Kazakhstan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Kazakhstan
Member station Khabar Agency
National selection events
Participation summary
Appearances 0
First appearance 2018

Kazakhstan announced on 25 July 2018 that they will debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 to be held in Minsk, Belarus. The Kazakh broadcaster, Khabar Agency, will be responsible for the country's participation in the contest.[1] A televised national selection process will be held to select the Kazakh entry.[2]

The 2018 contest will mark the first time that Kazakhstan has participated in any Eurovision event.

History

On 25 November 2017, Channel 31 of Kazakhstan revealed their intention to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[3] Initial claims emerged on 22 December 2017 from both the Kazakh Minister of Culture and Sports, Arystanbek Mukhamediuly; and the Director General of Channel 31, Bagdat Kodzhahmetov; that Kazakhstan had applied to become a member of the EBU, with the hope of participating both in the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[4] Kodzhahmetov invited Danelia Tuleshova, winner of the fourth season of Ukraine's version of The Voice Kids, to take part in the casting process to represent Kazakhstan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[5] The next day, however, the EBU made a statement the following day rejecting the possibility of Kazakhstan becoming an active member of the EBU, owing to the fact that Kazakhstan is neither within the European Broadcasting Area nor the Council of Europe.[6]

Prior to this, Kazakhstan had sent a delegation to the 2013 and 2017 contests and broadcast the latter live.[7] Channel 31 also stated its intention to broadcast the contests in 2018 and 2019.[3] Khabar Agency has been an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since January 2016.[8]

Contestants

Table key
  Winner
  Second place
  Third place
  Last place
Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2018 Daneliya Tuleshova "Òzińe sen" Kazakh, English

Broadcasts and voting

Commentators and spokespersons

Year(s) Commentator Spokesperson
2017Unknown (Channel 31)Did not participate
2018TBA (Khabar TV)TBA


See also

References

  1. ↑ "These are the 19 (!) countries taking part in Junior Eurovision 2018". EBU. 25 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Granger, Anthony (27 July 2018). "Kazakhstan: Khabar Confirms National Selection to be Held for Junior Eurovision 2018". Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Granger, Anthony (25 November 2017). "Kazakhstan: Channel 31 Has Ambitions For Eurovision & Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Syzdykbaev, Azamat (22 December 2017). "Казахстан возможно примет участие в Евровидении - Багдат Коджахметов" [Kazakhstan may take part in the Eurovision Song Contest - Bagdat Kodzhahmetov]. www.inform.kz (in Russian). Kazinform. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Danelia Tuleshova may take part in Junior Eurovision". lenta.inform.kz. Kazinform. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ↑ McCaig, Ewan (23 December 2017). "Kazakhstan: EBU makes statement regarding country's Eurovision participation". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Farren, Neil (19 November 2017). "Kazakhstan: Delegation Sent to Junior Eurovision 2017". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Jiandani, Sergio (18 December 2015). "Kazakhstan: Khabar Agency becomes EBU associate member". esctoday.com. ESC Today. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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