. 

    Last year 12-year-old Yerzhan Maksim defended the Kazakh colors in Gliwice- Silesia in Poland and after delivering a stunning vocally performance of his entry, Armanyńnan Qalma achieved to top the jury voting and finish 2nd ion the overall scoreboard. 

    Lets remember Yerzhan's amazing perfornance from last year's edition: