Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk

The International Festival of Arts “Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk”[1] (Belarusian: Міжнародны фестываль мастацтваў «Славянскі базар у Віцебску», Ukrainian: Міжнародний фестиваль мистецтв «Слов'янський базар у Вітебську», Russian: Международный фестиваль искусств "Славянский базар в Витебске"), also known as Slavic Bazaar, is an annual festival held in Vitebsk, Belarus under the auspices of the Belarusian Government since 1992. Its main program is devoted to Slavic music. The main participants are artists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, countries of the former Yugoslavia, Poland and Bulgaria with guests from many other countries, both Slavic and non-Slavic.

Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk
2011 Stamp of Belarus
GenreFolk, pop, folk-rock
Location(s)Vitebsk, Belarus
Years active1992-present
Founded byBelarusian Government
Websitefest-sbv.by/en/

History
Amphitheatre in Vitebsk

The predecessor of the festival was "Polish Song Festival in Vitebsk" (Polish: pl:Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej w Witebsku) that was held in Vitebsk. Vitebsk was chosen to host the festival according to the agreements with Polish city Zielona Góra where "Soviet Song Festival" (Polish: Festiwal Piosenki Radzieckiej) was held since 1965. The main venue of the present-day festival, the Amphitheatre, was constructed especially for such occasion in 1988. Except from scenic area there were tennis courts, aerobic gyms, restaurant, and a coffee bar.

Only two editions of the "Polish Song Festival in Vitebsk" were held: in 1988 and 1990. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union the cultural ties between the former Soviet bloc countries have broken. So there emerged an idea to organize a cultural arrangement in order to show the cultural diversity of Slavic nations. The first Slavianski Bazaar was opened in 1992. It was organized by the Belarusian Government with the financial support from Russia and Ukraine. The main goal of the very first festival was an attempt to acquaint the Belarusian audience with pop and folk trends from Slavic countries.

In 1993 the festival became a member of the International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF). Cultural variety has grown as the representatives from non-Slavic countries expressed their interest in participating in the festival. Since 1995 Slavianski Bazaar has acquired the new concept and changed its name to the International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar".Cinematographic presentations and folk art fairs have become the recurrent events in the festival’s calendar. In 1998 the festival has become an inter-state cultural project of Belarus and Russia and suffered another name change that fixed the festival’s affiliation to the city of Vitebsk: International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk".

The festival was awarded the diploma 'FIDOF Festival of the Year 2000' "for impeccable quality of organization, professionalism, hospitality, and promotion of noble humanistic aims on the international level",[2] 'FIDOF Festival of the Year 2004' and other awards.

The contest
Ruslana the most successful winner of the Contest
Donny Montell, winner in 2008

During the festival, a contest for young singers is held. It has two stages, each held on a separate day. On the first day the contestants should perform the song in a national language of the country the contestant represents. All vocals are sung live using backing track. On the second day the contestants perform the song written by a composer from any Slavic country in any of the Slavic languages. On this stage all vocals must be sung live with the National Concert Orchestra of Belarus under Mikhail Finberg's conduction.

The final decision is made by the international jury usually consisting of 10 people who are usually former winners of the contest, former contestants, or other celebrities. After the performance each jury gives points from 0 to 10 (although the nil has never actually been given). At the end of the second day all the points are summed up and the Grand Prix winner and other places holders are defined.

The festival has been the starting point in the careers of several singers such as: Ruslana, Taisia Povaliy, Toše Proeski, Bobi Mojsovski, Pyotr Elfimov, Željko Joksimović and Dimash Kudaibergen.

The 18th International Art Festival Slavyansky Bazar opening ceremony. 2009
Toše Proeski, the Macedonian superstar won the festival in 2000
YearCountryPerformer
1992 UkraineOleksa Berest
1993 UkraineTaisia Povaliy
1994 FR YugoslaviaMilan Šćepović - Šćepa
1995 FR YugoslaviaFilip Žmaher
1996 UkraineRuslana
1997 FR YugoslaviaSvetlana Slavković
1998 IsraelRafael Dahan
1999 FR YugoslaviaŽeljko Joksimović
2000 MacedoniaToše Proeski
2001 RussiaTheona Dolnikova
2002 FR YugoslaviaMilovan Zimonjić
2003 BelarusMaxim Sapatskov
2004 BelarusPyotr Elfimov
2005 BelarusPolina Smolova
2006 RussiaOksana Bogoslovskaya
2007 UkraineNatalya Krasnyanskaya
2008 LithuaniaDonny Montell[3][4]
2009 RussiaDmitry Danilenko
2010 CroatiaDamir Kedžo[5][6]
2011 BelarusAlyona Lanskaya[7]
2012 MacedoniaBobi Mojsoski[8]
2013 PolandMichał Kaczmarek[9]
2014 MexicoRodrigo de la Cadena[10]
2015 KazakhstanDimash Kudaibergen[11][12]
2016 BelarusAlexey Gross[13]
2017 UkraineVlad Sytnik[14]
2018 RomaniaMarcel Roșca[15]
2019 KazakhstanÄdilxan Makïn[16]
2020 BelarusRaman Volazneu[17]

Children's contest winners

The children's contest during the festival in Vitebsk was first held in 2003, an expansion of the cultural and artistic diversity of the event. It has become one of the main events in the East European countries for children performers who are making their way to Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Ksenia Sitnik's victory in Vicebsk lead her to the triumph in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Luisa Nurkuatova. Grand Prix of Slavianski Bazaar 2015
YearCountryPerformer
2003 RomaniaNoni Răzvan Ene
2004 RussiaRoman Grechushnikov
2005 BelarusKsenia Sitnik
2006 PolandKatarzyna Miednik
2007 BelarusAndrey Kunets
2008 RussiaLuara Hayrapetyan
2009 RomaniaMaria Cristina Crăciun
2010 RomaniaMario Galatanu
2011 RomaniaRaluca-Elena Ursu
2012 GeorgiaMariam Bichoshvili
2013 BulgariaPresijana Dimitrova
2014 UkraineAnastasiya Baginska
2015 KazakhstanLuisa Nurkuatova
2016 RussiaAnastasiya Gladilina
2017 BelarusMaria Magilnaya[18]
2018 UkraineOleksandr Balabanov[19]
2019 BelarusKsenija Haletskaja[20]
2020 BelarusAnhelina Lamaka[21]
  •  — Although Luara Hayrapetyan is an Armenian, she represented Russia in the 2008 contest under the nickname Lara.

See also

References
  1. https://fest-sbv.by/en/about
  2. "International Federation of Festival Organizations Praised Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk". Mfa.gov.by. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  3. "Donny Montell". Lietuvos Kultūros Institutas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  4. "Donny Montell - Lithuania — Stockholm 2016". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  5. "Croat Wins Grand Prix at Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk". russkiymir.ru. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. NDR (2020-03-25). "ESC 2020: Kroatien hätte Damir Kedžo geschickt". www.eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  7. "Алена Ланская: Я готовлюсь снова поехать на «Евровидение»". KP News Russia (in Russian). 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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  10. "Vitebsk 2014 Grand Prix goes to Mexico". eng.belta.by. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  11. "Dinash Kudaibergen from Kazakhstan leading at Vitebsk 2015 Song Contest". eng.belta.by. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  12. Popular singer, Grand Prix winner of XXIV International Pop Song Performers contest “VITEBSK-2015”
  13. "Belarus' Alexei Gross wins Vitebsk 2016 song contest". eng.belta.by. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  14. "UKRAINE: VLAD SYTNIK WINS SLAVIANSKI BAZAAR 2017". eurovoix-world.com. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  15. "Slavianski Bazaar: Vitebsk 2018 contest prizewinners announced on Summer Amphitheater stage". belarus.by. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  16. "Kazakhstan's Adilkhan Makin won the Grand Prix of the 28th edition of the 2019 Vitebsk Song Contest". belarus.by. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  17. "Slavianski Bazaar wraps up in Vitebsk". eng.belta.by. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  18. "MARIA MAGILNAYA WINS THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSIC CONTEST – SLAVIANSKI BAZAAR 2017". Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  19. "Ukraine wins Vitebsk Junior Song Contest 2018 Grand Prix". Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  20. "Kseniya Galetskaya wins Vitebsk Junior Song Contest Grand Prix". Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  21. "Slavianski Bazaar wraps up in Vitebsk". eng.belta.by. Retrieved 2020-07-20.

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