The participants found the coveted number on the bottom of a shaker and a T-shirt with the logos of the Slavyansky Bazaar. The first day of the competition will be opened by Vivien Elts, a performer from Estonia, and Alimkhan Muratov, an artist from Kyrgyzstan, will take the stage at number 19. On the second day, Nomuundar Ganzorig from Mongolia will perform first, and Barbara Morgoshi from Georgia will finish the competition. The damn dozen went to Shirin Azizova from Uzbekistan and Alexa Vardanyan from Armenia. Fourteen-year-old Elizaveta Tsuprik from Belarus will perform at number 17 on the first day and 2 on the second.
«I’ll perform two songs. One of them is the composer Valery Shmat’s «My House». The second one is «Over The Rainbow», which means «Over the rainbow» in English. This is the soundtrack to the animated film «The Wizard of Oz,» the girl said.
Children from 19 countries will represent their creativity at the XXIV International Children’s Music Competition Vitebsk. They will perform songs by a Slavic author and soundtracks from popular cartoons, animated films, feature films, musicals of children’s and youth themes. The jury of the competition will be headed by the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, singer, actress, TV presenter Ilona Bronevitskaya. She noted that the performance of young artists is always difficult to evaluate. «We, of course, look at their giftedness, talent, and work with a teacher,» the singer said. She advised the young stars not to be afraid of anything, the main enemy of the contestant is jitters. Ilona Bronevitskaya also stressed that the contestant who did not win should understand that tomorrow he has completely different chances, he can achieve a lot with his work. «The more children sing, dance, and play in the theater, the better everything will be for us. This is a great contribution to our bright future,» added the chairman of the jury.
People’s Artist of Belarus, artistic director of the Verasy Ensemble, composer, musician Vasily Rainchik, who is a member of the jury, wished the children good luck and good mood.
